A good manager is best when people barely know that he exists. Not so good when people obey and acclaim him. Worse when they despise him.
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Hopefully I can impress the next manager but at the moment I just want to concentrate on the present.
Wayne Bridge
In international football you need a cup-tie manager. It's almost a part-time job for me.
Mark Lawrenson
I think some offers have been made, but I really don't know about them. I will have to sit down with my manager and go through them when I've calmed down a bit. I'm still a bit thrown by it all.
Laura Solon
I know, I know, I probably do need a press manager, ... Jamie was like, JOOLS! But it was just, I was having this girly chat with the journalist and we were getting on so well, it just popped out.
Jools Oliver
We can't win at home. We can't win on the road. As general manager, I just can't figure out where else to play.
Pat Williams
The last time I submitted my proposed budget to the city clerk and didn't speak to the city manager or finance director, and I was a department head.
Bill Gillette
If I were invested with a manager and all of a sudden the market was down 20 percent and my manager was only down 2 percent, I'd question that.
Justin Dew
In the next few weeks, we will be building customer account manager teams that will be looking after those clients.
Steve Robertson
Our first goal is to get a good business manager. It's impossible to say how much that person would make.
Cynthia Lowery
The most-hated manager in British journalism.
David Montgomery
Its not my position. I do it for the team, and because the manager told me I could do it.
Mathieu Flamini
Fearing for their safety, the manager complied with the suspect?s demands.
Pedro Medina
I have learned lots of things and I know how not to make mistakes as a manager, ... I am positive they are not going to make the same mistakes I made.
Kostya Tszyu
One of the most important tasks of a manager is to eliminate his people's excuses for failure.
Robert Townsend
We still have a city manager form of government, ... While we can certainly suggest things to the manager, it is for the city manager to suggest things to commissioners.
Dennis Murray
He's just been off the charts,'' Oakland manager Ken Macha said.
Jermaine Dye
At the time, the suspect asked the two bank employees who the manager was, and one of the individuals told the suspect that she was the manager.
Pedro Medina
I hear from our area manager it's an area that's starting to get revived.
Patrick Rainey
The only thing I believe is this: A player does not have to like a manager and he does not have to respect a manager. All he has to do is obey the rules.
Sparky Anderson
It was 6:55. I was coming off the field and one of our coaches said, '(Manager Bobby Jones) wants to see you.' I had been following things and heard something might be happening but when it actually did, to hear 'You're flying out in the morning' is just a great feeling.
Drew Meyer
I do like the manager. It's a fund for someone to devote a little money to, but not make it a core holding.
Paul Herbert
Brian has done a fantastic job and I sincerely hope he is allowed to continue as manager.
Stephen Carr
You know Tony, he's a smart manager. He gave me the sign, so I did it.
Yadier Molina
There was concern there. I'm disappointed in some of the lack of improvement. Dave wanted to make sure we had the right manager in place so these players could continue to improve.
Kevin Mcclatchy
I don't think a manager should be judged by whether he wins the pennant, but by whether he gets the most out of the twenty-five men he's been given.
Chuck Tanner
A manager has his cards dealt to him and he must play them.
Miller Huggins
So I invested in him as a manager, and it was a good investment.
Suzanne Somers
It depends on how good of a time manager you are to begin with.
Deniece Schofield
With my access, I've talked with most every owner, every general manager and every player in both leagues. There's not a lot of guys up for jobs all across baseball that can say that.
Steve Stone
He was a success there, hired as a warehouse stock boy and worked his way up to general manager, the No. 2 man in charge.
Fred Walker
If I had to sum up in one word what makes a good manager, I'd say decisiveness. You can use the fanciest computers to gather the numbers, but in the end you have to set a timetable and act.
Lee Iacocca
A good manager is a man who isn't worried about his own career but rather the careers of those who work for him.
H. S. M. Burns
When a mature and able manager feels bored, he should seriously consider changing jobs, changing companies or simply retiring. It is not fair to anyone for half a leader to hold a full-time leadership job.
James L. Hayes
He has a desire to be a manager if the right situation comes along.
Steve Mandell
I do appreciate that the most important thing as a manager is to get good results.
Stuart Pearce
What a comeback,'' A's manager Ken Macha said.
Nick Swisher
We commence looking for a new manager tomorrow morning.
John Delaney
We've been trying to build a deeper bullpen. One that is more versatile, one that allows our manager and our staff a little more flexibility.
