How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
“You have an inborn gift for mailroomery.”
“I’ve been enjoying myself so much I’ve forgotten that I’m depressed.”
“Before applying for a job, make sure the company is a large one. This is essential. It should be large enough so that nobody really knows what the other fellow is doing.”
“It takes a combination of skill, diplomacy, and bold caution.”
“You take the average young person these days. I mean the trouble is they’re looking for instant poetry, instant psychoanalysis, instant mashed potatoes, and instant old fashioned love. They don’t realize it takes time to establish a meaningful relationship.”
“I keep hiring a lot of fellows who are supposed to have brilliant ideas but not one of them will ever do what I tell them.”
“If you have education, intelligence, and ability, so much the better. But remember that thousands have reached the top without any of these qualities.”