Master Of Resource Allocation Pillows

How judicious you are/How thin you spread it

"Stop the throw-away mentality! Save resources! A New Year every 750 days is quite enough!"

Scarcity

A Bloody Butcher

Population rocket

"I figured my stress ball should match the size of my anxiety."

Blowing dust off an order book.

Travel looks strong!

In the future, wars will be fought over water.

BMA criticises 'Black Hole' of NHS IT spending

"There is a great deal of evidence that big savings can be made if departments shared resources... But I suspect that implementing the changes might be problematic if we can't even get Norman to lend out his pencil sharpener."

'I'm trying to turn gold into gasoline.'

'The only game my Dad knows is playing possum.'

Biblical Procurement Tales: Project Ark.

"Let's talk more about your valuation policy."

'Managing finance is integral to this post. How would you respond to a perfectly reasonable request for extra funds?'

Valuable Water

Future Paybacks - water, $400 per barrel

A=Gets the job done (efficient) B=Wasteful if spent (flashy) Available resources

Blood is thicker than water. Oil is thicker yet.

"I think someone's been overfeeding The sacred Cow lately."

'Yes I read the report that they filed for bankruptcy. Don't read too much into that,'

"This looks like a job for ... someone else."

'It's simple. First we look at the upside. Then we look at the downside. Then we look at the upside-down side.'

"Get a grip, Fulson. An unbalanced portfolio can be remedied."

"Uh, it's the funniest thing honey... None of my power tools seem to work! I guess those projects will have to wait..."

"We were leasing land to a guy running a truffle farm in france. He skipped out, but we were able to recover some of his assets."

"Dear, I've bounced back from cancer, two heart attacks and a stroke. You know what kills me?" "Obviously nothing."

Mega Corp. Employee Entrance. I like to get to work early, before my brain knows what I'm up to.

Let's save money on consultants, committeees and admin, and give it to the travel agents. Leave it with me and I'll run it past the think tank.

"That's it for assets. For liabilities, I suppose I should start with her."

'...so you need us to slow time, break the law and perform three miracles...by next Tuesday. You need to dial extension 101 and ask for the Wizard of Oz!'

Asset management over development.

The origin of the phrase 'staff cuts'.

'The 10th and the 11th are definitely out.. How about the 12th of never?'