Prophet Of Profit Pillows

'At last a sign the bear market may be over.'

'Please remember that these figures could be off as much as two dollars.'

"The new revenue stream is finally kicking in."

'Now this is my kind of green!'

'We're all right as long as they think we're taking millions.'

The new boss brought a sense of urgency.

Smiling businessman with rising profits

"Remember that optimistic, slightly crazy, throw a dart at the wall forecast? We beat it."

'Please remember, it's not a lie if it turns a profit.'

'I'm worried about all these unemployed. They're still on our payroll'

"Now that's how to declare a dividend!"

"Oh, I can't complain"

'This is why we can't have nice things... '

'Now think, Harris, what did you do different on that day?'

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

'We were in the right place at the right time but, unfortunately, we were in the wrong time zone.'

'Maximising shareholder value doesn't count.'

"So our agreed strategy is to dominate the market and it creeps profits by 670%. Anybody any idea how to do it?"

"I can't understand it, we did quite well in the first three quarters.

'I think you'll find these projections somewhat exaggerated, but in a good way.'

'That's the first nickel I took in!'

"Love your feng shui!"

"A good quarter is a joy forever."

Propping up a profits chart.

"Today we welcome back an old friend."

Perhaps we could get the Saatchis to pain a pretty picture.

'Here's the improved margins you said you wanted to see this year, Tom.'

"Really? You'd like to be part of this?"

"Graphs are like EKGs, they show the health of a company."

Ethics (with an eye on the bottom line) committee.

The Speculators

"...and right here in Q2 is where the 'you know what' hit the fan. . ."

'This is where we shed all our inhibitions.'

"R&D really created a miracle drug this time...at least it's been miraculous for our bottom line!"

Man climbing line chart, planting profit flag.