Lord Stafford mines for coal and salt,
The Duke of Norfolk deals in malt,
The Douglas in read more

Lord Stafford mines for coal and salt,
The Duke of Norfolk deals in malt,
The Douglas in red herrings.

The executive exists to make sensible exceptions to general rules.

The executive exists to make sensible exceptions to general rules.

A meeting moves at the speed of the slowest mind in the room. (In other words, all but one participant read more

A meeting moves at the speed of the slowest mind in the room. (In other words, all but one participant will be bored, all but one mind underused.).

Show me the business man or institution not guided by sentiment and service, by the idea that "he profits most read more

Show me the business man or institution not guided by sentiment and service, by the idea that "he profits most who serves best," and I will show you a man or an outfit that is dead or dying. -B. F. Harris.

Little by little, the pimps have taken over the world. They don't do anything, they don't make anything - they read more

Little by little, the pimps have taken over the world. They don't do anything, they don't make anything - they just stand there and take their cut.

The greatest meliorator of the world is selfish, huckstering
trade.

The greatest meliorator of the world is selfish, huckstering
trade.

There is nothing more requisite in business than dispatch.

There is nothing more requisite in business than dispatch.

There is one difference between a tax collector and a taxidermist - the taxidermist leaves the hide.

There is one difference between a tax collector and a taxidermist - the taxidermist leaves the hide.

Informed decision-making comes from a long tradition of guessing and then blaming others for inadequate results.

Informed decision-making comes from a long tradition of guessing and then blaming others for inadequate results.