Jobs Quotes - Page 18

• And, because my role in society - or any artist or poet's role - is to try to express what we all feel. Not to tell people how to feel, not as a preacher, not as a leader, but as a reflection of us all. And it's like that's the job of the artist in society, not to...they're not some alienated being living on the outskirts of town. It's fine to live on the outskirts of town, but artists must reflect what we all are. … If that's taken it too much on meself, I feel that artists are that - they're reflections of society... Mirrors.

  John Lennon

  Taken, Artist, Reflection

  KFRC RKO Radio Interview, December 8, 1980.

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• George W. Bush did an incredible job in the presidency, defending us from freedom.

  Rick Perry

  Incredibles, Presidency

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• So, practice, particularly after you've attained a job, any kind of job, like playing with a four piece band, that's... an opportunity to develop.

  Buddy Rich

  Opportunity, Practice, Band

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• The foundation of a strong economy and job creation begins with providing every child in America with the best possible education, including students with disabilities.

  Jared Polis

  Strong, Children, America

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• The opportunity ahead for Microsoft is vast, but to seize it, we must focus clearly, move faster and continue to transform. A big part of my job is to accelerate our ability to bring innovative products to our customers more quickly.

  Satya Nadella

  Moving, Opportunity, Focus

  "Microsoft Names New Ceo, Gates' Role Changed" By Luke Karmali, www.ign.com. February 4, 2014.

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• We saw — we conducted the experiment. I mean, it’s been done. We saw Apple with Steve Jobs. We saw Apple without Steve Jobs. We saw Apple with Steve Jobs. Now, we’re gonna see Apple without Steve Jobs.

  Larry Ellison

  Mean, Apples, Done

  "Larry Ellison Hints That Apple Is Doomed Without Steve Jobs" by Steve Kovach, www.businessinsider.com. August 12, 2013.

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• One of the problems, hanging out with me, is that I can turn any topic into a toxic horror story. I've lost two girlfriends and a job by reading an ingredients label out loud, with annotations, at the wrong time.

  Neal Stephenson

  Girlfriend, Reading, Horror Stories

  Neal Stephenson (2007). “Zodiac”, p.10, Grove/Atlantic, Inc.

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• The American people are doing their job today. They should be given a chance to show whether they wish to preserve the principles of individual and local responsibility and mutual self-help
  before they embark on what I believe to be a disastrous system. I feel sure they will succeed if given the opportunity.

  Herbert Hoover

  Believe, Responsibility, Opportunity

  United States. President (1929-1933 : Hoover), Herbert Hoover (1974). “Herbert Hoover: Containing the Public Messages, Speeches, and Statements of the President”

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• I do a pretty good job at casting actually.

  Ridley Scott

  Casting, Good Job

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• Remember that your job as a practicing writer is to remember it's never going to be perfect on your first pass.

  Brandon Sanderson

  Perfect, Firsts, Remember

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• Politicians don't create jobs.

  Jamie Whyte

  Politician

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• Our first priority has to be getting our fiscal house in order - and creating an atmosphere for the private sector in job creation.

  Bill Huizenga

  Creating, Order, Priorities

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• Small business in America is booming. The job creator in America, small business, is absolutely moving ahead.

  Pete Domenici

  Moving, America, Small Business

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• What about the rat race in the first place? Is it worthwhile? Or are you just buying into someone else's definition of success? Only you can decide that, and you'll have to decide it over and over and over. But if you think it's a rat race, before you drop out, take a deep breath. Maybe you picked the wrong job. Try again. And then try again.

  Sheryl Sandberg

  Thinking, Race, Trying

  "FACEBOOK COO SANDBERG: The Women Of My Generation Blew It, So Equality Is Up To You, Graduates" by Sheryl Sandberg, www.businessinsider.com. May 18, 2011.

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• What will I do with myself when I retire? When I quit my job, I do not want to quit living. Can I possibly be of use when retirement day comes, or will I just be taking up space?

  John Anthony West

  Retirement, Space, Use

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• I don't worry. I'm more stoical. Of course I have insecurities. I fear getting older. I fear death and illness. I'm not prone to depression, but I get depressed because everybody gets depressed. Suddenly I'm away from my family or doing a job I'm not enjoying.

  David Thewlis

  Worry, Insecurity, Getting Older

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• A fundamental requirement, overriding any other for this job, is an understanding of deafness-what it is and how it affects the educational experience.

  Paul Simon

  Educational, Understanding, Fundamentals

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• That's all my grandfather was guilty of, fear, faith in his words, but that was a high crime in her eyes. That's all Jack was guilty of that day, but I've lived with him a good while and I believe I understand him. Sometimes it might take an afternoon or evening of being here in this kitchen alone, thinking, but I can usually come to see his reasons through his ways. And half the job of finding peace is finding understanding. Don't you believe it to be so?

  Kaye Gibbons

  Fear, Believe, Eye

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• I always hear people say I give the same answers or I don’t give you much. No, I just don’t give you much negativity. When people are negative a lot, it starts to creep into your mind, and then you start having doubts, and I don’t like that. If there’s another way, show me. My job is to stay positive. My job is to limit distractions. And if you get annoyed by that, I don’t expect you to understand because you’re not in my shoes.

  Derek Jeter

  Shoes, People, Giving

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• To look around at what you have accomplished in a day gives a man a good feeling. Too many men work on parts of things. Doing a job to completeness satisfies a man.

  Richard Proenneke

  Men, Giving, Feelings

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• Too many men work on parts of things. Doing a job to completion, satisfies me.

  Richard Proenneke

  Men, Completion

  "Alone in the Wilderness". Documentary, www.imdb.com. 2004.

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• Whatever the 25 guys on the roster, it’s my job to get the most out of those guys.

  Paul Molitor

  Guy, Rosters

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• No one wants to lose their job, or cede the power they've acquired.

  Romano Prodi

  Want, Loses

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• The writer's job, after all, is not to dictate meaning, but to give the reader enough pieces to create his or her own satisfying meaning. The story is truly finished—and meaning is made—not when the author adds the last period, but when the reader enters the story and fills that little ambiguous space, completing the circuit, letting the power flow through.

  Celeste Ng

  Space, Giving, Add

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• God makes each one of us for the time into which we are born. He creates us for a purpose. Our job is to know Him well, discover what He created us to do, and then do it for all we're worth for the rest of our lives. Ask God to show you your purpose. He will answer.

  Robin Lee

  Purpose, Answers, Born

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