Boardroom Prodigy Gifts

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

"Marshall, somewhere out there, just waiting for us, is a loophole in the system."

"Can I savor this for a few moments? The ball's never been in my court before!"

'And I'm happy to say, that since the merger...'

"Thank you for that summation of the charts."

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

"My report to the board was perfect. They did not understand a word of it and now think I'm smarter than them."

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

"In the event of an actual S.E.C. investigation, legal representation will drop from the ceiling."

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

The Importance of Planning Thoroughly in Advance

'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.'

"And I'm sure no one will mind if we fold a few clothes while we talk."

'Who wants the talking stick?'

'I've chosen you for fresh, new ideas.'

"I'm not only a Guardian Angel, I'm also an expert at turnarounds."

"Finally we have something in common...mutual distrust."

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

'First, I want to apologize for calling this meeting on such short notice.'

Daimler, ChryslerSturm and Drang meeting

"We're estimating that sales are now up to about here."

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

"In preparation for his appearance before the foundation board, Rodney fine-tunes his song and dance."

"Geoffrey always was a bit of a loose cannon.."

'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.'

Office Furniture - Would you like to thump the table sir, to hear what it sounds like?

"Terri and Kip make up our crazy dreamer imagineering department. Al is our get-realinator."

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

"It got so bad that had to bring Jones in to turn things around."

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

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

Paul exhibits a classic symptom of Attention-Surplus Disorder.