Jobs Quotes · Page 156

I'm all about job creation. That's what I've done for ten years as the governor of Texas, and that's what I'm focused…

— Rick Perry

My job is baseball. That's it. After, I'll talk to my country. I'm happy to do that.

— Hee-seop Choi

A writers job is to destroy and then to build the thing back up again by a chosen means.

— Barry Hannah

Work hard at your job and you can make a living. Work hard on yourself and you can make a fortune.

— Jim Rohn

In the beginning the organizer's first job is to create the issues or problems.

— Saul Alinsky

Before product/market fit, your only job that matters is to build a great product.

— Sam Altman

Teaching translation is more of an editing job. You act as editor. But you can have fun with it.

— Gregory Rabassa

I brought Yoko Ono to New York and gave her her first job there. I was editing a magazine called 'Film Culture.'

— Jonas Mekas

That's why I like my job so much, because at the end of the day they're fruits of labor that you don't…

— Charlize Theron

Haitian diplomacy will be oriented toward the influx of foreign capital, direct investments that create jobs and stimulate economic growth.

— Laurent Lamothe

Celebrities say they date other celebrities because they have the same job. But I think they just like dating famous people. Celebrities…

— Jason Lee

My job as a leader is not to say, 'Hey, look at me. I'm a leader.' It's to lead. I mean, I've…

— Josh Freeman

Self-managing is Job One. Have a vision and a mission. Surround yourself with talented people. Rely on effective coaching, not managing of…

— Tom Gegax

The Obama administration believes in experts and blue-ribbon panels. They believe in creating new agencies and boards. They believe in all that,…

— Sher Valenzuela

The trouble when you have a job like mine is it's your social life as well, so I need to actually [find]…

— Sinead O'Connor

I didn’t do anything. I don’t have an explanation, I don’t know why I wanted to write. I did some short stories…

— Don DeLillo

Humanity is no longer the same. Its needs are no longer the same, and the needs of all around the world are…

— Benjamin Creme

Only it’s just the same. In fact, do you know, because of all that pressure, and worry, and fear, it’s worse. There…

— Joe Abercrombie

I think when people say they dread going into work on Monday morning, it's because they know they are leaving a piece…

— Tony Hsieh

I have a fear of poverty in old age. I have this vision of myself living in a skip and eating cat…

— Jenny Eclair

In the 1960s, you had this booming economy, and you didn't really have enough men around to fill all the jobs. So…

— Gail Collins

Generally I start writing when I have even the smallest idea of how a book is going to go, because the physical…

— Terry Pratchett

Much of the time I’ve spent trying to impress people has been a waste. The reality is people are impressed with all…

— Donald Miller

Through job creation, quality public services and better working conditions, people, communities and countries can lift themselves out of poverty, improve livelihoods,…

— Sharan Burrow

Do not advise too much: do the job yourself. This is the only advice you can give to others. Do it and…

— Jawaharlal Nehru

What I've said to [my team] is, "Look, we ran our leg of the race and we did a darn good job."

— Barack Obama

I had turned down other head chef jobs. I didn't want to take over someone else's cuisine. I wanted to start from…

— Rene Redzepi

When being interviewed by a woman for a job, never begin with listen up doll face.

— Dov Davidoff

Leisure only means a chance to do other jobs that demand attention.

— Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr

I see it as my job to try to keep Bach in the mainstream and present his music with, rather than without,…

— Nigel Kennedy

I've learned the number one job of a pro manager is not to win championships but to keep their job.

— Mark Cuban

Every developer will want to live in this world…and it’s our job to build it.

— Urs Holzle

I'd rather work with someone who's good at their job but doesn't like me, than someone who likes me but is a…

— Sam Donaldson

To feel valued, to know, even if only once in a while, that you can do a job well is an absolutely…

— Barbara Walters

Communications is the number one major in America today. CNN had 25,000 applicants for five intern jobs this summer.

— Larry King

It's hard to be decent in a money world. We want to shut down all repetitious jobs, automate it, free people.

— Jacque Fresco

When you're battling for a job, you know that every day you've got to perform.

— Marc Bulger

We find worth in jobs, money, & performance so we can hide how worthless we feel inside. Acknowledge the pain to be healed.

— LeCrae

I think any time you can go after an audience that isn't built in, that's the job.

— Jon Bernthal

The smartest thing we can do to create high-wage jobs and grow our economy is to keep our focus on education.

— Bill Richardson