Chief Minister Gifts

Fabian Raymond Picardo

"I will not lick the principal, I will not lick the principal, I will not lick the principal, I will not lick the principal, I will not lick the principal."

'Is there another doctor in the house? He wants a second opinion.'

'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.'

'Let's go to our education reporter for more underreporting of school success stories.'

"...and before you embark upon life's journey, could one of you help me with my laptop?"

Smith Academy. A Tradition of Excellense.

'All those in favor of having anchovies on our pizza will signify by saying aye.'

'Gentlemen, we need a slogan!'

'Ted, I really wish you'd update your presentation software so we could do away with the 3-D glasses.'

'It's a tough call but I'm going to side with your parents, if for no other reason, because they can sue and you can't.'

"This statement from your headmaster says that you can easily get a good degree...your bank manager says you can't."

'Right, who threw that?' (giant pupil in class).

'This test doesn't understand me.'

'If sales don't improve incrementally... our business outlook will change excrementally...'

"He said he doesn't want to see me in his office again..."

'All right! Who put my dozing-off during our last meeting on youtube?'

"That's six 'noes' and one 'aye', the ayes have it"

'As I walk through the halls, I see teachers teaching and students learning and I say to myself, 'what wonderful school, what a wonderful world.''

"Do you think that will count as our 'Fifteen minutes of fame'?"

'One more curse out of you, young man, and it's right down to the principal's office.'

New Resident of Downing Street

"We hardly ever intercept hard copy notes anymore, Stanley."

'I'll give your note to my parents but our family policy is to never negotiate with terrorists.'

Pin the blame on the donkey.

'As meetings go that was one of my better ones!'

The new boss brought a sense of urgency.

Big Shot/Bigger Shot.

'Remember - Reilly's Chairman of the Board, but Henderson's the Alpha male.'

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

'Our Board of Directors are really very fickle!'

"Getting into a fight is one thing, but did you have to get into a class-clearing brawl?"

"Sure, money may be imaginary - but at least it's got everybody imagining it."

You said you wanted me to speak to the chairman of Hardcastle industries - I've just realised that's me.

'If I believed in aptitude tests I'd still be washing cars in Accrington,.'