Jobs Quotes · Page 152

My job is to bring out in people what they wouldn't dare do themselves.

— Karl Lagerfeld

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

— Anonymous

Posing was the first job I did in which I understood what I was doing.

— Quentin Crisp

I don't have to explain or defend the will of God. My job is simply to obey it.

— Charles R. Swindoll

If you look even at Pittsburgh, where I grew up, you've now replaced steel jobs with technology jobs, and they pay better.

— John Kasich

I was raised on, 'You go get a nine-to-five job, earn your pay and work your way up.

— Matthew McConaughey

An employer verification system must be implemented to ensure jobs are not given to illegal immigrants.

— Mitt Romney

I think hip-hop does a very good job of infusing comedy and humor and wit into music, a lot more than other…

— Carrie Brownstein

If I spend all my time being upset about having lost a job, then the next however many auditions I have are…

— Henry Cavill

I am very happy acting, and just have never gone at, or been bitten by the directing bug to the extent where…

— Stephen Lang

As mayor of Milwaukee, I've had many developers come and many businesses come and have asked for financial assistance from the city,…

— Tom Barrett

A strong State Department to me means a corps of career officials who believe that their job is to advocate America's interests…

— John Bolton

The opportunity to be able to tell stories to a massive audience is really incredible and this job couldn't be more satisfying.…

— Olivia Wilde

I come back to the science that is in it to reduce our dependence on foreign oil and climate change. It's about…

— Nancy Pelosi

As far as police go, if officers are really that scared or timid [on the streets], maybe they shouldn't be police officers.…

— Brandon Marshall

The American Dream is one of success, home ownership, college education for one's children, and have a secure job to provide these…

— Leonard Boswell

During the course of the seven years I played scenes with an oil slick, I played a scene with a grain of…

— Patrick Stewart

I get heartfelt thanks from all kinds of people. Today I heard from a waitress in Georgia who has lost her job…

— Elizabeth Warren

True the Black woman did the housework, the drudgery; true, she reared the children, often alone, but she did all of that…

— Toni Morrison

I call this the Fundamental Problem of Political Economy. How do we limit the power that idiots have over us? ... [Milton]…

— Arnold Kling

I don't think there is any one route to directing… Other than that I think you just have to think 'By any…

— Mary Harron

The artist's job, I think, is to be a conduit for mystery. To intuit it, and recognize that the story-germ has some…

— George Saunders

Providing clean, efficient solar/electric generators to industries such as oil companies, spanning from film and event production, construction, disaster relief, agriculture, forestry,…

— Ian Somerhalder

I've always wanted to help build a better society and build a better company, and I always wanted a healthy, vibrant company,…

— Jamie Dimon

If there's anything better than a God-given talent, it's a God-given day job.

— Robert Breault

If you have fun at your job, I think you're going to be more effective.

— Meg Whitman

I grew up watching stand-ups and thought it was so entertaining and unique - you didn't see that as a job description…

— Kevin Nealon

A 'good job' can be both practically attractive while still not good enough to devote your entire life to.

— Alain de Botton

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

— Poppy Z. Brite

That ship is loaded with treasure, but there's a hole in the ship. And my job is to get everyone to row…

— Gil Amelio

I want to continue to do a good job for my constituents, my party doesn't want me to resign.

— Michel Martelly

Reading scripts is actually quite a relaxing part of the job. Strangely relaxing. This is a whole different ball game.

— Jack O'Connell

Mike Keenan has been responsible for creating a lot of good things for coaches, like mid-season job openings.

— Marc Crawford

We are not for making shoes, so the shoemakers can have jobs, but so we can wear the shoes.

— Janusz Korwin-Mikke

I was lucky to go to work every day for 50 years, to a job that I loved.

— Pat Gillick

I appoint the laziest person to do the hardest job as they'll find the easiest way to do it

— Bill Gates

Doing a job RIGHT the first time gets the job done. Doing the job WRONG fourteen times gives you job security.

— Stephen Hawking

As a reporter, you develop an ear for dialogue because it's your job to capture it accurately.

— Michael Connelly

Poorly negotiated and lazily enforced trade deals have caused jobs to flee the heartland.

— Anthony Scaramucci

In 1900 Americans on average lived for only 49 years and most working people died still on the job.

— William Greider