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"Our job is only to hold up the mirror - to tell and show the public what has happened."

"Our job is only to hold up the mirror - to tell and show the public what has happened."

Walter Cronkite, American Journalist

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"Running an airline is a normal job. Racing is more."

"Running an airline is a normal job. Racing is more."

Niki Lauda, Austrian Athlete

Job, Racing, Running

73

"You ran away and left us to do the job that you could not do."

"You ran away and left us to do the job that you could not do."

Nguyen Van Thieu, Vietnamese Statesman

60

"If I had been trying to take the job away from him in a sneaky, underhand manner, then I deserved all I got. But it was the other way around. I was trying to get him the job."

"If I had been trying to take the job away from him in a sneaky, underhand manner, then I deserved all I got. But it was the other way around. I was trying to get him the job."

Ian St. John, Scottish Athlete

49

"To me the director's job is to leave it in better shape than you found it, literally."

"To me the director's job is to leave it in better shape than you found it, literally."

Steven Soderbergh, American Director

48

"There are no menial jobs, only menial attitudes."

"There are no menial jobs, only menial attitudes."

William J. Brennan, Jr., American Judge

Job, Jobs, William J. Brennan, Jr.

47

"You couldn't beg, borrow, or steal a job in 1931, 1932... it was really tough."

"You couldn't beg, borrow, or steal a job in 1931, 1932... it was really tough."

Roy Rogers, American Entertainer

44

"We have finished the job, what shall we do with the tools?"

"We have finished the job, what shall we do with the tools?"

Haile Selassie, Ethiopian Statesman

44

"The public don't know what they want; it's my job to tell them."

"The public don't know what they want; it's my job to tell them."

Alec Issigonis, Turkish Designer

Job, Public, Want

40

"But for every hour and a half on stage, you have a five hour long bus ride, waiting for five hours at the airport, five hours of interviews... I know, it's part of the job, but that doesn't imply I have to like it."

"But for every hour and a half on stage, you have a five hour long bus ride, waiting for five hours at the airport, five hours of interviews... I know, it's part of the job, but that doesn't imply I have to like it."

Andrew Eldritch, English Musician

40

"Sadly the job security of lawyers has been ruined, so they are less willing to defend political defendants."

"Sadly the job security of lawyers has been ruined, so they are less willing to defend political defendants."

Shirin Ebadi, Iranian Lawyer

Job, Lawyers, Security

37

"I don't know that there are any short cuts to doing a good job."

"I don't know that there are any short cuts to doing a good job."

Sandra Day O'Connor, American Judge

37

"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur."

"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur."

Red Adair, American Celebrity

37

"If I started worrying about how my constituents are going to react to every move I make, I wouldn't be able to do my job here. I'll do what I think is right and explain it later."

"If I started worrying about how my constituents are going to react to every move I make, I wouldn't be able to do my job here. I'll do what I think is right and explain it later."

Ed Harris, American Actor

36

"I could finally quit my job as a bartender and stop dreaming that I might be Superman and know that I was. Then I started thinking about how cool it was."

"I could finally quit my job as a bartender and stop dreaming that I might be Superman and know that I was. Then I started thinking about how cool it was."

Brandon Routh, American Actor

36

"I grew up in a very modest house. We were poor-we lived on the poverty level. We all got jobs as young kids."

"I grew up in a very modest house. We were poor-we lived on the poverty level. We all got jobs as young kids."

Chely Wright, American Musician

Job, Jobs, Kids, Poor, Poverty

33

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

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

Douglas Adams, English Writer

33

"I saw that Meryl Streep said, I just want to do my job well. And really, that's all I'm ever trying to do."

"I saw that Meryl Streep said, I just want to do my job well. And really, that's all I'm ever trying to do."

Paul McCartney, English Musician

Job, Trying, Want

32

"I was very careful never to take an interesting job. If you have an interesting job, you get interested in it."

"I was very careful never to take an interesting job. If you have an interesting job, you get interested in it."

Mary Oliver, American Poet

31

"As far as starting or not starting, that means more to some players than others. And if it means more to someone else, I think you should let them start and just go out there and do your job when it's your turn."

"As far as starting or not starting, that means more to some players than others. And if it means more to someone else, I think you should let them start and just go out there and do your job when it's your turn."

Sue Wicks, American Athlete

29

"Those who make some other person their job... are dangerous."

"Those who make some other person their job... are dangerous."

Dorothy L. Sayers, British Author

29

"I had a job when I was 16 at a gas fitter, which was a bit like a pipe fitter."

"I had a job when I was 16 at a gas fitter, which was a bit like a pipe fitter."

Joe Cocker, English Musician

28

"If you want to make an easy job seem mighty hard, just keep putting off doing it."

"If you want to make an easy job seem mighty hard, just keep putting off doing it."

Olin Miller, American Columnist

26

"I'm always most excited about the job I'm doing at the present, and that's especially true about 'Price' because of my respect for the show and it's production team."

"I'm always most excited about the job I'm doing at the present, and that's especially true about 'Price' because of my respect for the show and it's production team."

Randy West, American Entertainer

Job, Present, Production, Respect

26

"If you do your job properly you usually learn a lot from any role you do."

"If you do your job properly you usually learn a lot from any role you do."

Rene Auberjonois, American Actor

26

"In a movie like this, the relationship between the two guys is crucial. It sinks or swims on how these two guys are together. I think we did a good job."

