Deal Breaker Prints

'I'm sorry, but I don't feel comfortable with signing a long term lease.'

"I got whiplash when I recoiled from your quote."

The merger is off.

'Let me try and explain this again, Paul. You are a 'free agent', and I'm the take-20-of-everything-you-make agent.'

Negotiations Break Down

'And were there a point to your proposal, Henderson - What would it be?'

"Forget five-year plans. Let's just figure out how to make it to lunch."

'Now that I have your attention...'

"These projections don't make sparkles shoot out my ass."

"Miracles happen, gentlemen, but they don't come cheap."

'Let's not go by the book.'

'Which 'win' is ours? Because the one on the left looks bigger.'

The president's men

A fight in the Boardroom.

'It's a deal, lets sniff bottoms!'

"Then we have an unspoken agreement?"

"Well, it looks like the merger is off."

'Well the good news is that we've landed some huge contracts in China!'

'No swimming. No breathing.'

"What do you think I can get for it on the blackboard market?"

'They sold the company in 2001? I was wondering why things were slow.'

'What we've got here is a failure to communicate.'

"What if he's bluffing? What if he's not? What if the room just gets too hot?"

"Mr Frimley will see you now."

'Pick a contract...any contract!'

'We divested ourselves of a division here, a subsidiary there, a branch here, an affiliate there...there's nothing left!'

Yet another law of the jungle: 'Absolutely NO howling at the moon after 11 PM!

Woman's Support Group: No Bra, No Griddle, No Service.

"I see we're going up against the Big Guys."

"It's Swamp & Swallow - they're making an offer we can't refuse!"

'Perhaps sir would like the dessert menu?'

"We structured the deal so it won't make any sense to you."

"They've agreed to the merger, the sticking point is who is swallowing who?"

'If we have only fractional ownership, it's not a private jet anymore, is it?'

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