Ben Cherington
A manager doesn't hear the cheers.
Alvin Dark
Now that we have Patrick as our manager, ... we have quite a few labels that are interested in us.
Cam Grenstiner
I don't really want to get into the debate, but I'd want my own manager to win.
Neil Lennon
It looks like we've got a great staff. Nothing against the old one, but these are some experienced guys, a manager and coaches that have been there in October. That makes a difference. You can see guys out there listening to every word they say.
Humberto Cota
[Temuri] Ketsbaia is their player-manager and they also have Georgi Kinkladze, who was excellent at Manchester City a few years ago and even at Derby as well.
Brian Murray
He's really built a national social movement. Fox has been a great campaign manager for him.
Lorenzo Meyer
The defense is going to turn on Ryan's image as a big-picture manager who was not involved in day-to-day operations.
Bernard Harcourt
When the security manager found out, he went through the roof.
Ira Winkler
But he is certainly a very reliable manager.
Martin Koopmann
It's time for a British manager.
Dave Richards
Of course such a decision is entirely for the manager but, assuming Bryan was of the same mind, we would obviously be interested in talking to Chris and Liverpool.
Jeremy Peace
One thing (Bears general manager) Jerry Angelo told me when I was hobbling around on crutches -- and he's a realist -- is he said we're deep on the defensive line.
Darrell Campbell
If the club and the manager say let's work on this, we think we can generate some more cash and improve your profile, which indirectly extends the profile of the game then that's what I like about it.
Brian Canavan
The organization is shocked and saddened. Cindy is a very popular county manager with the employees.
Dave Byron
I have too many people who can hit the ball. It's hard as a manager to know who to hit.
Randy Wilstead
He's the manager we need.
Pudge Rodriguez
Our instincts are when Josh Byrnes steps into the role formally, he has the potential to be not only a successful general manager but a great one.
Jeff Moorad
There is a fear of the unknown, ... I was the general manager for the chain, and it's one thing to manage someone else's company and another thing to be on your own.
Patrick Burke
There has been only one manager, and his name is John McGraw.
Connie Mack
I don't want to sit at all, but then again I don't want to strap my manager. He's trying to win games.
Doug Mientkiewicz
Being the aviation manager again would appeal to me. Where is another story. Howie is highly qualified. Howie, like I did, graduated from the Air Force Academy.
Gerry Brown
It is critical that I, and the Board, have absolute confidence in the Manager to deliver success to the Club. Regrettably we do not.
Daniel Levy
The timing is no accident. We feel like we'll have our general manager of the future in place at that point.
Jeff Moorad
(Leyland) is the manager we need. He's a guy I respect very much. We're going to play hard for him.
Pudge Rodriguez
The nice thing is, as the manager, we can see where every cart is on the course.
Daniel Kane
If I have a constituent who takes the time to sit down and write a letter, they deserve a response. If I don't know the answer, I ask the city manager.
Laketa Cole
We are going to find out who is a good manager. Everyone is a good deer manager in wet years.
Clayton Wolf
When the employee told her to wait because she had to call the manager, the woman took off.
Pamela Williams
She would never make you do anything she wouldn't do herself. That's the key to being a good manager and a good leader.
Holly Johnson
Every manager reads Rule 21 [which prohibits betting on baseball] to every player.
Dave Bristol
The manager doesn't create an environment that gives permission for those employees to come forward and to respond to those mistakes in a respectful way.
Kevin Pokorny
In two weeks, with the help of MWR, the facilities manager and his team, and the SUBASE Fire Department, we've got this place up and running.
Franco Carofano
I think that he is a good manager who brought to office a whole different theory on how to run government, which is why he was elected in the first place.
Ron Kaufman
You look at him after the game and he's always dirty. That's the kind of a guy a manager would like to have on his club.
Joe Cunningham
It's good to have a manager who shares your interests, or goals. You can presumably trust a husband. I don't know if it's the best way to work. I really shouldn't discuss this.
Dorothy Stratten
I would like to start when [manager Joe Torre] thinks it's right.
Ruben Sierra
The L.A. Zoo is a respected institution, the general manager is highly thought of, the L.A. Zoo is one of the top zoos in the world.
Jack Hanna
He could have been an engineer and he would have been a great one, but he decided to be a catcher and he was a good one. Then he decided to be a bench coach and he was a good one. Now he is going to be a manager and he is going to be a good one.
