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title: "3 Bob Sutton Quotes"
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# Bob Sutton

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##  Quotes by Bob Sutton

> [As this VP discovered, being a boss is much like being a high-status primate in any group: the creatures beneath you in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-sutton/as-this-vp-discovered-being-a-boss-is-much-like-being-a-high-status/)

[Bob Sutton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-sutton/)

[Boss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/boss/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0ca/bob-sutton-87762_boss_as-this-vp-discovered-being-a-boss-is-mu_907994.jpg)

> [Know when and how to get out of the way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-sutton/know-when-and-how-to-get-out-of-the-way/)

[Bob Sutton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-sutton/)

[Funny](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/funny/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3e2/bob-sutton-87762_funny_know-when-and-how-to-get-out-of-the-way_2297387.jpg)

> [When Chuck House wanted to develop the oscilloscope for HP, David Packard told him to abandon the project. Chuck went on "vacation"…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-sutton/when-chuck-house-wanted-to-develop-the-oscilloscope-for-hp-david/)

[Bob Sutton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-sutton/)

[Abandon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/abandon/)

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