Family Business Transition Gifts

'Son, someday this will all be yours. Or Wal-Mart's. Whoever pays Daddy the most.'

"It's been three years since I took over, will you stop looking over my shoulder, dad?"

'before you say 'all this will be yours', I don't want it.'

'Someday son, all this will be yours...if someone doesn't take us over.'

"One day son, all this will be yours."

'Well, now that I know he's the owner's son, yes, he's the best damned wine steward I've ever seen.'

"My family has been fishing these waters for nearly 40 years. . ."

"Some day, son, all this will be yours. ... Actually, you know what? You can have it now."

'When training my son, keep him totally ignorant. I'm grooming him to be VP in-charge-of -denials.'

"One day, my boy, all this will be retirement homes."

"And this is my junior partner, my son, Ira."

John W. Law., John W. Law Jr., Robert Law, Janet Law, Attorneys at Law

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

If business gets any worse I'll have to start laying off relatives.

'I'm going to teach you the value of a dollar invested.'

'He spoke his first words today Serge - 'ello. . . ello. . . ello'!'

Tree's Tree Nursery. Get this. Dad is selling those goofy upside-down tomato planters. What idiot would buy them? Thanks! I'll let you know how it works! My idiotic bio teacher.

"You work for the family business, and I am your father, not the patriarchal oppressor..."

'Someday, son, 50 of this will belong to your ex-wife,'

"Ma didn't want to leave out anyone."

"Someday, my dimwitted son, all this will belong to your sister."

It's not a figure of speech - this is the corporate ladder.

"...and remember son. Don't let anybody push you around!"

"No, Dad. All this belongs to me right now. I acquired it in a hostile takeover."

"I told you all this would be yours someday, son, and today is that day."

"One day this will all be yours to sell off to the highest bidder."

"Year after year we sit here quietly raising eyebrows, son."

'One day, this will all be your fault.'

'Someday, Son, this will all be your problem.'

'Of course, we're family-owned & operated in India.'

'Where did we go wrong?'

'What do you mean you don't want to be a model? Just what do you plan to do with the rest of your life?'

'I handed over my company to my son and he's doing better than I ever did. Unfortunately he's starting school next year...'

"Now pay attention when mother is speaking, Hubert!"

'It's a terrific family business: We have about 53 staff-members...'