Jobs Quotes · Page 147

Politicians are like weather vanes. Our job is to make the wind blow.

— David R. Brower

I don't have any money to hire actors. I just need to get people who are going to do a good job…

— Grimes

In spite of really intense competition for the job, I'm still my own worst enemy.

— Tom Holt

“You never know until you give something your best and keep working at it. Follow your dreams no matter what”

— Santonu Kumar Dhar

I got turned down for a million jobs until I got my first movie with Francis [Ford Coppola].

— Alden Ehrenreich

Job-wise, I did have a moment of panic that I should have been a doctor a few years ago, but I hate…

— Kate Beckinsale

The best thing workers can bring to their jobs is a lifelong thirst for learning.

— Jack Welch

Convey your passion and link your strengths to measurable results. Employers and interviewers love concrete data.

— Marcus Buckingham

But as coaches, we need to get a little more fire and passion and be more demanding that our guys get the…

— Steve Spurrier

As a journalist, my job is to be dispassionate. Suddenly to be the centre of a story and to be crying, it…

— Natasha Kaplinsky

Literally, if we took away the minimum wage - if conceivably it was gone - we could potentially virtually wipe out unemployment…

— Michele Bachmann

As an actress, it's part of your job to be able to imagine just about anything - even if it's not within…

— Rachel Weisz

We're really talking about the Army and Marine Corps here for almost all these ground combat jobs. They want to move in…

— Renee Montagne

Yes, in socialism the rich will be poorer - but the poor will also be poorer. People will lose interest in really…

— Thomas Peterffy

There have been times I've finished a big job and thought, 'Great, a couple of weeks off.' But then a couple of…

— Johnny Vegas

In an era when America is still too divided by race and by riches, Judge [Samuel] Alito has not written one single…

— Edward Kennedy

It's not my fault Snow didn't have any other options coming out of high school. If going to college gets you a…

— Jeremy Roenick

Many of the American cartoonists that want to have a job and go so much for the total right without thinking, sometimes…

— Sergio Aragones

We have to hear the stories of women at all ages of their lives in order to really present a picture of…

— Marsha Norman

I think we listen to music because we want to be changed. Music is not solely for our entertainment. Music has such…

— Bobby McFerrin

The political establishment has brought about the destruction of our factories, and our jobs, as they flee to Mexico, China and other…

— Donald Trump

I don't resent being identified with B science fiction movies at all -why should I? Even though they were not considered top…

— John Agar

Parenting can be established as a time-share job, but mothers are less good "switching off" their parent identity and turning to something…

— Terri E Apter

The Steve Jobs who founded Apple as an anarchic company promoting the message of freedom, whose first projects with Stephen Wozniak were…

— Mike Daisey

There is no job description for the first lady and she's only there because her husband got elected president.

— Nancy Reagan

I don't take a dime of their [lobbyist] money, and when I am president, they won't find a job in my White…

— Barack Obama

A good job isn't something you go out and find, it's something you discover while you're working.

— Jack Ma

One's first responsible job is the great revealer - far more than school.

— Anna Louise Strong

There's no question raising the minimum wage excessively causes a loss of jobs.

— Mitt Romney

I live by the motto of "chase your dream, make your dream your job, make your job your life."

— Bill Walton

I am so blessed to be able to get up in the morning and go to a job I love, with fantastic…

— Jane Leeves

My sense is that being a First Lady is a full-time job, but I'll know more when the time comes.

— Michelle Obama

I don't think it's a director's job to peek behind the curtain too much.

— Paul Thomas Anderson

Never argue with a man whose job depends on not being convinced.

— H. L. Mencken

I'm doing everything I can to sabotage my career. It's a little thing called "fear of success".

— Jon Stewart

I had a real strong fantasy life as a kid. But then you grow up and think about real jobs.

— Michael Keaton

Make a total commitment to your company, your job, and your career. Uncommitted people have no future.

— Brian Tracy

Learning to earn a living is only half the job. The other half is to make life worthwhile and meaningful.

— Sai Baba

My first real showbiz job was on a Nickelodeon show called 'Hey, Dude.' That was my first real paid scriptwriting job.

— Graham Yost

The job of a leader today is not to create followers. It’s to create more leaders.

— Ralph Nader