Office Diplomacy Aficionado Pillows

'I think I know where you're coming from. Turn and go back.'

'Surely you wouldn't want me to laugh at your joke if I didn't think it was funny!'

"Can I savor this for a few moments? The ball's never been in my court before!"

"Nation-building never works."

Trump Administration Raising White Flag in Ukraine

"I'm expert at sniffing out blame."

'Don't think of it as being a yes man, think of it as being an employed man.'

"They decided giving out pink slips was too impersonal. So now they're blue."

"Be patient. He'll have to visit the water cooler sooner or later."

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

"I need to see your budget proposal."

"I can't decide what I fear the most, Putin's Russia or Putin's America."

Inclusive speech

"We can waste time and look for a solution or...just find a scapegoat?"

"National security adviser"

'Hey, look, I can stand up and shout, too!'

'I am willing to concede that the company has been underperforming of late...'

'The toughest things you have to deal with in this job, is feelings and lawyers.'

"I just want you to know that promotion, this office, and those Luna bars were mine!"

'You really want that promotion, don't you, Sherman?'

Tug of Negotiation and Conciliation.

"You are being overly-defensive again, Brenda!"

'I went into that meeting with a hidden agenda and then forgot where I put it.'

'Here's another one that'll make you blow your stack.'

Career Choices

"It looks like the 'because I say so' has it."

'To close the deal, I had to make some minor concessions.'

'Would you be interested in attending a stress management seminar?'

'Congratulations Smith, you got that promotion. Commiserations Reid, you got that demotion.'

'The massive arrests have made the plans for downsizing much easier.'

Office meeting

HR - Helping Relationships

'You lack the expertise we're looking for, Mr Wheaton - but darn it, I like your attitude.'

"I was going to have my people call his people, but I’m pretty sure his people have Caller I.D."

"If I can't get a firm decision, I'd accept a wobbly acquiescence."