Famous Quotes & Sayings

Representative Curry, you've done a yeoman's job of getting this to where it is today.

Terry Teachout

Plays are not written but rewritten, and much of the rewriting takes place at the behest of the director, whose job it is to grapple with the myriad complexities of moving a play from the page to the stage.

Scott Brown

It doesn't take much. One spouse loses a job or is unemployed for even a little while.

It doesn't seem at this point that there's likely to be legislation moving on to the president. I think our job is mostly done.

It does offer us the job protections that have eluded us since this merger was announced.

I tell the younger teachers, those with children, to stay away I'm radioactive. If I lose my job, it's no big deal. I'll go out and find another one.

We did a poor job out of the bullpen.

We did a nice job of getting him some open looks.

E. O. Wilson

We did a nice job controlling the boards.

We did a much better job defensively this time.

We did a lot better job rotating and getting the job done.

Eric Schmidt

We did a little better job of identifying where she was at. I don't think she got as many touches.

We did a job on killing penalties. This was a solid team effort.

We did a better job on Torres in the second half.

Tracy Nelson

We did a better job of serve reception,

We did a better job of limiting his touches.

We did a better job of knocking down our shots in the second half.

Jerry Angelo

We like what we have, but we've got to see it over a period of time. We haven't been able to do that. So my job is to safeguard the position.

Brian Greene

My view is that you don't tell the universe what to do. The universe is how it is, and it's our job to figure it out.

Martin Freeman

Being an actor is just like being any other sort of self-employed person - we're all just happy to have a job in the first place, but we also thrive off the uncertainty of it.

Jo Nesbo

When I propose a candidate for a job I don't do it because the person in question is the best but because he is the one the client will employ. I provide them with a head that is good enough, placed on a body they want. [...] The world is full of people who pay serious money for bad pictures by good artists. And mediocre heads on tall bodies.

Jo Brand

To me, a politician's job is to listen to constituents' problems and try to sort them out.

Jo Brand

It is unrealistic to expect an entire profession to be completely good. There are bound to be some individuals who are stressed, who are unkind, who are a bit rubbish at their job, who are in the wrong career.

Jo Brand

I tend to think the world is a bit of a miserable place, so anyone who can add to people's optimistic, cheerful side is doing a good job, which is what I hope I'm doing.

Jimmy Carter

I first came into the labor force in 1941 when the minimum wage was 40 cents an hour, and that was my first job. And each time that we've tried to boost the lower level of salary for the most underpaid workers, there have been predictions of catastrophe. But each time, in [m]y opinion, the change has helped our Nation and its economic strength.

Jimmy Carter

No poor, rural, weak, or black person should ever again have to bear the additional burden of being deprived of the opportunity for an education, a job, or simple justice.

Jimmy Carter

I had very good support from Democrats and Republicans all throughout my administration. I had a very high batting average. We added more jobs per year in my four years than any other president since the Second World War.

John C. Reilly

The way you get through having a shitty job is to laugh a lot and goof around.

John C. Reilly

I considered a lot of different jobs as a kid. I thought about becoming a priest or a lawyer. My father had a big linen-supply business and I considered working for him. What dawned on me was: 'If I'm an actor, I get to do the fun parts of every job!' Without having to go to four years of law school.

John C. Maxwell

Positivity is an inside job that makes the outside look a lot better.

John C. Maxwell

Failure is an inside job. So is success. If you want to achieve, you have to win the war in your thinking first. You can't let the failure outside you get inside you.

John C. Maxwell

Most people who want to get ahead do it backward. They think, 'I'll get a bigger job, then I'll learn how to be a leader.' But showing leadership skill is how you get the bigger job in the first place. Leadership isn't a position, it's a process.

Robert Taylor

The last time I had a job that wasn't an acting job was '88, and I'm quite proud of that.