School Tactician Gifts

"Mrs. Martin is here. She's the new substitute teacher."

Brian wanted to call the presentation "Synergy". Paula wanted to call it "Cooperation". They could never agree.

"I believe we've found the weakest link."

'I appreciate how you feel, but I'm afraid your report card isn't grounds for defamation of character.

"My hackers just collapsed your country's economy."

"It's Swamp & Swallow - they're making an offer we can't refuse!"

"That's Brian Eggleston, de facto leader of the playground intelligentsia."

"That's Hicks from the corporate office. He's adorable, but trust me—when it comes to acquisitions, he's an animal!"

Takeovers.

Genius

'Competition is good...unless it's too good.'

'This will be tough. The parents can handle Bs and Cs, but I really gotta spin this D in math.'

"Huddleston, I admire your hands-on approach to everything, but get the hell out of my office!"

I rule by fear.

'Jones, somewhere out there, we've lost our common sense. I want you to go and bring it back.'

"No, it hasn't anything to do with my presentation. But wait until you see how I hold everyone's attention with it sitting next to me at the podium."

"I was able to negotiate it from a hostile takeover to an uneasy alliance."

"All right, what's it going to take to make this homework go away?"

'Larry, you have everything it takes to go far in this company, but a word of advice: lose the laugh.'

'This is Osgood, our most essential man -- he thinks up new ways to limit warranties!'

"Hi, I'm Cindy, the company's most toxic employee!"

'Remember, Henderson - Give a man a fish and he eats for a day. Teach a man to fish and you've sacrificed your leverage.'

"The change management consultant wants to move the meeting."

"It's a dog-eat-dog economy. And I'm the Doberman."

"You can't expect to get anywhere in business without making an enemy or two, Filmeyer."

'Some executives have within them the seeds of greatness. Others are just seedy.'

'You're being evacuated to a better catchment area.'

'To be honest I only became a vicar to get my children into the C of E school.'

2000 words was tough, but doable. Billy would play the picture paints a 1000 words card, twice!

"Remember, negotiating is like buying fruit. You don't know what you'll get until you squeeze 'em a bit."

"I said, 'Don't worry, I still have a few tricks up my sleeve.' That's when he called my bluff."

'I don't have a dog, but I do have a dog app that eats my homework.'

"I didn't mean to burn any bridges behind me. It was just a part of my crumbling infrastructure."