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"I don't expect to go hungry if I decide to leave the University. Resume: Linux looks pretty good in many places."
Linus Torvalds
"I don't expect to go hungry if I decide to leave the University. Resume: Linux looks pretty good in many places."
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"There have been openings, but I have not interviewed for any jobs, nor do I want to right now."
John Elway
"There have been openings, but I have not interviewed for any jobs, nor do I want to right now."
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"Executives owe it to the organization and to their fellow workers not to tolerate nonperforming individuals in important jobs."
Peter Drucker
"Executives owe it to the organization and to their fellow workers not to tolerate nonperforming individuals in important jobs."
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"Diamonds are nothing more than chunks of coal that stuck to their jobs."
Malcolm Forbes
"Diamonds are nothing more than chunks of coal that stuck to their jobs."
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"I left Apple in April of 1984, pretty soon after the introduction of the Mac."
Andy Hertzfeld
"I left Apple in April of 1984, pretty soon after the introduction of the Mac."
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"22 million new jobs under President Clinton. 3 million lost under Bush."
Sidney Blumenthal
"22 million new jobs under President Clinton. 3 million lost under Bush."
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"Creating new jobs for Pennsylvanians continues to be my highest priority throughout the Commonwealth."
Edward G. Rendell
"Creating new jobs for Pennsylvanians continues to be my highest priority throughout the Commonwealth."
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"The conventional viewpoint says we need a jobs program and we need to cut welfare. Just the opposite! We need more welfare and fewer jobs."
Jerry Brown
"The conventional viewpoint says we need a jobs program and we need to cut welfare. Just the opposite! We need more welfare and fewer jobs."
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"We are a long way from getting back the jobs lost since President Bush took office."
Pete Stark
"We are a long way from getting back the jobs lost since President Bush took office."
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"President Obama has created at least three jobs that I know of - Bob McDonnell, Chris Christie, and Scott Brown."
Newt Gingrich
"President Obama has created at least three jobs that I know of - Bob McDonnell, Chris Christie, and Scott Brown."
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"The employee is regarded by the employer merely in the light of his value as an operative. His productive capacity alone is taken into account."
Leland Stanford
"The employee is regarded by the employer merely in the light of his value as an operative. His productive capacity alone is taken into account."
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"Opening the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge stands to not only increase the United States' oil reserves by nearly 50 percent, but it will create thousands of good U.S. jobs."
Bob Ney
"Opening the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge stands to not only increase the United States' oil reserves by nearly 50 percent, but it will create thousands of good U.S. jobs."
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"We've lost 3,000 jobs in Beaufort County. We've lost half of our manufacturing workforce."
Tommy Thompson
"We've lost 3,000 jobs in Beaufort County. We've lost half of our manufacturing workforce."
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"The United States and Arizona are both losing jobs to offshore locations."
Janet Napolitano
"The United States and Arizona are both losing jobs to offshore locations."
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"Our thinking behind these agreements is that we want all jobs in General Motors to be good jobs."
Charles E. Wilson
"Our thinking behind these agreements is that we want all jobs in General Motors to be good jobs."
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"Some of us will do our jobs well and some will not, but we will be judged by only one thing-the result."
Vince Lombardi
"Some of us will do our jobs well and some will not, but we will be judged by only one thing-the result."
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"Since President Bush took office, we have lost 3 million more good jobs."
Marcy Kaptur
"Since President Bush took office, we have lost 3 million more good jobs."
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"One could say that in case of need, every normal and healthy woman is able to hold a position. And there is no profession which cannot be practiced by a woman."
Edith Stein
"One could say that in case of need, every normal and healthy woman is able to hold a position. And there is no profession which cannot be practiced by a woman."
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"The most important social welfare program in America is a job."
Newt Gingrich
"The most important social welfare program in America is a job."
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"We probably do not have a large enough industry here to ably support the independent filmmaker to move in and out. Much of the industry is based on full-time jobs here, institutionalised jobs."
Ann Macbeth
"We probably do not have a large enough industry here to ably support the independent filmmaker to move in and out. Much of the industry is based on full-time jobs here, institutionalised jobs."
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"If you look at the data, the inner city that was the riot zone lost 55,000 jobs in the ten years from 1992 to 2002, instead of gaining a surplus of 50,000."
Tom Hayden
"If you look at the data, the inner city that was the riot zone lost 55,000 jobs in the ten years from 1992 to 2002, instead of gaining a surplus of 50,000."
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"One guy records the voices, another guy times the storyboard, another guy times the sheets, one guy is the story editor. All these jobs should be covered by the director."
John Kricfalusi
"One guy records the voices, another guy times the storyboard, another guy times the sheets, one guy is the story editor. All these jobs should be covered by the director."
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"Since NAFTA was put in place, Mexico has lost 1.9 million jobs and most Mexicans' real wages have fallen."
Stephen F. Lynch
"Since NAFTA was put in place, Mexico has lost 1.9 million jobs and most Mexicans' real wages have fallen."
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"Build the roads and the jobs follow."
Tommy Thompson
"Build the roads and the jobs follow."
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"Those jobs flee other states because of factors like excessive taxation, punitive regulation and frivolous lawsuits."
Rick Perry
"Those jobs flee other states because of factors like excessive taxation, punitive regulation and frivolous lawsuits."
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"A corporation's responsibility is to the shareholders, not its retirees and employees. Companies are doing everything they can to get rid of pension plans and they will succeed."
Ben Stein
"A corporation's responsibility is to the shareholders, not its retirees and employees. Companies are doing everything they can to get rid of pension plans and they will succeed."
