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jobs words-of-wisdom deception
"There is no deception now, Mr. Weller. Tears," said Job, with a look of momentary slyness, "tears are not the only proofs of distress, nor the best ones." Charles Dickens
jobs character air
"I know quite enough of myself," said Bella, with a charming air of being inclined to give herself up as a bad job, "and I don't improve upon acquaintance..." Charles Dickens
jobs reading years
I wanted an agent who would actually sell stuff. After two British agents failed comprehensively, I was reading Locus (the SF field's trade journal) and noticed a press release about an experienced editor leaving her job to join an agent in setting up a new agency. And I went "aha!" - because what you need is an agent who knows the industry but who doesn't have a huge list of famous clients whose needs will inevitably be put ahead of you. So I emailed her, and ... well, 11 years later I am the client listed at the top of her masthead! Charles Stross
jobs reading writing
What I read: while I'm writing, I tend to go off reading fiction for relaxation - especially the challenging stuff. It's too much like the day job. Charles Stross
jobs moving careers
It's time to question a job or career move when it seems like most energy is devoted to making things appear other than what they really are. Alan Watts
jobs film hard
Film-making is a physically hard job. Alan Parker
jobs asking way
I got my first job the old-fashioned way: I took an elevator to the top floor of many buildings and walked down floor by floor on the stairs going into every firm and asking the receptionist if she knew of any jobs available. Alan Patricof
jobs two together
One thing I will say - my job gets harder and harder. The more you understand about what you are capable of, the less the instrument can do it physically. It's an inverse equation, if that's the right phrase. I just slammed those two words together. It sounded right. Alan Rickman
jobs home feet
I have a photograph at home of Fred Astaire from the knees down with his feet crossed. It's kind of inspiring because it reminds me his feet were bleeding at the end of rehearsals. Yet when you watch him, all you see is freedom. It's a reminder of what the job is about in general, not just being in musicals. Alan Rickman
smart intelligent average
Humans are just barely intelligent tool users; Darwinian evolutionary selection stopped when language and tool use converged, leaving the average hairy meme carrier sadly deficient in smarts. Charles Stross
smart matter singularity
Life begets intelligence, intelligence begets smart matter and a singularity. Charles Stross
smart people scare
It's really hard to scare people on network television. You've got to be smart about it. You've got to parcel out the scares. Chris Carter
smart giving people
I ran for president. I ran for governor twice. And I've been the governor now for nearly seven years. I find that the people who are my best advisors are the people who are smart enough to give me really good advice and smart enough to keep their mouths shut about what advice they give me. And so if I want advisors that way, that's the kind of advisor I'm going to be for Donald Trump. Chris Christie
smart thinking president
I think what you expect of every candidate and ultimately of a president is to listen to the facts and to deal with things in a way that's smart and direct. I'm confident that's exactly what President [Donald] Trump will do. Chris Christie
smart careers path
I just know that it's smart for my career to carve my own path and do my own thing. Dave Franco
smart people doubt
Speed eliminates all doubt. Am I smart enough? Will people like me? Do I really look all right in this plastic jumpsuit? David Sedaris
smart thinking animal
Hugh consoled me, saying, "Don't let it get to you. There are plenty of things you're good at." When asked for some examples, he listed vacuuming and naming stuffed animals. He says he can probably come up with a few more, but he'll need some time to think. David Sedaris
smart heart miracle
Yay, Old'uns' Smart mastered sicks, miles, seeds an' made miracles ord'nary, but it din't master one thing, nay, a hunger in the hearts o' humans, yay, a hunger for more. David Mitchell
technology hands people
Technology is destructive only in the hands of people who do not realize that they are one and the same process as the universe. Alan Watts
technology civilization goal
...the materialism of modern civilization is paradoxically founded on a hatred of materiality, a goal-oriented desire to obliterate all natural limits through technology, imposing an abstract grid over nature. Alan Watts
technology fit lifestyle
The success of SYNC is another proof point that we are doing just that. We will continue to innovate and expand the capability of SYNC by integrating even more new technologies that fit our customers’ lifestyles. Alan Mulally
technology matter watches
It doesn't matter what the technology is - no one will watch a Peter Greenaway film anyway. Alan Parker
technology fields needs
The computing field is always in need of new cliches. Alan Perlis
technology thinking people
I think it is inevitable that people program poorly. Training will not substantially help matters. We have to learn to live with it. Alan Perlis
technology bird worms
In software systems it is often the early bird that makes the worm. Alan Perlis
technology two benefits
Technology is always a two-edged sword. It will bring in many benefits, but also many disasters. Alan Moore
technology amish kind
I'm remote from most technology to the point that I'm kind of Amish. Alan Moore