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"Yeah, it's work-related, Doc...I bent over backwards trying to please my boss!"

"It's a memo from the legal department reminding us to (heh-heh), 'keep our noses clean'."

'I'm judging by your silence Al that you're giving me the green light on the Greenwich project. I just want to say that I admire your leadership. I guess that's why you've been running this company for 20 years.'

Sir Winston Churchill

'I'm sorry, but everyone is in a meeting.'

'The downside to my meteoric rise to the top is that I didn't have the opportunity to step on many people.'

"I suppose just climbing the greasy pole is no longer an option..."

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'I'm afraid you don't have the leadership qualities we're seeking.'

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'Instead of a raise, Yomp, you may call me 'Chief', instead of Mr Staghorn.'

'I had to overcome stereotypical misunderstandings about who makes a good leader.'

"It's hard not to take a mutiny personally."

'Our Board of Directors are really very fickle!'

"Hey, no problem. I am one with multiple tasks."

Now may not be a good time,he just found out he's not going to live forever.

"...It's come to my attention you've been taking my calls."

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The House of Commons.

'Ms. Blumter, please get me a copy of Educational Leadership for Dummies.'

'Don't worry, Dad. I'm going to turn this company around 360 degrees!'

"Managing a major project in these challenging times requires IMAGINATION, the FIRST thing I'd like you to imagine is that you have a team to help you."

'We're well positioned, but we lack leadership.'

'Greetings and welcome to my new play called 'King Lear.' It's about delegation, succession, and decentralization.'

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'We're getting back to first principles...which means we're going to have some.'

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

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'One thing about being in the drivers seat -- you pay for the gas.'

'It's noble of you to want to keep your employees happy, but I can't help by prescribing something for them.'

'That might work as your own personal mission statement. But what we're really shooting for here is something the whole company can get behind.'

"There's always a period of adjustment whenever you hire a new crew."