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"I'll begin today's proceedings by saying that we have enough food and water to last us until some sort of eventual turnaround."
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quote, quoting, quotes, reference, references, referencing, refer, refers, represent, representing, predictable, predict, predicts, executive, executives, meeting, meetings, meet, apologies, send apologies, corporate culture, executive culture, movie, movies, movie references, repeat, repetitive"The proposal is we give Big Pharma free gas and they give us free meds."
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exec, execs, executive, executives, executive culture, business deal, business deals, corporate culture, corporate deal, corporate deals, corporate environments, pharmaceutical, pharmaceuticals, big pharma, gas company, gas companies, freebie, freebies, med, meds, bartering system, bartering systems"Sorry, that was the three cups of coffee, four cans of red bull, and double dose of Paxil talking."
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antidepressant, antidepressants, caffeine, caffeinated, over-caffeinated, overcaffeinated, coffee, coffees, stimulant, stimulants, cocktail, cocktails, drug, drugs, boardroom, boardrooms, exec, execs, executive, executives, executive culture, executive lifestyle, executive lifestyles, unhealthy lifestyle, unhealthy lifestyles"I've decided to step down as CEO so I can spend more time with my money."
'Some people are motivated by a burning desire to help their fellow man. To make the world a better place. Personally I've always been driven by the prospect of a top of the range car.'
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ambition, ambitions, ambitious, goal, goals, motivation, motivations, motivated, motivate, motivates, achievement, achievements, financial incentive, monetary incentive, financial incentives, monetary incentives, luxury car, luxury cars, top of the range, car, cars, corporate culture, executive, executive culture'I mean you have to PAY for goo legal services, how could we charge less?...'
'Things are beginning to pick up...But there won't be a rerun of the excesses of the past...'
'Not so much a 'free lunch'...more a 'free seventeen course meal with as much champagne as you can drink'.'
"It's not your heart, JD-you don't have one."
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corporate culture, corporate environment, corporate environments, heartless, heart problem, heart problems, executive culture, executive lifestyle, executive lifestyles, exec, execs, executive, executives, doctor, doctors, appointment, appointments, diagnosis, corporate ethics, business ethics, ceo, ceos, chief executive, chief executives, chief exec, chief execs"Do you know who I am!"
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leaf, leaves, autumn, autumns, seasonal change, seasonal changes, fall, falls, tree, trees, businessmen, businessman, exec, execs, executive, executives, executive culture, vip, vips, very important person, very important people, ego, egos, egotist, egotists'We will no longer make major decisions based upon our playing 'one potato; two potato'...'
'Sure, I'll come on board for five-hundred times your average worker's wage, plus double that in stock options, and unlimited use of the corporate jet. Also free postage.'
'Ladies and gents, the executive-worker pay ratio is not what it used to be!'
'I learned a lot from eating here today. First of all, the chicken cordon bleu is dreadful.'