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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.
otherwise
Danger is part of my job. It's always there, but you can't think about it too much otherwise you start to be too slow. Heikki Kovalainen
otherwise
I do not speak frequently or otherwise to the press. Ken Starr
otherwise
No actor can play a villain if they don't sympathise with him or her - otherwise the character just becomes a two-dimensional caricature. Katie McGrath
otherwise
She's all right, otherwise I wouldn't be here, Patricia Clarkson
otherwise relationships
We're activating relationships that otherwise wouldn't have been there. Ken King
otherwise war
It is well that war is so terrible, otherwise we should grow too fond of it. Robert E. Lee
otherwise printed
We printed all the words out because otherwise nobody would be able to understand them. Paul Kantner
otherwise politician
The purpose of a politician is to be a leader. A politician has to lead. Otherwise he's just a follower. Alan Greenspan
otherwise
When I look through my sketchbooks, they bring back moments that I would otherwise have completely forgotten. Susan Minot