 | #251 Business one-liners 108
Hugh Downs, Four Rules for Investigating the Universe: Rule 1 - When confronted with an apparent infinite or infinitely repeating pattern, expect some variant that keeps it from being infinite. Rule 2... |
| #250 Business one-liners 107
Cropp,s Law: The amount of work done varies inversely with the amount of time spent in the office.
Bo Diddeley,s Observation On The Law: Always take a lawyer with you, and bring another lawyer to w... |
| #249 Business one-liners 106
Clovis, Consideration of an Atmospheric Anomaly: The perversity of nature is nowhere better demonstrated than by the fact that, when exposed to the same atmosphere, bread becomes hard while crackers b... |
| #248 Business one-liners 105
You can,t win. You can,t break even. You can,t quit the game.
You cannot kill time without injuring eternity.
You get the most of what you need the least.
You have the capacity to learn from ... |
| #247 Business one-liners 104
You can lead a horticulture, but you can,t make her think.
You can observe a lot just by watching.
You can,t expect to hit the jackpot if you don,t put a few nickles in the machine.
You can,t... |
| #246 Business one-liners 103
Wisdom consists of knowing when to avoid perfection.
Wisdom is what,s left after we,ve run out of personal opinions.
Without data, yours is just another opinion.
Work hard and save your money... |
| #245 Business one-liners 102
When you make your mark in the world, watch out for guys with erasers.
When you starve with a tiger, the tiger starves last.
When your opponent is down, kick him.
Whenever you set out to do s... |
| #244 Business one-liners 101
When working hard, be sure to get up and retch every so often.
When working on a project, if you put away a tool that you,re you,re finished with, you will need it instantly.
When working toward... |
| #243 Business one-liners 100
When reviewing your notes for a test, the most important ones will be illegible.
When someone says this is as bad as it can get, don,t bet on it.
When there are sufficient funds in the checking ... |
| #242 Business one-liners 99
When all else fails, try the boss,s suggestion.
When in doubt, mumble. When in trouble, delegate. When in charge, ponder.
When in doubt, predict that the present trend will continue.
When in ... |
| #241 Business one-liners 97
We all want progress, but if you,re on the wrong road, progress means doing an about-turn and walking back to the right road; in that case, the man who turns back soonest is the most progressive. - C.... |
| #240 Business one-liners 96
Two monologues do not make a dialogue.
Two rules to success in life: 1. Don,t tell people everything you know.
Two wrongs are only the beginning.
Unemployment helps stretch your coffee break.... |
| #239 Business one-liners 95
To get something done, a committee should consist of no more than three men, two of them absent.
To know yourself is the ultimate form of aggression.
To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism... |
| #238 Business one-liners 94
Those most opposed to serving on committees are made chairmen.
Those who live closest arrive latest.
Those with the best advice offer no advice.
To achieve the impossible, one must think the ... |
| #237 Business one-liners 93
There is one big difference between genius and stupidity; genius has limits.
Things are more like today than they ever were before.
Things could be worse; suppose your errors were counted and pu... |
