Happy Boss Day Quotes:

If you had to identify, in one word, the reason why the human race has not achieved, and never will achieve, its full potential, that word would be 'meetings.'

- Dave Barry

source: Dave Barry (1999). “Dave Barry Turns 50”, Random House Digital, Inc.

topic: Life And Love, Humor, Funny Work, Work Humor, Business Meeting

The key to being a good manager is keeping the people who hate me away from those who are still undecided.

- Casey Stengel

topic: Motivational, Business, Hate, Funny Leadership, Undecided

When you arise in the morning, give thanks for the morning light, for your life and strength. Give thanks for your food, and the joy of living. Tecumseh Appreciation is a wonderful thing; it makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well.

- Voltaire

topic: Appreciation, Morning, Light, Life Appreciation, Morning Light

I've been promoted to middle management. I never thought I'd sink so low.

- Tim Gould

topic: Boss, Management, Middle, Middle Management, Funny Boss Day

In my house I'm the boss, my wife is just the decision maker.

- Woody Allen

topic: Marriage, Funny Love, Best Love, Humorous Love, Marriage Engagement

In Downing Street they called me 'Boss'. Civil servants would always call me 'Prime Minister'.

- Tony Blair

topic: Downing Street, Boss, Prime, Civil Servants, Downing

The secret of successful managing is to keep the five guys who hate you away from the four guys who haven't made up their minds.

- Casey Stengel

topic: Success, Sports, Baseball, Funny Boss, Funny Boss Day

Don't worry about people stealing your ideas. If your ideas are any good, you'll have to ram them down people's throats.

- Howard Aiken

topic: Life And Love, Business, Congratulations, Daily Work, Innovation And Business

Being the boss anywhere is lonely. Being a female boss in a world of mostly men is especially so.

- Robert Frost

topic: Lonely, Men, Boss, Being Lonely, Funny Boss

There is only one boss. The customer. And he can fire everybody in the company from the chairman on down, simply by spending his money somewhere else.

- Sam Walton

source: "2010 BPM and Workflow Handbook" by Layna Fischer, Future Strategies Inc., (p. 178), 2010.

topic: Inspirational, Business, Work, Customer Experience, Inspirational Customer Service

By working faithfully eight hours a day you may eventually get to be boss and work twelve hours a day.

- Robert Frost

topic: Funny, Motivational, Hilarious, Funny Leadership, Professional Career

The best executive is one who has sense enough to pick good people to do what he wants done, and self-restraint enough to keep from meddling with them while they do it.

- Theodore Roosevelt

topic: Inspirational, Relationship, Leadership, True Leader, Innovation And Leadership

People ask the difference between a leader and a boss. The leader leads, and the boss drives.

- Theodore Roosevelt

topic: Leadership, Differences, People, Management Motivation, Innovation And Leadership

Accomplishing the impossible means only the boss will add it to your regular duties.

- Doug Larson

topic: Funny, Humorous, Mean, Funny Boss, Funny Boss Day

The speed of the boss is the speed of the team.

- Lee Iacocca

topic: Inspirational, Motivational, Inspiring, Inspirational Team, Inspirational Teamwork

I feel a very unusual sensation - if it is not indigestion, I think it must be gratitude.

- Benjamin Disraeli

topic: Motivational, Thank You, Gratitude, I Am Thankful, Sensations

The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the greatest intention.

- Khalil Gibran

topic: Inspirational, Motivational, Inspiring, Social Good, Kindness Generosity

The first myth of management is that it exists. The second myth of management is that success equals skill.

- Robert Heller

topic: Work, Skills, Boss, Murphys Law, Funny Boss

Management by objective works - if you know the objectives. Ninety percent of the time you don't.

- Peter Drucker

topic: Wise, Business, Goal, Quality In Business, Funny Boss Day

Don't blame the boss. He has enough problems.

- Donald Rumsfeld

source: Donald Rumsfeld (2001). “Public Statements of Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense, 2001”

topic: Boss, Blame, Problem, Funny Boss, Funny Boss Day

Show me a good loser, and I'll show you a loser.

- Vince Lombardi

topic: Inspirational, Motivational, Sports, American Football, Nfl Football

A good boss makes his men realize they have more ability than they think they have so that they consistently do better work than they thought they could.

- Charles Erwin Wilson

topic: Men, Thinking, Boss, Good Boss, Boss's Day

No man goes before his time - unless the boss leaves early.

- Groucho Marx

topic: Work, Men, Laughing, Funny Boss Day, Boss's Day

Everyone rises to their level of incompetence.

- Laurence J. Peter

topic: Funny Work, Boss, Levels, Funny Boss, Funny Boss Day

The only time some people work like a horse is when the boss rides them.

- Gabriel Heatter

source: "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

topic: Horse, Work, People, Funny Boss Day, Boss Day

The ear of the leader must ring with the voices of the people.

- Woodrow Wilson

source: Woodrow Wilson (1965). “The Political Thought of Woodrow Wilson”

topic: Leadership, Patriotic, Voice, Listening To Others, Listening Ear

In the past a leader was a boss. Today's leaders must be partners with their people... they no longer can lead solely based on positional power.

- Ken Blanchard

topic: Leadership, Power, Past, Leadership By Famous Leaders, Servant Leadership

If you think your teacher is tough, wait till you get a boss.

- Bill Gates

topic: Wealth And Success, Boss Day, School Teachers, Happy Boss Day, Happy Teachers Day