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Boss Quotes
Most Famous Boss Quotes of All Time!
These lines draw a sharp line between simply holding a title and actually earning respect. One contrasts a boss who is feared with a leader who is admired, while another describes a work bond that feels closer to family than hierarchy.
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- Nov 07, 2020
Whether you're a mechanic or you build houses or you work in an office, you don't have to like your boss.
- My Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have written a lot of musical theatre over my life - two Olivier Award-winning musicals - and I still don't think I'm ready to be the boss in the room.
- Day
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was working in customer service and had a verbally abusive boss. One day, I decided to quit and pursue my acting passion with everything I had. One week after quitting, I booked 'One Life to Live.'
- Children
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- Nov 07, 2020
The type of contract between players and producers is, I feel, antiquated in form and abstract in concept. We have no privacies which producers cannot invade, they trade us like cattle, boss us like children.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I want people to see me as the entrepreneur, the boss, the public figure, the person who motivates.
- Big Thing
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- Nov 07, 2020
In TV, you're a 'writer for hire.' That means you're trying to guess what your boss wants and delivering that story. There's a lot of spitballing. The big thing is 'breaking story,' which means coming up with a story. You do it by episode and put it all up on a board.
- Myself
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- Nov 07, 2020
I consider myself a product of Berry Gordy, but not a clone... He and I are always friends and colleagues, and I will always revere him as a mentor and boss. Though, of course, I'm always struggling for more equal footing.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I was a young prosecutor, I got called to testify against my boss. I could have backed down, but I didn't. I stood up to him. And he fired me for it.
- Time
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- Nov 07, 2020
Culturally, as women, we're raised to be very concerned with others' approval in a way that men aren't, but an inevitable part of directing and being visionary is that you have to be a boss, and as such, not everyone is going to like you all the time or agree with your choices.
- Hands
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- Nov 07, 2020
In a peer network, no one is officially in charge. It doesn't have a command hierarchy. It doesn't have a boss. So, all the decisions are somehow made collectively. The control of the system is in the hands of everyone who is a part of it.
- Old
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- Nov 07, 2020
My old boss, former British prime minister David Cameron, thought Obama was one of the most narcissistic, self-absorbed people he'd ever dealt with.
- Decision
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- Nov 07, 2020
In business, there's a saying: 'Disagree and commit.' It means that everyone should speak up before a decision is made. But once the boss has decided, you all get behind it to make it happen.
- Grow
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- Nov 07, 2020
People and organizations don't grow much without delegation and completed staff work because they are confined to the capacities of the boss and reflect both personal strengths and weaknesses.
A few also capture the reality of managing a room full of strong, stubborn personalities who refuse to quit. For a lighter take on the same dynamic, see Status, or explore Authority and Bossy quotes.