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The Battle Is Joined

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

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

"Well, ordinary men have colleagues. Successful men have victims."

The president's men

'When I grow up, I'm either going to be an authority figure or an unimpeachable source.'

"Mr Frimley will see you now."

"What if he's bluffing? What if he's not? What if the room just gets too hot?"

Career Choices

And here's the office floor plan. The numbers indicate the recommended sequence in which to step on people on your way to the top.

News Internecine: Murdoch succession battle

Dolphins playing on a seesaw.

'He's ruthless and greedy... so let's make sure he's on our side.'

'In my rise to the tip I was always aware of a higher power - now I feel I'm ready to take it on.'

"He's got great velocity but his trajectory needs work."

'So, now we have ascertained who is responsible...'

'As meetings go that was one of my better ones!'

Senior Partner works at a desk, sign on wall behind her says 'Ms. Davis senior partner - formerly: 'Hey You'.

'Remember - Reilly's Chairman of the Board, but Henderson's the Alpha male.'

Multimedia-Conglomerate-Tasking

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

A king and his paperwork.

"Of course, when I say we the people I mean I the people."

'I'm moving up to be Chairperson of the Board. One of you will be President.'

'You myst blow at least a 2.3 on the 'drunk with power' breathalizer before they'll promote you to upper management.'

Corporate Whore.

Desk sign: 'Brown-nose'.

"Granberry, you're about to suffer a near-death experience!"

Executive with desk-boxes 'get rich' and 'get even'.

'Miss Ryder, I'm ready to start executing.'

'Of course, you realise my chief of staff has more power and influence than your chief of staff.'

'I'll need some people to boss around.'

'Can you believe it, Harkins? Out of all those offices, not one person is more important than I am.'

'He's a great leader...he doesn't care who gets the credit...as long as he gets the money.'

"I'll roll over but I refuse to play dead."