"A friend makes time in their schedule for you. A good friend doesn't bother to check their schedule before spending time with you."Cobblers. What if the schedule-less friend just has a very dull life, and the schedule-checking one is a shift-working paramedic?
What other sayings and proverbs are a load of cock?
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Bob Todd whee, Wed 27 Aug 2008, 12:39,
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The customer is always rightWhen in fact the customer is nearly always wrong
(, Wed 27 Aug 2008, 12:40, archived)
Whoever said thatclearly never worked in retail.
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Bob Todd whee, Wed 27 Aug 2008, 12:41,
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Harry Gordon Selfridgesaid that. Whilst rolling around in £1,000,000 notes and letting his till monkeys deal with his snotty customers.
(, Wed 27 Aug 2008, 12:42, archived)
Well actuallyWikipedia says he died in penury. So your hope is granted. Having just seen that he also came out with the following phrases, I agree with you:
People will sit up and take notice of you if you will sit up and take notice of what makes them sit up and take notice.
The boss drives his men; the leader coaches them.
The boss depends upon authority; the leader on good will.
The boss inspires fear; the leader inspires enthusiasm.
The boss says "I"; the leader, "we."
The boss fixes the blame for the breakdown; the leader fixes the breakdown.
The boss knows how it is done; the leader shows how.
The boss says "Go"; the leader says "Let's go!"
The customer is always right.
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