Workplace Quotes

“A meeting is a place where you keep the minutes and lose the hours.”

“There is no secret to my management. I only sought to create a company where engineers can work with joy.”

“Most of what we call management consists of making it difficult for people to get their work done.”

“The conversation about sexual harassment has to move from being a 'women's issue' to a human rights issue, a workplace issue, a leadership issue.”

“Do you not understand that you are a very, very small cog in a very, very big machine?”

“Safety is not a priority. It's a precondition.”

“I'm not a woman at Google, I'm a geek at Google.”

“Makin' copies.”

“A bureaucrat's castle is his desk...and parking place. Proceed cautiously.”

“The Glass Ceiling Commission's report is a wake-up call to corporate America. The message is simple: Count women and minorities in, or you will be counted out.”

“An office is a place to live in. It is not just a place of work.”

“Sexual harassment on the job is not a problem for virtuous women.”

“You can't have a successful show if the people making it aren't having fun.”

“When you don't know what to do, walk fast and look worried.”

“For nearly two decades, I have held my tongue and even made excuses for certain events that traumatized me to this day.”

“There can be no real political democracy without industrial democracy.”

“For the last time, I'm not your mentor, I'm not your friend, I'm not your brother, I'm not your father. I am your boss, and you will do as I say.”

“The hospital is a cruel, cruel mistress, and she will crush your soul... enjoy.”

“When I started, the men resented me. They wouldn't even say hello.”

“It is long past time to eliminate bigotry in the workplace and to ensure equal opportunity for all Americans.”