Tycoon Tactician Pillows

Billionaires holding their annual politician round-up.

'Looks like your cash cow just got diverted to the slaughterhouse.'

Guy has framed 'first Yuan'

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

US and the EU

“Sweet mother of Marmaduke... no!”

'It's crunch time, Caldwell. That's the time between when you're born, and when you make your first million.'

Takeovers.

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

"Memo to self - personalise new work-station."

"Oh, no! We've inadvertently gobbled up our own parent company."

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

"This is a big seller, and we get them cheap...from China."

"Works every time."

'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.'

Okay, let's see...who's on tap to update our progress with that hostile takeover?

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

"That was a rumor day."

"A Japanese company will deliver them to us for �6.75 a thousand."

'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!"

Predator, Inc bought Prey, Ltd

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

"Leak to the press: Brussels bail-outs are French currency manipulation, costing British bureaucrats' jobs!"

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

Human males marking territory.

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

Home for the Holidays

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

R. J. Willoby - Old Money, Old Technology, Member 'Good Old Boys Network'.

The court freezes my assets and wants me to live on $20K per month? They want me to starve!

"As you know we've made a lot of acquisitions lately, and the last one we made seems to have resulted in us buying ourselves."

'Boy, look at his personal space!'

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