Survivor Experience Gifts

'When I got hit by that truck last week, my whole life flashed before my eyes!'

"Bert, I'm confused. What happens after we circle the wagons, tighten our belts and walk a mile in our customer's shoes? Is that when the chickens come home to roost?"

"Davina McCall: Life at the Extreme takes a celebrity to the most extreme places on Earth!"

"How's everybody doing? I'm not boring you, am I?"

For his next book, he would write an epic novel of the sea.

Can't Do the Math/Won't Do the Math.

'That last meeting was a complete turn-off.'

'Dear Diarrhea, Day 84. Well, I'm constipated again today...'

Desert Island BBQ

"I was hoping there'd be no meetings here."

'I don't want your input until you produce some output.'

'Careful, that's where the boss keeps his ego.'

The vice-president in charge of sincerity

'Something tells me this is going to be a long meeting.'

"For cryin' out loud, Frank, we don't have all day! Cut to the cheese!"

'It never fails. I offer a tiny bit of constructive criticism, and everybody accuses me of carping!'

'Brains...brains...brains...'

"Well, let's quickly put Ken's incredibly incendiary remarks behind us and hopefully continue the discussion in a simmering rage."

'Thanks, but I don't expect you to chew my food for me.'

Saved...life is good!

'Thanks, Brian, for your thoughtful and constructive proposal. Without further ado, we'll now dive into malicious, envy-based criticism, character assassination and petty bickering!'

Robinson Crusoe's blog.

'Do we want to tackle this head on, or just stun it with a glancing blow until next Monday?'

Meeting not going well?"

Unsuccessful board meeting.

'Your job description is fairly simple: Stay in your cubicle and try not to make things worse.'

"Maybe you do have all the answers but they didn't match any of our questions."

"It drives me mad when people act as though we had nothing to do except write moronic memorandum..."

violence in workplace

"I've called this meeting so I could see all of you squirm."

"It's hard to manage a staff meeting in a company whose employees all have laser pointers."

'Don't go too far out on a limb - he'll send you to a branch office.'

Female chemotherapy warrior.

There's a real disconnect going on here.

"Recent research has yielded some frightening results...It turns out we are a business team held forever on a presentation chart, locked away in a supply closet."