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Spike Lee

"Since the days of slavery, if you were a good singer or dancer, it was your job to perform for the master after dinner."

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"Since the days of slavery, if you were a good singer or dancer, it was your job to perform for the master after dinner."

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"Better to just be real. Show up and do your job and be a nice person."

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"Practically, the desirable situation ought to be one in which any reasonably responsible person willing to accept available employment can find a job paying a living wage within 48 hours."

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"I define genuine full employment as a situation where there are at least as many job openings as there are persons seeking employment, probably calling for a rate of unemployment, as currently measured, of between 1 and 2 percent."

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"I loved playing and I was actually working two jobs."

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"I had a job as a paralegal. I drove a cab."

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"Then, of course, I played alto and tenor, wherever there were jobs."

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"No verse is libre for the man who wants to do a good job."

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"A job is a very healthy thing to do."

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"She tries to get a waitressing job for a while - I mean, she's looking for a while before she finds Coyote Ugly - and it's hard to get a waitressing job in the city."

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"Anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job."

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