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• Harvard is first and foremost a university and not a consulting operation, and our job here is to teach and to research and to create knowledge on Asia in conjunction and in cooperation with scholars as well as with political, intellectual, and cultural leaders in Asia.

  William C. Kirby

  Leader, Political, Intellectual

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• What I have found is that my fan base will follow me to whatever I'm doing. They gave me a big tune-in for Hallmark. They were just happy to see me working again, and my job is not to disappoint them, not to cheat them.

  Genie Francis

  Tunes, Fans, Follow Me

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• I'd much rather do an obviously commercial writing project than get a day job.

  Poppy Z. Brite

  Writing, Day Jobs, Projects

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• I keep myself content by doing lots of different stuff and make sure that my next role is completely different to the last. I just enjoy the versatility of it, the challenge of doing lots of different things. It keeps the job interesting.

  David Thewlis

  Interesting, Challenges, Different

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

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• When I was working in my first job engineering construction, what I liked the most was working with architects and making buildings that had this creative side coming from the architect and that were making them a big success.

  Bernard Arnault

  Engineering, Creative, Firsts

  "Chairman of LVMH, Bernard Arnault". "Talk Asia" with Lorraine Hahn, www.cnn.com. February 12, 2005.

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• I try to stay in shape just to handle things like the stress of a job or everyday life.

  Erin Andrews

  Stress, Everyday, Trying

  "Up Close with Erin Andrews". Interview with Kristen Aldridge, www.shape.com.

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• I don't cheer for anyone because my job is obviously more important, but the reason why I got into sports is because of my father. He's a giant sports fan and we are from New England, so he cheered for the Celtics and the Red Sox.

  Erin Andrews

  Sports, Cheer, Father

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• It's people's worst fantasy to see their partner kissing someone else, even though it's a job and it's not real.

  Hayley Atwell

  Real, Kissing, People

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• My first job was a Greek tragedy, and ever since, one job just seemed to roll onto the next. I've been terribly lucky.

  Hayley Atwell

  Greek, Tragedy, Lucky

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

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• We need to focus on getting people back to work, focus on jobs, the economy, the debt and the spending. That's what will improve the quality of life for American families and for hard-working taxpayers.

  John Barrasso

  Hard Work, People, Focus

  "Interviews with Senator John Barrasso & David Plouffe". "State of the Union" with Candy Crowley, www.realclearpolitics.com. January 20, 2013.

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• I mean, I hate when actors talk about how hard their job is. It's ridiculous, because we have the best job in the world.

  Jon Bernthal

  Hate, Mean, Best Job

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

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• Smart, sustainable, inclusive growth is the key to job-creation and the future prosperity of Europe.

  Jose Manuel Barroso

  Smart, Keys, Europe

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• I actually wrote my first zombie book way before I got the job on 'Saturday Night Live.

  Max Brooks

  Book, Night, Zombie

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• If the right job came along, absolutely with bells on I would work in Sweden.

  MyAnna Buring

  Bells, Sweden, Ifs

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• I got a job as soon as I could - 11 or 12. I started babysitting and then I got a part-time job at a pharmacy in England. I just remember loving the feeling of going out and buying my own clothes! I'd go bargain-hunting and get secondhand vintage stuff.

  Natasha Bedingfield

  Hunting, Clothes, Vintage

  "Natasha Bedingfield Flashback". www.seventeen.com. June 22, 2008.

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• I took temp jobs, recorded a demo in the evenings and eventually shopped a record deal. All I knew was that I wanted to write songs; thankfully, I also got to sing them.

  Natasha Bedingfield

  Song, Writing, Records

  "Portrait of the artist: Natasha Bedingfield, singer". Interview with Laura Barnett, www.theguardian.com. May 15, 2007.

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• I don't have a day job, so I read any time of day.

  Ned Beauman

  Day Jobs, Time Of Day

  "Ned Beauman: 'What sticks in my mind is praise from the wrong people'". Interview with Gemma Kappala-Ramsamy, www.theguardian.com. July 21, 2012.

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• Twin Peaks' was the best job I ever had as an actor.

  Richard Beymer

  Best Job, Actors, Twins

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• Writing scripts is a laborious job that can be a real pain.

  Shane Black

  Pain, Real, Writing

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• For women of my generation, it was the 'juggling act.' Jobs, marriage, children, homes, and aging parents were the balls we added, tossing them in the air as our lives filled up and praying they wouldn't come crashing down on our heads.

  Willow Bay

  Children, Home, Air

  "The Daily Balancing Act" by Willow Bay, www.huffingtonpost.com. September 10, 2007.

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• What I try to do is to appreciate every job I have while I'm working on it.

  Adam Baldwin

  Appreciate, Trying

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

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• When I started out, I wrote the songs, recorded the songs, mastered, mixed, did the artwork, made the packaging and did the distribution, all myself. Now I understand what everyone's jobs are, who is doing them right, and who isn't.

  Aloe Blacc

  Song, Packaging, Artwork

  Personal Quote, www.imdb.com.

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• To push behind the dog sled and run in front of the dog sled. That was always an interesting job.

  Anne Bancroft

  Running, Dog, Interesting

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• It was only after five years in the army, when I was having to do a very boring job in a very boring place, that I thought: 'Why not try writing a novel?' partly out of youthful arrogance and partly because there had been a long line of writers in my mother's family.

  Antony Beevor

  Mother, Writing, Army

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• My job, when it comes to free agency, trades, is not to pick players, but support the personnel department and the coaching staff. We have to have the financial resources to make things happen and that's my job.

  Arthur Blank

  Player, Agency, Support

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