“People always think women meet us in the hotel lobby, but it's the opposite. The majority of the time, you go out to eat with your teammates, then rest for the next day's game. It's not a vacation - most guys view the road as a business trip.” PeopleThinkingGuyNextGamesViewsOppositesMajorityHotelVacationNext DayTeammateHotel LobbyBusiness Trips Author:Kevin Durant
“A husband is a man who wishes he had as much fun when he goes on business trips as his wife thinks he does.” ThinkingMenDoeFunWishWifeGoes OnHusbandBusiness Trips Author:Ann Landers
“When I might be on a business trip, a lot of people are partying and they may be drunk or under the influence of something that I'm not under the influence of, and that might influence their actions. I'm not even blaming them, but being in the club and not knowing what everybody's motives are, I have to take precautions damn near every week, especially when I go out of town.” PeopleMayMightActionPartyKnowingWeekInfluenceTownsBlameClubsDrunkDamnMotiveNot KnowingPrecautionBusiness Trips Author:Gucci Mane
“I'll tell ya, I don't get no respect... The other day, I got back from a business trip. I got in a cab and said to the driver, "Hey! Take me to where the action is!" So ya know where he took me? He took me to my house!” KnowsSaidHumorActionFunnyHouseHeyDriversTake MeCabNo RespectBusiness Trips Author:Rodney Dangerfield
“The new buzz word in Silicon Valley is "integration". Work-life "balance" is very 2.0. All these women share ways in which they integrate their family life and work. Facebook's head of Global Solutions, Carolyn Everson, for example, takes her children along on her business trips once a quarter. They meet her clients, visit new places and get a better understanding of what mom does when she isn't at home with them.” WayChildrenDoeHomeUnderstandingShareExampleMomBalanceSolutionsValleysQuartersClientsIntegrationFamily LifeIntegratingBuzzWork Life BalanceSiliconLife BalanceSilicon ValleyNew PlacesWork And Life BalanceBusiness Trips Author:Willow Bay
“Being a competitor, you always believe you can come back. I'll be up at 3 in the morning watching World Cup races in my hotel whether I'm in Asia on a business trip or in New York City and have to get up in 2 hours.” WorldBelieveHoursRaceCitiesMorningNew YorkGet UpCupsHotelNew York CityAsiaCompetitorsAlways BelieveWorld CupBelieve You CanBusiness Trips Author:Apolo Ohno
“If you're a successful woman, chances are that you spend a ton of time working. You're probably on your email a lot, taking phone calls and going on regular business trips that don't involve your man. He can start to feel left out of a very important and very time-consuming part of your life.” IfsMenFeelsImportantLeftChanceSuccessfulPhonesEmailConsumingChances ArePhone CallsLeft OutSuccessful WomenTime ConsumingBusiness Trips Author:Patti Stanger
“Though her husband often went on business trips, she hated to be left alone. "I've solved your problem," he said. "I've bought you a St. Bernard. Its name is Great Reluctance. Now, when I go away, you shall know that I am leaving you with Great Reluctance!" She hit him with a waffle iron.” KnowsSaidProblemNamesLeftHusbandLeavingHatedIronGoing AwayLeft AloneReluctanceWafflesBusiness Trips Author:Charles M. Schulz
“No one travelling on a business trip would be missed if he failed to arrive.” IfsWould BeBusinessBusiness Trips Author:Thorstein Veblen
“The hardest part of it was really being away from my family - I have two small children. Last year I took over 20 business trips, so being away from them was hard.” YearsChildrenTwoHardLastsBusinessMy FamilyHardestLast YearSmall ChildBusiness Trips Author:James Daly