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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..."
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.
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.
washington-dc politics conversation
In Washington, DC, politics dominate even the most casual conversations. Armstrong Williams
washington
We're considering everything right now, ... The most important thing is to see is what Washington does. Mike Easley
washington
Remarkably, there are leaders in Washington who don't understand why it's so important for us to have a budget. Susan Brooks
washington
Washington as a Surveyor. We should have been clearer. David Remnick
washing
I use Lysol and bleach and water. And, I am always washing blankets. Tara Miller
washington ways
I'm not a career politician, so the ways of Washington may be a little obscure to me. Michael Bennet
washington wonderful wrong
Deron Washington is a wonderful kid. What he did was wrong and I can't condone it.
washington
I tore all the ligaments around my collarbone. I don't know if I will be able to play (against Washington State). Robert Jordan
washing
It's kind of like Pontius Pilate washing his hands.