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• If a subordinate asks you a pertinent question, look at him as if he had lost his senses.
  When he looks down, paraphrase the question back at him....
• Never jump on a man unless he is down, and when you do, make sure that you confuse him by supplying him with so many facts that he can not possibly understand what you are saying.
• A leader is best when people barely know that he exists.
  Less good when they obey and acclaim him. Worse when they fear and despise him....
• If a subordinate asks you a pertinent question, look at him as if he had lost his senses.
  When he looks down, paraphrase the question back at him. -- Spark's Sixth Rule for Manage...
• Spark's Sixth Rule for Managers: If a subordinate asks you a pertinent question, look at him as if he had lost his senses.
  When he looks down, paraphrase the question back at him....
• Did you ever notice when you blow in a dog's face he gets mad at you?
  But when you take him in a car he sticks his head out the window. -- Steve Bluestei...
• What do you take me for, an idiot?
  -- General Charles de Gaulle, when a journalist asked him if he was happy...
• Never hit a man when he's down. Kick him. It's easier.