Don Zimmer
I've said from the beginning that I want Brian and (general manager) Ozzie (Newsome) here for a long time.
Steve Bisciotti
Index funds really deliver what they promised, and you don't necessarily get that with an active manager.
Gus Sauter
Any manager who can't get along with a .400 hitter is crazy.
Joe Mccarthy
It's not a ceremonial or figurehead job as it is in cities that have a city manager. The mayor is responsible for the executive branch of government. So it's probably more important than it is in other cities in Montana.
Dan Kemmis
My priority is to give the general manager and head coach all the resources necessary to make the Browns successful.
Randy Lerner
The manager has his eye on the bottom line; the leader has his eye on the horizon.
Warren G. Bennis
It would be great for him to win it in consecutive seasons after doing so well at Porto. We've got a long way to go but we've got a chance. If anyone can do it, it's our manager.
John Terry
Mr. [Dave] Littlefield extended that opportunity, ... That gave me an opportunity to grow as a manager and as a man.
Lloyd Mcclendon
A baseball manager is a necessary evil.
Sparky Anderson
I talked to [manager Frank Robinson] and the GM [Jim Bowden] and told them I am going to play.
Luis Ayala
If you're going to call for the manager's head, the manager ought to be consulted first.
Mark Doumit
I put this helmet on, and it had been so long, it didn't fit anymore. I had to tell (Rams equipment manager) Todd Hewitt to take some air out of the helmet. It's good to be back.
Jerametrius Butler
Alex Ferguson is the best manager I've ever had at this level. Well, he's the only manager I've actually had at this level. But he's the best manager I've ever had.
David Beckham
He's always been straight-up. He is everything you can ask for in a manager. If I ever become a manager I will definitely take a page out of his book.
Lenny Harris
That's where their office was, at the time, and talked with the manager about hiring two black drivers. He said he didn't have any openings.
Charles Phillips
The United Way really appreciates the cooperation of Alexander Travel and Debbie Emery, the manager of Alexander Travel in Canton in making one of the top prizes a trip for two instead of a trip for one.
Phil Miller
I feel comfortable now, although I am new to the Champions League. There is a lot to learn from the manager and from the players here and I am confident I can do that. I am definitely picking things up and I think I will become a better player.
Peter Crouch
In current market conditions, a high quality U.S. asset manager doesn't come cheap.
William Hawkins
Managers aren't doing the wrong things - the market has changed. I don't care how good a manager is - if the trend changes, he's going to look bad.
Sheldon Jacob
The suspect demanded to know the location of the vault and demanded the manager open the vault.
Pedro Medina
She kept changing her mind, so the employee at the window told her to hold on, she was calling the manager. I think she was intoxicated or something.
Pamela Williams
I worked on my hitting and my defense. I got help down there from the hitting coach and manager. They did a good job with me down there.
Luis Rivas
If I was a CIO or corporate IT manager, I would make sure my employees used them safely; they should all have a headset.
George Carlo
But at the manager, low-level director or employee level, there's no responsibility.
Mark Horstman
The manager has always shown a lot of faith in me, and the fact that I gave up my home and family in Barcelona to come to Liverpool shows how much faith I have in Rafael Benitez.
Luis Garcia
The manager has unfolded his plans to me. He explained to me what he wants to achieve in the end. We are building a team which can win the Champions League again.
Ruud Van Nistelrooy
His counting should be done fairly. The fire marshall should come out, get a manager and sit there and count. He should make sure the count is accurate.
Richard Thomas
Being an ex-England manager, one that failed to qualify for the World Cup, is like being a dead politician.
Graham Taylor
A project manager isn't just interfacing with members of the project. He's also interfacing with the rest of the organization.
Hal Varian
I feel sorry for Mark with what has gone on and I will back him. He is a good manager and he is going to be a great manager. But I am here to do a job and that's it.
Steve Bleasdale
I'd say it's split. I've got one manager here who loves Kobe, and I like Shaq. You go around town and it's the same.
Tom Sullivan
It's important to understand what the manager is doing. You should believe in what he's doing. All (investing) styles have dry periods.
Reuben Brewer
If I put a manager on him that is not successful, it's not fair to the general manager.
Kevin Mcclatchy
He is not here to interview for a coaching job. He is not here to evaluate the coach, he is not here to evaluate the general manager.
