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Answers.com > Wiki Answers > Categories > Animal Life > Vertebrates > Reptiles > Alligators and Crocodiles > What is the quip about alligators and swamps?

Other contributors have said "When you are up to your ass in alligators it is hard to remember your initial objective was to drain the swamp?" is the same question as "What is the quip about alligators and swamps?" If you believe that these are not asking the same thing and should be answered differently, click here

What is the quip about alligators and swamps?

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This is an analogy, often stated in business, about how unintended consequences can assume greater importance than the activity originally undertaken.

"The objective of all dedicated employees is to thoroughly analyze all situations, anticipate all problems prior to their occurrence, have answers for these problems, and move swiftly to solve these problems when called upon. However, when you are up to your ass in alligators, it is difficult to remember that your initial objective was to drain the swamp."

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