To Kill a Good Idea
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The boss won't go for that.
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The lawyers won't go for that.
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The accountants won't go for that.
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The client won't go for that.
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The salespeople won't go for that.
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The investors won't go for that.
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So and so won't like it.
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It's not us.
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It won't fit into our system.
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We're not ready for that yet.
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I don't think it will work.
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I don't understand.
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Do you understand?
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Will anyone understand?
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What will they think of next?
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It's politically incorrect.
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It's too complicated.
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It's too late for that now.
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It's too expensive.
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We'll lose money.
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Why?
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What!?
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Who says?
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Nobody will want that.
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Where are you coming from?
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It can't be done.
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Have the committee review it.
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Let's do more research.
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Let's take a vote on it.
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Let's play devil's advocate.
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I've never heard of such a thing.
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We've already tried that.
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That's been done before.
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It's not how we do things here.
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We've never done anything like that.
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We'll get back to you.
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That's a subject for another meeting.
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It creates more problems than it solves.
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Sounds like too many problems.
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That only solves some of the problems.
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That's going to cause problems.
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Here we go again.
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That's unique, but…
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Very interesting, but…
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I understand, but…
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I love it, but…
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Great idea, but…
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Yes, but…
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Sounds simple, but…
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But…
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It's just not for us.
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Try again.
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That sucks.
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Needs more pizzazz!
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I don't like it.
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Have you thought it through?
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It won't sell.
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Maybe next time.
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Another day.
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What are people going to say?
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People will think we're nuts!
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That's BS.
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Be realistic.
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How about this instead?
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Get a grip!
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Are you serious?
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That turns me off!
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The client is too liberal for that.
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The client is too conservative for that.
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What else do you have?
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So!
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So what?
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Oh…
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Oh?
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Oh, really!
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Get real, it's not feasible.
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Sounds crazy!
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Nobody does that.
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Are you kidding me?
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That's too off the wall.
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You can't argue with success.
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You can't fight City Hall.
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We don't have time to do it.
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Let's not reach beyond our grasp.
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We're overextended already.
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Let's wait 'til we see the numbers.
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You're proposing what?
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Let's not rock the boat.
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Silence.
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Laughter.
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Boos.
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Where did that come from?
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I've got a better idea.
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Hey, there's a recession going on.
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No one has ever done anything like that before.
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The press will kill us.
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That's not your decision to make.
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We'll step on too many toes.
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Just leave it to me. I'll take care of it.
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You could lose your job for that…