--- title: "1 Miserable Day Quotes By Paul F. Tompkins" description: "1 Miserable Day quotes by Paul F. Tompkins. Plus more from Paul F. Tompkins and more Miserable Day sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d91/paul-f-tompkins-3121_ambition_if-the-idea-is-you-re-working-at-a-job-s_66798.jpg" --- > [If the idea is you're working at a job solely to pay the bills because you have ambitions to do something else, if you're not actively trying to do that other thing, you've gotta make sure you're doing that. Sometimes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-f-tompkins/if-the-idea-is-you-re-working-at-a-job-solely-to-pay-the-bills/) [Paul F. Tompkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-f-tompkins/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d91/paul-f-tompkins-3121_ambition_if-the-idea-is-you-re-working-at-a-job-s_66798.jpg) ## More by Paul F. Tompkins > [You can find nice clothes that suit your style at any number of places - Goodwill, Salvation Army, stores like that. They're all over…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-f-tompkins/you-can-find-nice-clothes-that-suit-your-style-at-any-number-of/) [Paul F. Tompkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-f-tompkins/) > [If you pay attention, stand-up can be great improv training ground. But one of the things that helped me the most was doing warm-up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-f-tompkins/if-you-pay-attention-stand-up-can-be-great-improv-training-ground-but/) [Paul F. Tompkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-f-tompkins/) > [If the idea is you're working at a job solely to pay the bills because you have ambitions to do something else, if you're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-f-tompkins/if-the-idea-is-you-re-working-at-a-job-solely-to-pay-the-bills/) [Paul F. Tompkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-f-tompkins/) > [I love to do the stream-of-consciousness thing, because it's exciting for me, and I like to think it's exciting for the audience, too.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-f-tompkins/i-love-to-do-the-stream-of-consciousness-thing-because-it-s-exciting/) [Paul F. Tompkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-f-tompkins/) > [How has podcasting changed things? A lot of people ask me if I feel I should be more famous.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-f-tompkins/how-has-podcasting-changed-things-a-lot-of-people-ask-me-if-i-feel-i/) [Paul F. Tompkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-f-tompkins/) > [My favorite movie is Lawrence Of Arabia. But that's a long, long movie. So although I've seen it several times, it's not as fun…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-f-tompkins/my-favorite-movie-is-lawrence-of-arabia-but-that-s-a-long-long-movie/) [Paul F. Tompkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-f-tompkins/) > [Fonzie was impossibly cool.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-f-tompkins/fonzie-was-impossibly-cool/) [Paul F. Tompkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-f-tompkins/) > [I came from a big family, with not enough attention. It's classic. I wasn't the baby, but was second to last. It's absolutely the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-f-tompkins/i-came-from-a-big-family-with-not-enough-attention-it-s-classic-i/) [Paul F. Tompkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-f-tompkins/) > [You can make me laugh at a thing that I think is horrific. You can make me laugh at a thing that affects me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-f-tompkins/you-can-make-me-laugh-at-a-thing-that-i-think-is-horrific-you-can/) [Paul F. Tompkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-f-tompkins/) > [Someone thought that I dropped out of Harvard. I am a college dropout, but I dropped out of Temple University in Philadelphia.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-f-tompkins/someone-thought-that-i-dropped-out-of-harvard-i-am-a-college-dropout/) [Paul F. Tompkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-f-tompkins/) > [It's important for us all to elect people not just on blind party loyalty. We've got to really examine what candidates say and do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-f-tompkins/it-s-important-for-us-all-to-elect-people-not-just-on-blind-party/) [Paul F. Tompkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-f-tompkins/) > [More than just a sobering history lesson, 'Angry Birds' is a beautiful game. It's absolutely lovely.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-f-tompkins/more-than-just-a-sobering-history-lesson-angry-birds-is-a-beautiful/) [Paul F. Tompkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-f-tompkins/) > [I'm sure that like anybody else, I'm probably the sum total of my life experiences. If I'm smart and I've gained any wisdom, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-f-tompkins/i-m-sure-that-like-anybody-else-i-m-probably-the-sum-total-of-my-life/) [Paul F. Tompkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-f-tompkins/) > [Part of our job is to dig deep and rediscover the joy that we had when we were first starting out. Also, when you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-f-tompkins/part-of-our-job-is-to-dig-deep-and-rediscover-the-joy-that-we-had/) [Paul F. Tompkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-f-tompkins/) > [There's so much being said about Donald Trump already, all the time, and the more you joke about him, the more you risk making…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-f-tompkins/there-s-so-much-being-said-about-donald-trump-already-all-the-time/) [Paul F. 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