Oil Magnate Gifts

Oil explodes from the wishing well.

High Octane Big Oil Profits

"And need I remind you, the 'art of the deal' is the lifeblood of this company."

'There's good news and bad news, J. B. - we now control 51% of this corporation's stock!'

Apart from your mother, who else thinks you're doing a good job as Chairman of the company?

'We're under capitalized. As soon as we reach the break even point we'll buy a lemon.'

"Do you promise to love, honour and contribute to the gross national product?"

'So, gentlemen, how's the dollar trading against the immortal soul, today?'

'Dog eat dog.'

"Did you hear that that bastard McMinney has buggered of to work for Bank of America!"

'You can't put him out to pasture - he owns the pasture!'

"What's on my schedule today, Fred?"

'Of course, the toll on my personal life has been enormous.'

"I detect a subtle bouquet of money."

Business school graduate trying to climb to the top of the world

"Leave Lou to me. I'll eat him and then you can run the company."

Dragon's den desk. 'I'm in' and 'I'm out' tray on desk.

Savory Types

Lord Avariss - Captain of Industry

'There's a gentleman out here with $643 million. He would like to discuss a takeover.'

'We're an international company, Mr. Zickenbarth. We've got creditors in more than 200 different countries!'

'Our short-term solution is money. Our long-term solution is more money.'

"Well so much for our policy of putting the customer second!"

'Could you be more specific than a king's ransom or an arm and a leg.'

'We're e-bankrupt.'

'I'm calling you out, account to account.'

"Well, what would YOU like for Christmas?"

"Sold his air rights."

"A handshake is as good as a thirty-page contract, eh, Mr. Harrison?"

Choices.

"Do you have any working capital?"

"You know, maybe he's not the small-business man he claims to be."

"I may be a dinosaur, sir, but I am the Tyrannosaurus Rex!"

"It's been a great year - let's hope we can keep the shareholders from finding out."

"I'm thinking this might e a good area to set up base camp."