Funny Boss Day Quotes

• The secret of successful managing is to keep the five guys who hate you away from the four guys who haven't made up their minds.

  Casey Stengel

  Success, Sports, Baseball

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  By working faithfully eight hours a day you may eventually get to be boss and work twelve hours a day.

  Robert Frost

  Funny, Motivational, Hilarious

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  There is only one boss. The customer. And he can fire everybody in the company from the chairman on down, simply by spending his money somewhere else.

  Sam Walton

  Inspirational, Money, Business

  "2010 BPM and Workflow Handbook" by Layna Fischer, Future Strategies Inc., (p. 178), 2010.

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• The only time some people work like a horse is when the boss rides them.

  Gabriel Heatter

  Horse, Work, People

  "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• The speed of the boss is the speed of the team.

  Lee Iacocca

  Inspirational, Motivational, Inspiring

  Lee Iacocca, William Novak (2011). “Iacocca: An Autobiography”, p.100, Bantam

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• People ask the difference between a leader and a boss. The leader leads, and the boss drives.

  Theodore Roosevelt

  Leadership, Differences, People

  Theodore Roosevelt (2015). “Theodore Roosevelt on Bravery: Lessons from the Most Courageous Leader of the Twentieth Century”, p.4, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.

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• The world is divided into people who do things and people who get the credit.

  Dwight Morrow

  Funny, Hilarious, Witty

  Letter to his son, in Harold Nicolson Dwight Morrow (1935) ch. 3

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• Don't worry about people stealing your ideas.

  Howard Aiken

  Business, Science, Office Work

  "A Computer Science Reader : Selections from Abacus" by Eric A. Weiss, (p. 404), 1988.

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• I've met a few people in my time who were enthusiastic about hard work. And it was just my luck that all of them happened to be men I was working for at the time.

  Bill Gold

  Work, Men, People

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• No man goes before his time - unless the boss leaves early.

  Groucho Marx

  Funny, Work, Men

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• Accomplishing the impossible means only the boss will add it to your regular duties.

  Doug Larson

  Funny, Business, Humorous

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• There is only one boss. The customer.

  Sam Walton

  Business, Loyal Customers, Boss

  "2010 BPM and Workflow Handbook" by Layna Fischer, Future Strategies Inc., (p. 178), 2010.

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• The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the greatest intention.

  Khalil Gibran

  Inspirational, Motivational, Inspiring

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• The difference between a job and a career is the difference between forty and sixty hours a week.

  Robert Frost

  Motivational, Jobs, Careers

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• The key to being a good manager is keeping the people who hate me away from those who are still undecided.

  Casey Stengel

  Motivational, Business, Hate

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• Show me a good loser, and I'll show you a loser.

  Vince Lombardi

  Inspirational, Motivational, Sports

  "Donald Trump’s Concession Speech" by Noam Bramson, www.huffingtonpost.com. August 02, 2016.

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• The best executive is one who has sense enough to pick good people to do what he wants done, and self-restraint enough to keep from meddling with them while they do it.

  Theodore Roosevelt

  Inspirational, Relationship, Leadership

  Theodore Roosevelt (2015). “Theodore Roosevelt on Bravery: Lessons from the Most Courageous Leader of the Twentieth Century”, p.75, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.

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• Don't blame the boss. He has enough problems.

  Donald Rumsfeld

  Boss, Blame, Problem

  Donald Rumsfeld (2001). “Public Statements of Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense, 2001”

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• The first myth of management is that it exists. The second myth of management is that success equals skill.

  Robert Heller

  Work, Skills, Boss

  "The Cynic's Lexicon: A Dictionary of Amoral Advice". Book by Jonathon Green, p. 92, 1984.

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• The first myth of management is that it exists.

  Robert Heller

  Boss, Firsts, Management

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• Most people like hard work, particularly when they're paying for it.

  Elbert Hubbard

  Leadership, Sports, Work

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• I've been promoted to middle management. I never thought I'd sink so low.

  Tim Gould

  Funny Work, Middle Management, Boss

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• Management by objective works - if you know the objectives. Ninety percent of the time you don't.

  Peter Drucker

  Inspirational, Leadership, Wise

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• The person who knows HOW will always have a job. The person who knows WHY will always be his boss.

  Alanis Morissette

  Inspirational, Leadership, Jobs

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• Don't worry about people stealing your ideas. If your ideas are any good, you'll have to ram them down people's throats.

  Howard Aiken

  Life And Love, Business, Congratulations

  "A Computer Science Reader : Selections from Abacus" by Eric A. Weiss, (p. 404), 1988.

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