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"I'm not real sophisticated about investing, so just put me in stocks that make money."

"Looks like we found the issue."

"Marshall, somewhere out there, just waiting for us, is a loophole in the system."

How leaders fail

'This is a 'placebo' line. It serves no purpose but it makes us feel good.'

"Son, you're old enough now for The Talk: everything you need to know about compound interest."

"...but the big question is, does the competition know that we don't know what we don't know?"

'Dammit - how do we get in on that gross national product?'

Signs: Sales, Profit and Media coverage.

'And finally, there is the universal solution.'

Our Motto: Buy Low Sell High is the Best Revenge.'

Three businessmen using a pulley system to change a graph

"At least we are consistently inconsistent."

"I think we should try something a little simpler."

"If we can't find the way forward, let's find the way back."

"There's gotta be a way to make money off this."

"Who's ready to see what's going to happen in the fourth quarter?"

'I understand this was the day you seized, Ferguson?'

'We need a product line that will stimulate our profit line.'

Wearing a sales chart as a name badge.

'Maybe we need new profit charts?'

I have plenty of work harder bees. Get me more work smarter bees.

'I would like to see a little less adventure in this business venture.'

Business Outlook

'You're my economic advisor. What'll I do?'

'I took my money out of the bank and put it into municipal bonds...'

"Hang on! - we've possibly go another couple of films left in here!!"

"And this all happened in the last week..."

"I suppose you're wondering why I've summoned you here at 3 AM, minion." "I try not to wonder." "After crunching the numbers, I've determined we'd increase profits by being open 24/7." "We're in the suburbs. Everyone's asleep." "Not true. By being closed at 3 AM, we're missing out on the potentially-lucrative Igor the Wino clientele." "Go to the alley and give Igor a 1-for-the-price-of-2 coupon." "Very bad man."

'Unfortunately, we were a little off-target again this quarter.'

'We're looking for bold, innovative strategies to pretty much maintain the status quo.'

"Can you keep a secret, Fred? The truth is, I've never had a clue what curve it is I'm supposed to stay ahead of!"

"Or should it be scrum or kanban???"

'After months of analysing, we found out how to stop your downgoing profits: just find more customers who want to buy your products.'

'Frankly, I'm a little concerned.'