Gordian Knots

Gordian knots should be cut, not untied.

The Net

Be warned that given the ongoing rate of growth, the infrastructure of the internet as it currently stands will not be able to cope and as such it will simply grind to halt one day.

Advice To Presidents

When all your colleagues/"friends" have resigned, leaving you the last man standing, you're next.

Patriotism

Aged leaders often tell their people that patriotism often requires a blood sacrifice.

Why does this sacrifice invariably involve the young?

Funerals

Funerals attract enemies as well as friends.

Little Men

Pathetic, small minded little men holding low bureaucratic positions, where they can exercise limited bureaucratic power over others, will use their power to maximum effect over others whose lives they envy but can never have.

Schedules

Never allow yourself to become a victim of someone else's schedule adjustments and changes of plan.

God

Those who believe in God claim that he made us in his image, the trouble with many religions is that they do their best to make God in their image.

Hierarchy

The higher you get in an organisation, the fewer the number of idiots above you.

Great Lies of The 21st Century

"We inspect these facilities regularly."

Advice To Directors

Directors who comfort themselves with past glories, whilst presiding over a spate of losses, are not fit for office.

Time Travel

Those people who claim that time travel is not possible are wrong.

Take trip to your local post office, once inside the building you are instantaneously transported back to the 1950's.

Advice To Presidents

Stubbornness does not equate to leadership.

Choice

The more choice, the more decisions.

Thinking Outside of The Box

Think outside of the box if you wish to achieve total victory.

The Joke of The Millennium

Tony Blair acting as Middle East peace envoy.

Contracts

Never sign a contract that you are not happy with.

Should your gut tell you to walk away, then walk away; never be afraid of walking away.

Money and Boils

In business, arguments over money are much like the appearance of an unwelcome boil.

As such, they should be dealt with promptly and swiftly lanced.

Optimism

Optimism is often kicked in the nuts by history.

Cornish Pasties

It is unwise to eat Cornish pasties in bed.

Denial

Countries that deny their past are destined to repeat it.

Needs vs Wants

Western society is currently too fixated on wants, thus distorting people's ambitions/aspirations and the products/services provided by the market to meet those wants.

Western society would do better to focus more of its attention on needs.

Politicians

It is important to kick politicians in the nuts once every so often, so that they don't get above themselves.

Manipulation

Manipulation of people or events is best practised by those with the prerequisite skills of empathy, guile, intelligence, political savvy and foresight.

Those who do not possess these skills should steer well clear of trying to manipulate others; as their scheming is clearly visible, and their reputations irreversibly damaged.

The Timing of Calls

Those who make business calls at 02:00AM, expecting the recipient to welcome the call and be capable of conducting a rational discussion, clearly have lost touch with reality.

Apologies

Never apologise for something that was not of your doing.