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"I've been employed by the University of Helsinki, and they've been perfectly happy to keep me employed and doing Linux."
Linus Torvalds
"I've been employed by the University of Helsinki, and they've been perfectly happy to keep me employed and doing Linux."
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"The first thing the secretary types is the boss."
Donald Trump
"The first thing the secretary types is the boss."
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"Employee' is a label given to a creature that could not hold on to its dream."
Mokokoma Mokhonoana
"Employee' is a label given to a creature that could not hold on to its dream."
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"Employment frees man from the nightmare of unemployment, while it chains him to his employer's dream."
Mokokoma Mokhonoana
"Employment frees man from the nightmare of unemployment, while it chains him to his employer's dream."
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"Estimates show that small businesses contribute 60-80 percent of the net new jobs annually."
Michael K. Simpson
"Estimates show that small businesses contribute 60-80 percent of the net new jobs annually."
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"We have drastically reduced leakages in the Employment Guarantee scheme and ensured that money reaches those for whom it is intended. We have focused on creating durable assets that benefit the population, rather than the touts."
Narendra Modi
"We have drastically reduced leakages in the Employment Guarantee scheme and ensured that money reaches those for whom it is intended. We have focused on creating durable assets that benefit the population, rather than the touts."
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"Since 2000, we have lost 2.7 million manufacturing jobs, of which 500,000 jobs were in high-tech industries such as telecommunications and electronics."
Jerry Costello
"Since 2000, we have lost 2.7 million manufacturing jobs, of which 500,000 jobs were in high-tech industries such as telecommunications and electronics."
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"I finished law school in '56, but I was working two jobs."
David Dinkins
"I finished law school in '56, but I was working two jobs."
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"We have to protect all journalists, and journalists have to be allowed to do their jobs."
Amy Goodman
"We have to protect all journalists, and journalists have to be allowed to do their jobs."
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"Nominally, there is one executive for every eight federal employees, a ratio that would bankrupt many private industries."
Martin L. Gross
"Nominally, there is one executive for every eight federal employees, a ratio that would bankrupt many private industries."
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"It's estimated for every $1 billion we spend on road construction, nearly 48,000 jobs are created."
Dennis Hastert
"It's estimated for every $1 billion we spend on road construction, nearly 48,000 jobs are created."
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"What is the biggest public forum in the United States? We were told it's the Super Bowl. The ad shows kids working at blue-collar jobs, and the final statement is just written text: Who's going to pay for the trillion dollar deficit?"
Joan Blades
"What is the biggest public forum in the United States? We were told it's the Super Bowl. The ad shows kids working at blue-collar jobs, and the final statement is just written text: Who's going to pay for the trillion dollar deficit?"
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"I've had bad jobs. Now I have a good one. I'm thankful."
Maurice Greene
"I've had bad jobs. Now I have a good one. I'm thankful."
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"For a variety of reasons, we are not producing at a given level of economic activity the jobs we used to have."
Tim Bishop
"For a variety of reasons, we are not producing at a given level of economic activity the jobs we used to have."
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"Obviously we want to keep the jobs we've got."
Jennifer Granholm
"Obviously we want to keep the jobs we've got."
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"More than 54,000 jobs in the region are dependent upon the Port of Philadelphia alone."
Robert Brady
"More than 54,000 jobs in the region are dependent upon the Port of Philadelphia alone."
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"A job is a temporary need."
Sunday Adelaja
"A job is a temporary need."
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"But I've sure worked at jobs where I have been under inspection."
Jack Vance
"But I've sure worked at jobs where I have been under inspection."
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"To some people, employment is a distraction. To all entertainers, distraction is employment."
Mokokoma Mokhonoana
"To some people, employment is a distraction. To all entertainers, distraction is employment."
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"Those 3,000 jobs in Sioux Falls, based on our population back then in Sioux Falls, would have taken 300,000 jobs in New York City to equal it at Citibank."
Bill Janklow
"Those 3,000 jobs in Sioux Falls, based on our population back then in Sioux Falls, would have taken 300,000 jobs in New York City to equal it at Citibank."
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"Well, developers do want to touch a lot of customers. We have to make our platform very popular in order for them to do that. If we make their jobs easier, then they'll be more likely to stay on the Windows platform."
Jim Allchin
"Well, developers do want to touch a lot of customers. We have to make our platform very popular in order for them to do that. If we make their jobs easier, then they'll be more likely to stay on the Windows platform."
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"I have known lots of adults who enjoyed similar enthusiasms as a kid and weren't encouraged and then didn't go anywhere with it and so they're unhappy in their jobs as adults."
William Joyce
"I have known lots of adults who enjoyed similar enthusiasms as a kid and weren't encouraged and then didn't go anywhere with it and so they're unhappy in their jobs as adults."
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"I made the mistake of using my earned sick time at the W. M. Keck Observatory for essential surgery. When I returned to work the management team demanded my resignation numerous times, citing my essential surgery as a reason. The W. M. Keck Observatory taught me that using earned sick time in the USA may put your future employment at significant risk."
Steven Magee
"I made the mistake of using my earned sick time at the W. M. Keck Observatory for essential surgery. When I returned to work the management team demanded my resignation numerous times, citing my essential surgery as a reason. The W. M. Keck Observatory taught me that using earned sick time in the USA may put your future employment at significant risk."
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"President Bush has said that the ecomnomy is growing, that there are jobs out there. But you know, it's a long commute to China to get those jobs."
Tom Daschle
"President Bush has said that the ecomnomy is growing, that there are jobs out there. But you know, it's a long commute to China to get those jobs."
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