Strategic Manipulator Gifts

'It's not how you play the game, Travers... it's where you places the blame.'

'I had a thought. Let's scrap everything and start a new fiscal year right now.'

'There are lies, damn lies, and statistics. We're looking for someone who can make all three of these work for us.'

'Let's pretend I'm a business owner and you're the janitorial service...'

'Why don't you leave the planning of our wedding to me?'

'Tell them there'll be no retaliation, then check with the chiefs of staff, the media and our major allies what leeway we have in the adapted dissuasion department.'

Have our P.R. people do a report on the beneficial effects of cyanide on river life.

How judicious you are/How thin you spread it

'He's out massaging,manipulating and monopolising.'

'let's see if we can find any loopholes in this 'honesty-is-the-best-policy' nonsense.'

'Do you want to be red Tory or blue Labour?'

'Between you and me, it's a public relations move. I fire you, then bring you back as a consultant.'

The Army of the Potomac- A Sharpshooter on Picket Duty

'It's a symbiotic relationship. That lineman can crush quarterbacks with his bare hands...'

'We son't have any goal posts to move...I'm going to need your jackets...'

"You're on kid. Break a string!"

Boss, the health inspector is here. Excellent. My hacker just finished restoring all the inspector's social media posts dating back to 1994. Tell him "It'd be a shame if someone's career were ruined by a 20-year-old video of him doing the Macarena in the buff." Don't wink too much. But not too little, either. Very bad man.

"A huge breakthrough from our research and development team. . . they've figure out a way to fool all of the people all of the time!"

British patent (applied for) A Trained Dog of war Drawing the Enemy's Fire.

"I'm a dynamic pricing consultant."

"I should have know he was a control freak when he seduced me in his signal box."

"Someday all these anonymous accounts will belong to shell companies of which you will deny all knowledge."

'Freddie, the Little Merger Mogul, didn't expect to have a monopoly right away...'

'I'm always thinking of my fellow man - that's how I stay ahead of him.'

'I don't think you are going to see the end of this match with that 4-4-2 formation.'

'A spin doctor just isn't enough any more, Senator - you need a choreographer.'

"If marriage is so great how come you never hear about simulated marriage?"

'Scapegoat won't do. I'm going to need you to be my bitch.'

'He's been trying to control the television for years.'

"White chocolate mocha, please." "Just the drink? Or the combo?" "What's in the combo?" "You get the white chocolate mocha, plus a ham sandwich, plus a bag of chips, for $17." "Seems pricy." "Of course. That's why I only recommend our premium combos to people who can afford them." "One look at you and I could tell you're a man of means. You walk with such swagger -- such regal elegance." "I wasn't wrong about you, was I?" "Give me two combos." "Just two?" "Very. Bad. Man."

Successful business man

Sally, Jim - you'll handle daily speech writing. Vince, as usual, will be in charge of attack ads.'

'It might help with our friends in the media if you hang that upside down.'

Days Of Conquest

"After analyzing our latest sales chart, we've decided to stop selling elevators and start marketing downhill skiing products."