Notable quotes, excerpts, and profound lines. - Page 179

WT Sharpe · 09-30-2015, 07:23 PM

The basic concept of the Dilbert Principle is that the most ineffective workers are systematically moved to the place where they can do the least damage: management.
— Scott Adams (I937— ), U.S. cartoonist. Wall Street journal, 22 May 1995.

bfisher · 09-30-2015, 09:23 PM

But what about Wally - in that case, shouldn't he be the boss of the Pointy-Haired Boss?

BenG · 10-01-2015, 12:08 AM

“A little credulity helps one on through life very smoothly — better than always doubting and doubting and seeing difficulties and disagreeables in everything.”
― Elizabeth Gaskell, Cranford

BenG · 10-01-2015, 12:16 AM

“I'll not listen to reason...Reason always means what some one else has got to say.”
― Elizabeth Gaskell, Cranford

WT Sharpe · 10-01-2015, 03:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bfisher

But what about Wally - in that case, shouldn't he be the boss of the Pointy-Haired Boss?

You can't do anything wrong when you do nothing at all.

bfisher · 10-01-2015, 10:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

You can't do anything wrong when you do nothing at all.

covingtoncat73 · 10-01-2015, 10:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

You can't do anything wrong when you do nothing at all.

That is my guiding principle! My late, lamented stepfather was a very hard worker but always said that 90% of work is just showing up.

eschwartz · 10-01-2015, 11:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bfisher

But what about Wally - in that case, shouldn't he be the boss of the Pointy-Haired Boss?

Quote:

Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

You can't do anything wrong when you do nothing at all.

Is he ineffective and incapable? I thought he was just lazy.
He seems to be very effective at anything he desires to do, at least.
And he simply refuses to do anything else.

covingtoncat73 · 10-01-2015, 11:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eschwartz

Is he ineffective and incapable? I thought he was just lazy.
He seems to be very effective at anything he desires to do, at least.
And he simply refuses to do anything else.

"I would prefer not to." ~Bartleby the Scrivener.

Hamlet53 · 10-01-2015, 11:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by covingtoncat73

That is my guiding principle! My late, lamented stepfather was a very hard worker but always said that 90% of work is just showing up.

A corollary to Woody Allen?

"80 percent of success is showing up."

And just because I saw this while searching for the above (again Woody Allen):

"To you I'm an atheist; to God, I'm the Loyal Opposition."

covingtoncat73 · 10-01-2015, 11:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hamlet53

A corollary to Woody Allen?

"80 percent of success is showing up."

And just because I saw this while searching for the above (again Woody Allen):

"To you I'm an atheist; to God, I'm the Loyal Opposition."

I love both of those!

JwkOKC · 10-03-2015, 05:52 PM

"It's later now than it's ever been." -- the late Wayne Nichols, jazz trumpeter dead these 30 years.

kennyc · 10-08-2015, 11:42 AM

"We are here to laugh at the odds and live our lives so well that Death will tremble to take us."
- Charles Bukowski

kennyc · 10-09-2015, 08:43 AM

"You never know what you'll want to write until it starts writing itself in your head."
- Jill Ker Conway

covingtoncat73 · 10-09-2015, 04:42 PM

“Deserves it! I daresay he does. Many that live deserve death. And some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them? Then do not be too eager to deal out death in judgement. For even the very wise cannot see all ends.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Change single quotes to double quotes	Elfwreck	Workshop	16	04-26-2013 10:06 AM
Single quotes to double quotes?	lunixer	General Discussions	35	10-10-2010 05:47 AM
convert straight quotes to curly quotes	alansplace	Calibre	3	09-25-2010 03:51 PM
Is there a thread for excerpts?	joycedb	Writers' Corner	12	05-30-2010 09:44 PM
Excerpts?	Slite	Calibre	1	12-23-2009 09:57 AM

09-30-2015, 07:23 PM	#2671
WT Sharpe Bah, humbug! Posts: 39,072 Karma: 157049943 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chesapeake, VA, USA Device: Kindle Oasis, iPad Pro, & a Samsung Galaxy S9.	The basic concept of the Dilbert Principle is that the most ineffective workers are systematically moved to the place where they can do the least damage: management. — Scott Adams (I937— ), U.S. cartoonist. Wall Street journal, 22 May 1995.

09-30-2015, 09:23 PM	#2672
bfisher Wizard Posts: 1,638 Karma: 28483498 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Ottawa Canada Device: Sony PRS-T3, Galaxy (Aldiko, Kobo app)	But what about Wally - in that case, shouldn't he be the boss of the Pointy-Haired Boss?

10-01-2015, 12:08 AM	#2673
BenG Home Guard Posts: 4,730 Karma: 86721650 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Alpha Ralpha Boulevard Device: Kindle Oasis 3G, iPhone 6	“A little credulity helps one on through life very smoothly — better than always doubting and doubting and seeing difficulties and disagreeables in everything.” ― Elizabeth Gaskell, Cranford

10-01-2015, 12:16 AM	#2674
BenG Home Guard Posts: 4,730 Karma: 86721650 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Alpha Ralpha Boulevard Device: Kindle Oasis 3G, iPhone 6	“I'll not listen to reason...Reason always means what some one else has got to say.” ― Elizabeth Gaskell, Cranford

10-03-2015, 05:52 PM	#2682
JwkOKC Enthusiast Posts: 33 Karma: 1652686 Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Oklahoma City, USA Device: Nook HD	"It's later now than it's ever been." -- the late Wayne Nichols, jazz trumpeter dead these 30 years.

10-08-2015, 11:42 AM	#2683
kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,918 Karma: 119747553 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2; Kindle Fire	"We are here to laugh at the odds and live our lives so well that Death will tremble to take us." - Charles Bukowski

10-09-2015, 08:43 AM	#2684
kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,918 Karma: 119747553 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2; Kindle Fire	"You never know what you'll want to write until it starts writing itself in your head." - Jill Ker Conway

10-09-2015, 04:42 PM	#2685
covingtoncat73 Wizard Posts: 2,745 Karma: 83407757 Join Date: Mar 2011 Device: Kindle Paperwhite, Lenovo Duet Chromebook, Moto e	“Deserves it! I daresay he does. Many that live deserve death. And some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them? Then do not be too eager to deal out death in judgement. For even the very wise cannot see all ends.” ― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring

Advert

Advert