Everything I Know I Learned In Corporate America
Everything I Know I Learned In Corporate America
1. Indecision is the key to flexibility.
2. You can't tell which way the train went by looking at the track.
3. There is absolutely no substitute for a genuine lack of preparation.
4. Happiness is merely the remission of pain.
5. Nostalgia isn't what it used to be.
6. The facts, although interesting, are irrelevant.
7. The careful application of terror is also a form of communication.
8. Someone who thinks logically is a nice contrast to the real world.
9. Things are more like they are today than they ever were before.
10. Anything worth fighting for is worth fighting dirty for.
11. Everything should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler.
12. Friends may come and go, but enemies accumulate.
13. I have seen the truth and it makes no sense.
14. If you think there is good in everybody, you haven't met everybody.
And Finally, Some Good Business Advice You'll Never Receive:
15. If you can smile when things go wrong, you have someone in mind to blame.
16. One seventh of your life is spent on Monday.
17. Every time you make ends meet, they move the ends.
18. Not one shred of evidence supports the notion that life is serious.
19. The trouble with life is, you're halfway through it before you realize it's a do-it-yourself thing.