Bob Mcnair
Both he and the board have big ambitions for the club, so it's important that the communications aspect off-field matches the effort of the manager and the players on-field.
David Southern
Yesterday, Vladimir was in charge of negotiations to get a new manager.
Roman Romanov
I've never had a bad job in baseball. I loved being a rookie-league manager. I loved being a big-league manager. To go and see the best baseball players in the world, it is fun. There is no other way to put it.
John Boles
The town management profession is generally one that has a certain amount of volatility to it, whether it's volatility the manager him- or herself instigates or the council or selectmen who instigate that volatility.
Michael Starn
It was a manager and a person who reported to that manager.
Melanie Adams
It is a fantastic club with a manager who is passionate about his football.
Danny Mills
At last they've got a manager who speaks better English than they do.
Brian Clough
I didn't have a manager, I didn't have a band, I was just a songwriter. But I needed to get my foot in the door, so I took the dollar.
Bryan Adams
I don't like it. But what can I do? I want to pitch every fifth day and they know that, but it's not my call. I'm not the manager.
Javier Vazquez
It's not something I'm after. My main goal is to stay in the game as long as I can in any capacity. I'm not pushing to be a manager. I'm not politicking. It's not my style.
Juan Samuel
Its not been very difficult, I said before that this was an important deal for me so I knew it was going to take time. Peter and the manager knew this as well so we knew it was going to be a long process.
Stilian Petrov
Previously, I wouldn't have given us a good grade at all. But since we have (business manager Renee Hinton) in place, we're doing a much better job. I don't know if I'd give us a letter grade.
Richard Hartley
We have an acting manager who is doing a fine job.
Vladimir Romanov
We don't man-mark anybody. I have never, ever done it in 27 years as a manager and I would never do it.
John Toshack
There is a doubt about him and I wouldn't think the manager would risk him if he isn't 100 percent because we need everyone on the button for this game.
Tommy Burns
It was too bad he couldn't go longer than five innings. But he did a good job, but the manager wanted to use more pitchers.
Chan Ho Park
I do believe it's time for a British manager. It's time to have somebody who understands the passion and the belief and the commitment to the game.
Dave Richards
I don't think there's a dumb question when it comes to choosing a money manager.
Michael Bostler
It makes an awful lot of sense from a lot of different perspectives. Any portfolio manager is going to start with his best ideas. You can't have 100 best ideas.
Jim Mccall
We wanted to be able to take a librarian and turn them into a project manager.
Kevin Fletcher
If Dave Jones is the manager of Cardiff for the next few years, then I want to be here as well.
Jason Koumas
At the end of February hopefully we'll be in a position to announce who the new manager will be.
Raymond Hack
The manager held court with the media and gave one side of this unfortunate affair, which is why I'm now giving my side.
Ben Thatcher
That's why as a manager I keep the game close. Because we have people that can turn the game around in one swing.
Paquin Estrada
We are looking for just a general manager, ... He will set the strategy and the tone. We are just hiring one person.
Richard Peddie
As a manager you're always disappointed to see good players leave but Jon is going to a good club and it really is a brilliant move for him.
Brian Horton
We have to go through the city manager, so we will send him a letter (today) asking for a meeting.
Jimmy Neal
When we needed a manager in another store, she'd go. We could always count on her ? if she could do it, she did it.
Julie Grimm
Unfortunately, I've decided to withdraw from the squad. I informed manager Sadaharu Oh of my decision by fax yesterday.
Tadahito Iguchi
We came in and the regional manager was actually here and they broke the news to us that they would no longer be in business.
Megan Kirby
My guess is that if the costs aren't too high and we'll be able to absorb them within our existing budget, the county manager is not too keen on recommending that we pursue reimbursement.
Pete Winton
Pittsburgh just got a lot better. If I were a general manager and I had one choice, it would be Jim Tracy. (The Pirates) made a great hire.
John Boles
The mayor and council will run the city just as we did prior to having a city manager, we'll move forward and everything will be just fine.
Mayor Bryan Puckette
I don't know if we'll end up with a sexy general manager, ... I'm not sure I know exactly what that means. It's important for us to get the right general manager.
David Montgomery
With this proposed increase by our fisheries manager it probably would put the rest of the industry out of business.
Nick Crismale
The key to being a good manager is keeping the people who hate me away from those who are still undecided.
