Boardroom Bigwig Mugs

"Congratulations on your determination to succeed."

"You may not have heard of me, young lady, but in the business world I'm considered quite a catch."

'Great news this quarter! Losses are up in smoke, profits are high, and we're seeing lots of green!'

'The good news is, we did as well as expected last quarter. The bad news is, we didn't expect to do too well.'

"Listen to everybody's opinions? Please, we're not that desperate."

'It's my company, I'll decide whether I want to go to the partner's meeting or not.'

'Congratulations Smith, you got that promotion. Commiserations Reid, you got that demotion.'

The Importance of Planning Thoroughly in Advance

'As I see it, our choices are 'no' and 'hell no'.'

'Well, I'm not very satisfied with our customers, either.'

'By the time I climbed up to this job, I was too tired to do it.'

"I've decided to add a little magic, so, everyone, say hello to my little friend."

'You myst blow at least a 2.3 on the 'drunk with power' breathalizer before they'll promote you to upper management.'

'Interesting. At first, I didn't pick her as dominant.' - Child chairs meeting at Toys Inc.

"I made my money the old fashioned way...a team of high priced lawyers litigating round the clock."

Our parent company is not pleased with our work. They want all of us to register for a few remedial MBA courses.

'At that point the meeting became chaotic, as everyone's medication seemed to wear off at the same time.'

'I brought Simmons here on board to use his powers of levitation on our customer intelligence.'

'Whose idea was it to use enron as a benchmark?'

'Drop dead. Well that's good start to our negotiations.'

'I'm sure you all agree that this has been a very constructive meeting.'

'The Board's meeting at nine O'clock - you bring the smoke, I'll bring the mirrors.'

'Does anyone have a question?'

'This associate has a first rate mind...and a third rate suit.'

'There's a no-nonsense quality about TJ that I admire.'

"He's a psychopath, I like that in a man!"

Paul exhibits a classic symptom of Attention-Surplus Disorder.

Butterfly Sales

'Whoever wants my job must lift the sword from the stone.'

Every Friday lunchtime procurement managers would gather to boast of the size of bid documents they had received that week.

"Where do you see yourself in five moves?"

'Benson will you stop trying to dominate the meeting.'

"Never forget he's a wild animal."

'I've never had to butter up the boss. I've always been the boss.'

'The only exercise I believe in is the exercise of power.'