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“Yesterday, Saddam Hussein got 100 percent of the vote. Well, that's according to Saddam's campaign manager, Jeb Hussein.”

Wells Percent Vote Campaigns Yesterday Managers Saddam Hussein

Author:Jay Leno

“A tough manager will have realistic quotas for his employees that he keeps to himself and aggressively stretch quotas, anywhere from ten percent higher to a lot more, which he imposes on his staff. If his people miss the stretch numbers but exceed the realistic goals, he's happy. If he's a superb manager, he knows how far they can stretch without breaking.”

People Ifs Knows Goal Leadership Numbers Know How Missing Higher Ten Percent Tough Managers Employee Realistic Staff Exceed Superb Quota Realistic Goals

Book:The Creative Habit: Learn It and Use It for Life

Source: The Creative Habit: Learn It and Use It for Life

“I always knew I had to be 100 percent in charge, even when I was a middle manager. I used to say to my boss, "Just give me enough rope and then fire me."”

Giving Enough Used Fire Middle Percent Give Me Managers Boss Rope

Author:Ricky Gervais

“Managers are never 100 percent in control. You're at the mercy of the players. When you're a player, you're driving. I'm the navigator. I hardly ever think about driving anymore, unless there's two out in the bottom of the ninth.”

Thinking Two Player Percent Mercy Bottom Driving Managers Navigators

Author:Dusty Baker

“Ninety percent of our managers started in the hourly ranks or started in the lower ranks.”

Percent Managers Ninety

Author:J. W. "Bill" Marriott, Jr.

“Sixty-four percent of managers in the U.S. are afraid to be alone in a room with a woman. Mentoring is all about being alone in a room with someone. Let's start talking about this honestly. The lack of equal access is the silent killer for women and no one wants to talk about it.”

Want Rooms Talking Four Equal Percent Silent Access Honestly Managers Killers Sixty Mentoring

Author:Sheryl Sandberg

“If a manager spends more than 10 percent of his time on "human relations" the group is probably too large.”

Ifs Humans Groups Percent Relation Managers Human Relations

Author:Peter Drucker

“The camera fails to capture the 'business' in show business! We typically will give 10 percent of our salary to the agent, 10 percent to the manager, and 5 percent to the lawyer, plus the publicist gets a flat fee, which needs to be budgeted for.”

Needs Giving Shows Failing Percent Cameras Lawyer Agents Managers Flats Plus Capture Show Business Salary Fees Publicists

Author:Danica McKellar