Everything Business Lines

• Everything is always done for the wrong reasons.
• Everything put together sooner or later falls apart.
• Everything should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler.
• Everything takes longer than you think.
• Everything tastes more or less like chicken.
• Everything worthwhile is mandatory, prohibited, or taxed.
• Everything you know is wrong, but you can be straightened out.
• Excellence can be attained if you care more than others think is wise, risk more than others think is safe, dream more than others think is practical, expect more than others think is possible.
• Exceptions always outnumber rules.

A Good Business Line

• A good scapegoat is hard to find.
• A good slogan can stop analysis for fifty years.
• A good solution can be successfully applied to almost any problem.
• A lack of leadership is no substitute for inaction.
• A little ambiguity never hurt anyone.
• A little humility is arrogance.
• A little inaccuracy saves a world of explanation.
• A little ignorance can go a long way.
• A man of quality does not fear a woman seeking equality.
• A man should be greater than some of his parts. 

As the Business Lines Go

• As the economy gets better, everything else gets worse.
• As they say in Beirut, Shiite happens.
• Asking dumb questions is easier than correcting dumb mistakes.
• Assumption is the mother of all foul-ups.
• At any level of traffic, any delay is intolerable.
• Automatic simply means that you can't repair it yourself.
• Bad news drives good news out of the media.
• Bare feet magnetize sharp metal objects so they always point upward from the floor.
• Batman is the hero any of us could be, given determination, exercise, and deep psychological trauma. - Chris Jarocha-Ernst
• Be content with what you've got, but be sure you've got plenty.