Workplace Authority Quotes

In England, your manager is like a boss.

The Spectator' has to be managed and people have to report. We all have bosses in this world and that's true of 'The Spectator' too.

Being a boss has been one of the greatest privileges and challenges of my life.

It does not matter whether the worker wants responsibility or not, ...The enterprise must demand it of him.

People are responsible adults at home. Why do we suddenly transform them into adolescents with no freedom when they reach the workplace?

I've learned from doing my own show with Fox that people are not your partners if they're signing the checks. Whoever signs your paycheck is the boss - no matter what they tell you.

When I fire, I just look at them and I say, 'You're fired.' I don't prolong it.

In a network situation, a vice president, while he's shaving, can decide your history.

I get recognized by some people in my community, but not a lot. In fact, they would say, 'What do you do?' And I would say, 'Well, I did 'The Bernie Mac Show.'' And they would say, 'Oh, really? Well, do you know so-and-so?' And I'd say, 'Yeah, I hired them. I was the boss!' They don't believe it.

Umpires got power, man. You ever notice if you go to a ballpark and there's a close play on first base, they will not run the replay at the ballpark? I've seen umpires go underneath and call up and say if you run one more of those replays, we're gonna forfeit the game. That's how strong their union is.