Boss Quotes

“They say that war is death's best friend, but I must offer you a different point of view on that one. To me, war is like the new boss who expects the impossible. He stands over your shoulder repeating one thin, incessantly: 'Get it done, get it done.' So you work harder. You get the job done. The boss, however, does not thank you. He asks for more.”
― Markus Zusak, The Book Thief

“Being a leader is making the people you love hate you a little more each day.”
― Patrick Ness, The Ask and the Answer

“A sign of power in a man is not only when people follow what he suggests, but also when people make a conscious effort to do the exact opposite of what he suggests.”
― Criss Jami, Killosophy

“Many people are smarter than their stupid bosses.”
― Toba Beta, Master of Stupidity

“In all of your living, don't forget to live.”
― Ricky Maye

“I swear to God . . .”
“God doesn’t come to this part of the house, so swear to me.” -Liam C”
― J.J. McAvoy

“I'm a simple-minded fuck who can't read your mind, and even if I could, I would be so lost in the sheer volume of thoughts and feelings it wouldn't do me any good. I need you NOT to shut me out. To explain yourself. To help me understand you. To be your authentic self with me. But with concise communication.”
― Jessika Klide, Big Book Boss

“A boss says “go and make sure you do it”; a leader says “let’s go and make it happen”. Bosses control people; leaders involve them.”
― Israelmore Ayivor, Leaders' Ladder

“Devereaux is going with our pitch.”
“Hey, that’s just great,” I said superperkily. “Wendell’s or mine?”
“Yours.”
“But you want to fire me. So fire me.”
“We can’t fire you. They loved you. The head guy, Leonard Daly, thought you were, I quote, ‘a
great kid, very courageous’ and a natural to do a whispering campaign. He said you had
believability.”
“That’s too bad.”
“Why? You’re not quitting!”
I thought about it. “Not if you don’t want me to. Do you?”
Go on, say it.
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“No.”
“No what?”
“No, we don’t want you to quit.”
“Ten grand more, two assistants, and charcoal suits. Take it or leave it.”
Ariella swallowed. “Okay to the money, okay to the assistants, but I can’t green-light charcoal
suits. Formula Twelve is Brazilian, we need carnival colors.”
“Charcoal suits or I’m gone.”
“Orange.”
“Charcoal.”
“Orange.”
“Charcoal.”
“Okay, charcoal.”
It was an interesting lesson in power. The only time you truly have it is when you genuinely
don’t care whether you have it or not.
“Right,” I said. “I’m giving myself the rest of the day off.”
― Marian Keyes, Anybody Out There?

“The sign of a good leader is easy to recognize, though it is hardly ever seen. For the greatest leaders are those who share as equals in the trials and struggles, the demands and expectations, the hills and trenches, the laws and punishments placed upon the backs of those governed. A great leader is motivated not by power but by compassion. Therefore he can do nothing but make himself a servant to those whom he rules. Such a leader is unequivocally respected, and loved for loving.”
― Richelle E. Goodrich, Making Wishes: Quotes, Thoughts, & a Little Poetry for Every Day of the Year

“You'll never make a fortune working for the boss man”
― Jeannette Walls, The Glass Castle

“A boss says "you do it", a leader says "Let's do it".”
― amit kalantri, Wealth of Words

“If u want to work in Corporate, then u should know how to play Chess.”
― honeya

“You can be your own boss”
― Sunday Adelaja

“Women have traditionally took secondary roles to men. I want to be the boss not the secretary.”
― Bianca Frazier

“[Team player vs team builder]
Players focus on the wins and the loses.
Builders focus on the team and future of the vision.
Let's move our members from team player to team builder.”
― Janna Cachola

“To succeed in this competition means finding yourself in a place where you call the shots and gets the gain. This is not an easy feat, unless you are born into it. if you are not, you will need to out-smart your equals. You need to be more ambitious than they are. You need to work harder. You need to look better and smarter. You need to justify why it should be you and not them. It’s a competition.”
― Emi Iyalla

“You know... You're still my boss... Which means... This is sexual harassment...
Oh really? I guess I’ll have to fire you then.”
― Alexandra V.

“I am often slow in catching up to the times, but even so, I still cannot even grip this idea: With nothing more than pitocin in your IV drip, you can sooner control the date and time of the birth of a human being-- the gushing entry into the great blue world of a whole new person-- than you can the scheduling of a few line cooks in your operation.”
― Gabrielle Hamilton, Blood, Bones, and Butter: The Inadvertent Education of a Reluctant Chef

“And when you call on some high official, imagine that you will not find him at home, that you will be shut out, that the door will be slammed in your face, and that he will ignore you. But if, in spite of all this, you really have to go, accept it and go without ever telling yourself, "it was not worth all that". That's what an ordinary person would do, someone upset by mere circumstances.”
― Epictetus, How to Be Free: An Ancient Guide to the Stoic Life

“Don't miss work and never be late. Your boss will appreciate it, and he will reward you by shaking your hand in gratitude after he lays you off.”
― Jarod Kintz, Powdered Saxophone Music

“Pizza as a reward at work, gotta love it. Personally, I'd rather have that than a raise. Give me a pizza, boss, and let me know you truly value the work I do.”
― Jarod Kintz, Powdered Saxophone Music

“I used to work at a pizza place. Instead of giving me a raise, my boss threw me a pizza party. He made me make all the food.”
― Jarod Kintz, Powdered Saxophone Music

“Leaders solve problems that bosses have created.”
― Dr. Lucas D. Shallua

“Usually, we develop our leadership style by unconsciously copying others, either parents or charismatic public figures (like Steve Jobs or Elon Musk) or (more likely) current or former bosses. It can also be a blend of the aforementioned. The reason is that most of us never formally learnt leadership or management — we simply watched and learned on the job. The problem is that many of us had and still have terrible role models.”
― Binod Shankar, Let's Get Real: 42 Tips for the Stuck Manager

“Barack stared at me. “Did you tell Jill you were going out with me?“
“it’s none of her business who I go out with. I’m in the seventh decade of my life – I can do whatever I want. No one is the boss of me.”
“I used to be your boss.”
“The American people wear our boss.” I told him. “but things have changed.”
― Andrew Shaffer, Hope Never Dies

“Barack stared at me. 'Did you tell Jill you were going out with me?'
'It’s none of her business who I go out with. I’m in the seventh decade of my life – I can do whatever I want. No one is the boss of me.'
'I used to be your boss.'
'The American people wear our boss.” I told him. 'But things have changed.”
― Andrew Shaffer

“Customer service is about loving people first, loving your job second.”
― Janna Cachola

“A boss has the title, a leader has the people.”
― Simon Sinek

“Me: Fails at something trivial
boss: You should carry a plant around to replace the oxygen you waste.”
― Anonymous