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"Now at this point reality intruded."

"Peters, make a joyful noise."

'Right about now, I want you to don your rose-colored glasses now.'

'It's not a 20 year low! We've been in business only 19 years.'

"Am I worried about going belly-up? Well, I can't get my fingers uncrossed and I sleep face down."

"Of course this'll be a great year. The data, sales projections, customer surveys, and my mom all think so."

'Oh for heaven's sake, you're a cow. Just eat grass and be happy.'

"I feel like that I've been given a unique oppurtunity to speak out on issues."

One man's obstacle is another man's stepping stone.

Optimist

'Half an optimist is an odd bird, Sarah.'

Six Thinking Hats

"This year I resolve to embrace change."

Protest

Travellers with a developer: 'I see ski slopes.'

"We're always excited to hear from analysts who are bullish on the market."

'Actually, my mom was the first to notice he'd lost that new boyfriend smell!'

"Well, so much for my lucky hat! I've worn it to five interviews and not ONE callback!"

'The good news is that from now on I belong to a very rare species. There aren't many personnel managers who create their own pink slip.'

"Yes, we're stranded here... but think how healthier we are eating nothing but fish!"

Always expect the best

"I thought those D's meant dedicated!"

'Look at it this way ... one bad job can can give you all the experience you'll ever need.'

'For P.R. purposes, let's use the phrase, 'uncanny luck' rather than 'dumb luck'.'

'Wow, that is a really big goal!'

Doug reasoned that things could be worse...but just how much worse...he wasn't sure??

"Oh, don't mind us... We just want to make sure it's really dead."

Drawing on an island.

Man replaces tank sign with deer sign

'Every day son, I feel on top of the World!'

Ahhh, spring baseball.

Flower growing from a bomb.

'I have good news and bad news. The good news is that you're going to get to relive the thrill of building your company up from nothing!'

'Well, looking on the bright side, there's only 10 of them.'

'The key is not to take yourself too seriously: You have to be able to laugh at yourself...'