When times are bad, the gloves come off and employers are less nice. People become disposable.

We know the goats are imported because they don't speak English.

For the record, I am not a nut. I am an optimist. That's exactly like a nut except with a better attitude.

The most ineffective workers are systematically moved to the place where they can do the least damage: management.

Swing your partner, dosey-do, now clap your hands... uh-oh, that's all the square dance moves I know... I'll bluff the rest. Slap your partner in the face, Write bad checks all over the place, Flirt with strangers, annoy your spouse, Get a divorce and lose your house, ...uh... dosey-do.

The Cheesecake Factory is a great business model, but if you take your wife there for your 25th wedding anniversary, you might not reach your 26th.

I'm not happy on vacation. In those rare times when I have three hours with no work I have to do, I'm terribly uncomfortable.