Casey Stengel
Whether you were a greeter at Wal-Mart or a sales manager or bookkeeper in another industry, these are skills that can transfer easily to the hospitality industry.
Cathy Keefe
He'll be very successful working with the tribe. He's not just a good manager. He's very culturally aware.
Gerard Baker
You're a manager if you spend most of your time making independent decisions and using your own discretion free from anybody else's direction.
James Geagan
I felt like the city manager and council were working to be fair and upfront with employees, ... I feel like we were addressing problems with the employees.
Brandon Lewis
When a new manager comes you will have players that go with the flow and those that moan and groan. The back four was established and it was probably easier for us to go with it because we were part of that team anyway.
Nigel Winterburn
Today, ... the manager made my career.
Abraham Nunez
We're going to ask them to come in and give a presentation to the selection committee, and then get down to making a recommendation to the city manager.
Alan Delisle
What will happen, daily, is that the general manager or the director of sales or the representative that deals with that account - the embassy here - will get the call: 'Have you had any cancellations?' .
Bjorn Hanson
He's the manager, man. He put the rules down. We just work here.
Vinny Castilla
I don't say nothing, it's not my decision. It's a decision the manager has to make.
Orlando Hernandez
We're looking for a successful manager.
John Delaney
He's an outstanding manager, one of the best in baseball.
Dave Dombrowski
The productivity of work is not the responsibility of the worker but of the manager.
Peter F. Drucker
We pay the property manager to take care of the property. I'm an investor in this and I really don't know whether he's doing a great job or not. I'm sure he could do better.
Charles Kirby
This is the old armchair quarterback theory. Everybody thinks they can be a better coach, a better general manager, a better owner.
Greg Ambrosius
If you leave the investment aside, ... it will be a huge disappointment if we don't win anything. If you include the investment, however, it will be a failure if we don't win something. That's the way the manager will see it and the way we see it, because we're expected to win things; that's what we do.
Peter Kenyon
It's bizarre that the produce manager is more important to my children's health than the pediatrician.
Meryl Streep
If he comes, the manager knows a lot about him and his character and will know he can fit in. Everybody can see he's got great ability.
John Terry
The committee thought the general manager was doing an outstanding job.
Bruce Woodbury
I hit a grand slam off Ron Herbel and when his manager Herman Franks came out to get him, he was bringing Herbel's suitcase.
Bob Uecker
There was no effective oversight of the investment manager and no effective control or checks on his actions.
Peter Bresnan
If you didn't get the letter or you're not sure . . . call the benefits manager for the former employer or union.
Judy Clark
Being a manager really prepared me well; I got to know the guys. You see the game from the coaches' eyes, not just the players' eyes.
Josh Greenberg
After listening to the interviews, I am convinced that we do not have to go to the level of town manager, but should look into a administration position.
Bernie Zemen
I did pull out of one Republic squad with an injury and I do not think the manager was too happy with that.
David Connolly
The type of player I was is the type of manager I'll be. Run and force the issue. I would like to play very aggressive on the bases.
Skeeter Barnes
The manager accepts the status quo; the leader challenges it.
Warren G. Bennis
Having a Club Manager with such diverse experience at the executive level will be of great benefit to the club. We are excited and are looking forward to Oscar bringing the Club to the next level.
Francisco Gonzalez
He's the best man-manager out there. One word from him is worth 10 from another person. That's the aura he's got.
Neil Lennon
The last flight I was on, the hatch wouldn't open. I was the commander of that flight. I was treated like any manager on the ground. I was asked my ideas by top-level NASA managers.
Ken Cockrell
We have a double pleasure in that, with the funding behind us, we can really celebrate having a new manager and beginning to look for a downtown office.
Pamela Learned
We want to be our own portfolio manager.
Chris Hendrix
We were in love with his overall experience. He is an old-school manager, and I think that is a great asset, especially at the A level.
Steve Noworyta
It's the football fan's way to be the coach, the general manager, the owner.
Craig Snyder
The company's full potential is not being realized as long as they have a part-time manager.
John Moses
May not have some of the necessities to be, let's say, a field manager, or perhaps a general manager.
Al Campanis
It was a battle. A case manager started searching for a nursing home immediately, but they kept saying there was no appropriate bed.
Grace Richards
I want to thank all the pitchers who couldn't go nine innings, and manager Dick Howser who wouldn't let them go.
Dan Quisenberry
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