Strategic Tactician Mugs

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

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

"Can I savor this for a few moments? The ball's never been in my court before!"

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

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

Takeovers.

"Well I didn't see the incident myself.."

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

Carrot VS Stick

'So far, sir, we've rejected plans A,B, C, D, E, F, and right now we're evaluating'G'.'

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

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

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

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

'What say we set aside all our petty grievances and just hate each other on general principles.'

"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.'

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

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

Before instant replay.

"Once inside, the pawns will jump out and take them by surprise."

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

ISIS needle in a haystack.

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

'I wish i could think of some way to get away form him.' 'I wish i could think of some way to get away form her.'

"The answer isn't more troops—what you need is an antibiotic."

"I know I told you to fool him into thinking you've got nothing left, but now you've got me convinced."

"Call it wishful thinking, but I don't think this peace will last. . . ."

"Clearly, this pair were up to something. . ."

"Calm down, I'm just using the rules of modern competition."

'Thank you colonel we'll keep your strategy in mind.'

Thanks to compromise they were moving closer.

'...always surround yourself with incompetent people.'

'That's right, I'm offering you faint praise. I'm feeling magnanimous today.'

"We're fighting them in zone A, they're our allies in zone B, and we don't know what to do in zone C."