Klingon Promotion/Quotes

Asok, the company isn't growing and no one is quitting in this economy. Your only hope of promotion is if a senior engineer died.

—Dilbert

I shall kill the president... thereby becoming the president...

—Frans, The Adventures of Dr. McNinja

To be king, Numsgil did in Blog, who did in Unkful, who did in Viddle, who did in Loll, who did in Alrok...

—Goblin King flavour text, Magic the Gathering

Hell, anything happens to me, everyone gets an instant promotion!

—John Sheridan, Babylon 5

-The new head of Sam's old company, who intends to become president by killing the old one because that's how politics work

—From Yahtzee's review of Splinter Cell: Conviction

Crime code 143: Killing a person outside of the Unseen University using magic. (Inside the UU, this is known as promotion.)

—The Ankh Morpork City Watch Diary

Krogan researcher: My predecessor said no one would understand the true worth of my work. As I pulled my blade from his chest, I knew he was telling the truth.

Commander Shephard: Not exactly what I would call effective academic pier review.

—Mass Effect 2

"there will be no promotion unless somebody dies, and even then only if we can't bring them back as a zombie"

—Hermes from Futurama

Pi: Does the guy who killed the king get to be the new king?
Kevyn: That would set a wonderful precedent.

—Schlock MercenaryNovember 3, 2009