the middle manager is doomed to remain just that. Once an office rat, always an office rat.

any effort at large-scale reorganization - that is, any project spanning more than two years and, more generally, anything that has not already been done - is inevitably doomed to failure.

Remember that work is not a place for self-fulfillment. If it were, you would know it.

Ethics is a bit like culture: the less one has, the more one flaunts it.

Only communist regimes have churned out more jargon than modern business.

Ethics is a detergent word, used time and time again to clean consciences without scrubbing.

Never, under any circumstances, accept a position of responsibility. You will be forced to work harder with no other benefits than a few extra bucks - 'peanuts,' as they say, if that.

Money counts more than you think.

Manager' is a title, not a function. It's better to be one than not. Since you spend all day doing the job of the person above you, the higher up you are, the less you have to do.

Corporations never actually mention 'money'; that would be vulgar. They prefer such words as 'turnover,' 'profit,' 'salary,' 'revenue,' 'budget,' 'premium,' and 'savings,' all much more refined.

The religion of the corporate world is novelty. What is new is always right.

I am someone who has a cold heart. If I am beside a great grief I throw barriers up so the loss cannot go too deep or too far. There is a wall instantly in place, and it will not fall.

Our ability to study is not a discipline but a gift”.

Most empty promises are a result of excitement.

When a woman dressjBS up for an occasion the man should become the black velvet pillow for the jewel.

It would take a hell of a wife to beat no wife at all.

The best way to keep a prisoner from escaping is to make sure he never knows he's in prison.

I think that nonexistent mythological creature just broke some of your toes," Jack said. Oh, shut up," said Charles

Learning to spot narcissists and deal with their destructive behavior can save you the world of hurt that awaits anyone who mistakes the near enemy for a friend.

People are so opinionated about things, and they don't even know what they're talking about, or can't even do it themselves.

Better mankind born without mouths and stomachs than always to worry about money to buy, to shop, to fix, to cook, to wash, to clean.