"In a movie like this, the relationship between the two guys is crucial. It sinks or swims on how these two guys are together. I think we did a good job."

Eddie Murphy, American Comedian

26

"I've never liked the press part of it (no offense), but it comes with the job."

"I've never liked the press part of it (no offense), but it comes with the job."

Devon Sawa, Canadian Actor

25

"The conventional view serves to protect us from the painful job of thinking."

"The conventional view serves to protect us from the painful job of thinking."

John Kenneth Galbraith, American Economist

24

"After all, a job isn't worth doing unless you enjoy it."

"After all, a job isn't worth doing unless you enjoy it."

Dinah Sheridan, English Actress

23

"Writing a book is such a full-time job. If you're away for a few days, you have to start again."

"Writing a book is such a full-time job. If you're away for a few days, you have to start again."

Stephen Collins, American Actor

23

"You don't concentrate on risks. You concentrate on results. No risk is too great to prevent the necessary job from getting done."

"You don't concentrate on risks. You concentrate on results. No risk is too great to prevent the necessary job from getting done."

Chuck Yeager, American Aviator

Job, Results, Risk

23

"I'm still a shy person. I've learned to put that aside on certain occasions. I have to. It's part of my job."

"I'm still a shy person. I've learned to put that aside on certain occasions. I have to. It's part of my job."

Alexis Bledel, American Actress

22

"That's a job that it makes a few friendships, but it probably breaks more."

"That's a job that it makes a few friendships, but it probably breaks more."

Michael McKean, American Actor

22

"I like that sense of we're all on the same page and trying to get the job done."

"I like that sense of we're all on the same page and trying to get the job done."

Peabo Bryson, American Musician

Job, Sense, Trying

22

"I was assigned to do a job by the attorney general, and that was to find out whether crimes were committed."

"I was assigned to do a job by the attorney general, and that was to find out whether crimes were committed."

Kenneth Starr, American Lawyer

22

"If your're not practicing, somebody else is, somewhere, and he'll be ready to take your job."

"If your're not practicing, somebody else is, somewhere, and he'll be ready to take your job."

Brooks Robinson, American Athlete

22

"My job as a portrait photographer is to seduce, amuse and entertain."

"My job as a portrait photographer is to seduce, amuse and entertain."

Helmut Newton, German Photographer

21

"I take my dog Tinkerbell seriously. I take my job seriously. But I don't take myself all that seriously."

"I take my dog Tinkerbell seriously. I take my job seriously. But I don't take myself all that seriously."

Paris Hilton, American Celebrity

21

"As an undergraduate I held many small jobs as an illustrator."

"As an undergraduate I held many small jobs as an illustrator."

Robert T. Bakker, American Scientist

20

"Yeah, for some reason parrots have to bite me. That's their job. I don't know why that is. They've nearly torn my nose off. I've had some really bad parrot bites."

"Yeah, for some reason parrots have to bite me. That's their job. I don't know why that is. They've nearly torn my nose off. I've had some really bad parrot bites."

Steve Irwin, Australian Scientist

20

"I was involved in school plays, but when I left school I did a couple of odd jobs as a baker's apprentice and then as a fruit market porter in Manchester."

"I was involved in school plays, but when I left school I did a couple of odd jobs as a baker's apprentice and then as a fruit market porter in Manchester."

John Thaw, British Actor

Job, Jobs, School

19

"There isn't a single windmill owner in Holland who doesn't have a second job, for when there is no wind."

"There isn't a single windmill owner in Holland who doesn't have a second job, for when there is no wind."

Johnny Ball, British Entertainer

19

"I have hardly seen my baby for six weeks; have been at the office from nine A.M. to eleven P.M. regularly."

"I have hardly seen my baby for six weeks; have been at the office from nine A.M. to eleven P.M. regularly."

Franklin Knight Lane, American Politician

Job, Baby, Office

19

"If I were a serious person, I'd probably have a real job."

"If I were a serious person, I'd probably have a real job."

Harrison Ford, American Actor

19

"One thing I can say about George... he may not be able to keep a job, but he's not boring."

"One thing I can say about George... he may not be able to keep a job, but he's not boring."

Barbara Bush, American First Lady

19

"I don't know anything else but the Lakers. This has certainly been more than a job for me as a player. It has certainly meant more to me than just an occupation."

"I don't know anything else but the Lakers. This has certainly been more than a job for me as a player. It has certainly meant more to me than just an occupation."

Jerry West, American Artist

Job, Occupation

18

"My job was to produce plutonium that was used for atomic bomb."

"My job was to produce plutonium that was used for atomic bomb."

Mordechai Vanunu, Israeli Scientist

18

"Spencer Tracy was a man who did very much what I do on a set, and that is, he comes down and he does his job, and then he goes back to his dressing room."

"Spencer Tracy was a man who did very much what I do on a set, and that is, he comes down and he does his job, and then he goes back to his dressing room."

William Shatner, Canadian Actor

18

"My job is to make sure we keep performing."

"My job is to make sure we keep performing."

Mats Sundin, Canadian Athlete

18

"If you're interested or like it, but could be just as happy living in a regular town, having a regular job, maybe doing little theatre, you're better off and you'll be a happier person. This is too gut-wrenching and heartbreaking."

"If you're interested or like it, but could be just as happy living in a regular town, having a regular job, maybe doing little theatre, you're better off and you'll be a happier person. This is too gut-wrenching and heartbreaking."

Delta Burke, American Actress

Job, Living, Theatre

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