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"Who called this meeting again?"

'Let's keep in mind that although quitters never win, they often manage to avoid litigation.'

"I appreciate your devices that make it seem like you're paying attention, but could you actually pay attention and make eye contact so I know you are?"

'He's been brought in to save the company.'

'I found this sales plan from 1977 ...'

'The plan was idiot-proof. Unfortunately, someone came up with a superior idiot.'

Welcome to Teamville, Population: 7 ... great people to work with.

"We re cutting back on overhead."

Lifelong friends

"Gosh, I can't believe it's been over 25 years since our company was dragged, kicking and screaming, into the digital age!"

Office Meeting

"You've got your corner office, so what more do you want?"

'I'm sure that one wasn't there last week.'

"I'm afraid 'It's a surprise', doesn't cut it as a growth strategy."

'Finally! A meeting with one of the bigwigs.'

'Our product flooded the market... Before backing up a deluge of consumer complaints!'

'Please remember that these figures could be off as much as two dollars.'

A fight in the Boardroom.

"'Quid pro quo' is a no-no, Bradbury. Around here we say 'reciprocal altruism'."

Businessman on stilts: 'I had to step over a lot of people to get where I am today.'

Can't Do the Math/Won't Do the Math.

'I vote we hang the darn thing upside down and go home!'

"Now that I have everyone's attention..."

"We're experienced an extraordinary amount of growth this year."

'This is a 'placebo' line. It serves no purpose but it makes us feel good.'

'The good news is we're projecting a profit. The bad news is none of us will be alive then.'

'No, it's not really good - that's our lawsuits-to-earnings ratio.'

"Remember...when the going gets tough...DELEGATE!"

Sales chart is buildings in background.

Busy Workload Today and Especially Tomorrow

"Be careful what you wish for, Bob, because you just might get it. And if it happens to be what I was wishing for, things could get pretty ugly around here."

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

"We have an acronym!"

"Brilliant report, I can't tell where the facts and the fiction begins"

'You'll be happy to see that I've finally managed to turn things around.'