Shrewd Strategist Gifts

'We've got to get our clients to think of long term investments. By long term, I mean until we retire.'

'I've decided to centralize my operations. Everything will be in my ipad.'

'How do you like my fantasy weekend so far?'

'She'll never look for me here.'

"So what's this special distracting tactic you've developed?"

'Tomorrow's special is fish, so wear the flounder suit.'

'You both know the rules -- walk 1 paces, turn, and tee off on each other.'

A cat is hiding in a block of cheese to lure a mouse out of its hole.

"Or we could raise your profile by coming out with that pimple on the end of your nose."

'See here, Flanigan ? what's this I hear about you going over my head to the computer?'

'It works all the time: Light a candle and dinner comes to you...'

"This is a fast-paced job you're applying for...what are your goals...where do you see yourself in the next 10 minutes?"

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

"My favorite tea: hot daffodil-infused chamomile with a hint of whiskey. Are you serious? Of course I'm serious! I've been dosing myself with small quantities of poisonous daffodil ever since 1931. You have to build up an immunity if you want to survive in the cutthroat world of Scrabble tournaments."

'I am constantly diversifying my toy portfolio.'

"My mommy suggested I try a different advertising approach."

"Game of checkers? Okay, but I'm watching every move you make."

"And when conventional theories don't work, we've got Charnier here to do us a spot of voodoo marketing."

"It's a long-term strategy to make them lazy and complacent first."

"Saturn. No contest. A deadly, treacherous gas giant ringed by a gossamer halo of ice. It symbolizes both death and life. Both evil and good. It symbolizes existence itself."

"Sir, your new campaign manager is here."

"All this is mine now! I had my lawyers declare you incompetent!"

CX909708

'If you know what's good for you Allan, you'll let me pass.'

'I'd add 'UK' to your name and do it in big red letters...that'll be £15,000.'

Success

"I crunched the numbers until cautiously opportunistic."

BUSINESS PRESCHOOL

'Technology is wonderful. It makes your people so much easier to use.'

'I'd have a lot more of em if it weren't' for some jerks always looking for peaceful situations.'

"This'll look great on my transcript!"

"I'm in advertising. . ."

"Holding an open contest on social media and announcing the winner may not be the most secure way to pick a password."