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"The unions still have a job to do, representing their members' interests to governments and parliaments. And I think collective agreements still have a role, alongside markets and laws."

"The unions still have a job to do, representing their members' interests to governments and parliaments. And I think collective agreements still have a role, alongside markets and laws."

Jacques Delors, French Economist

6

"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

6

"I am not one of these guys who works job after job after job."

"I am not one of these guys who works job after job after job."

Ed Harris, American Actor

6

"Part of Steve's job was to drum into us how important what we were doing actually would be to the world."

"Part of Steve's job was to drum into us how important what we were doing actually would be to the world."

Andy Hertzfeld, American Inventor

6

"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

6

"I'm very pleased with the job President Bush is doing and he's off to a terrific start."

"I'm very pleased with the job President Bush is doing and he's off to a terrific start."

John Engler, American Politician

6

"That was kind of scary. You got the sense as a little kid that you might be at risk now, and then you're like, 'Why are we at risk? It's because my grandfather is in charge of all of this.' You can't really realize the magnitude of a job like that when you are eight."

"That was kind of scary. You got the sense as a little kid that you might be at risk now, and then you're like, 'Why are we at risk? It's because my grandfather is in charge of all of this.' You can't really realize the magnitude of a job like that when you are eight."

Lauren Bush, American Model

Job, Now, Risk, Sense

6

"I like the job. That's what I'll miss the most... I'm not sure anybody ever liked this as much as I've liked it."

"I like the job. That's what I'll miss the most... I'm not sure anybody ever liked this as much as I've liked it."

William J. Clinton, American President

5

"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

5

"It was a job, and I was just doing my job."

"It was a job, and I was just doing my job."

Johnny Ramone, American Musician

5

"Writing is an incredibly lonely job."

"Writing is an incredibly lonely job."

R. A. Salvatore, American Author

Job, Lonely, Writing

5

"Secretary Rumsfeld used to represent parts of our district in the 1960s. I think that he and his team have done a masterful job in defeating Iraqi forces quickly and decisively."

"Secretary Rumsfeld used to represent parts of our district in the 1960s. I think that he and his team have done a masterful job in defeating Iraqi forces quickly and decisively."

Mark Kirk, American Politician

5

"Fortunately, I've never had a job."

"Fortunately, I've never had a job."

Lyle Lovett, American Musician

5

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

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

Johnny Rivers, American Musician

5

"I don't think it's the job of theatre at the moment to provide political propaganda; that would be simplistic. We have to explore our situation further before we will understand it."

"I don't think it's the job of theatre at the moment to provide political propaganda; that would be simplistic. We have to explore our situation further before we will understand it."

Edward Bond, English Playwright

Job, Propaganda, Theatre, Will

5

"The media's job is to question a premise."

"The media's job is to question a premise."

Joey Skaggs, American Celebrity

Job, Media, Question

5

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

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

David Soul, American Actor

5

"I don't like silk underwear. They don't do the job, you know?"

"I don't like silk underwear. They don't do the job, you know?"

Matt LeBlanc, American Actor

5

"I got an agent. He said, what do you wanna do, and I said, I want an Oscar nomination. That's your job, that's what I'm paying you for. And I got it."

"I got an agent. He said, what do you wanna do, and I said, I want an Oscar nomination. That's your job, that's what I'm paying you for. And I got it."

William H. Macy, American Actor

5

"I could never hold a job for more than three months, which works out well because that's how long a movie shoots."

"I could never hold a job for more than three months, which works out well because that's how long a movie shoots."

Dennis Quaid, American Actor

5

"But you'd have a job to find many of my poems which would seem to be very influenced by a particular person."

"But you'd have a job to find many of my poems which would seem to be very influenced by a particular person."

Norman MacCaig, Scottish Poet

5

"I think I understand something about space. I think the job of a sculptor is spatial as much as it is to do with form."

"I think I understand something about space. I think the job of a sculptor is spatial as much as it is to do with form."

Anish Kapoor, Indian Artist

5

"Anybody can say she's an actress. It's another thing to get a job."

"Anybody can say she's an actress. It's another thing to get a job."

Heather Locklear, American Actress

5

"The presidency is not an entry-level electoral job."

"The presidency is not an entry-level electoral job."

John Podhoretz, American Writer

Job, Presidency

5

"In Iran I think nobody loses their job because of making a statement that reflects their opinion. From this point of view, conditions in Iran are far better than in many other places in the world."

"In Iran I think nobody loses their job because of making a statement that reflects their opinion. From this point of view, conditions in Iran are far better than in many other places in the world."

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iranian Statesman

Job, Opinion, World

5

"Do your job and demand your compensation - but in that order."

"Do your job and demand your compensation - but in that order."

Cary Grant, American Actor

5

"That's what is great about what I do, going from one job to the other."

"That's what is great about what I do, going from one job to the other."

Dennis Quaid, American Actor

5

"It is the job of the novelist to touch the reader."

"It is the job of the novelist to touch the reader."

Elizabeth George, American Author

5

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

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

Mats Sundin, Canadian Athlete

5

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

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

Elisabeth Rohm, American Actress

5

"I am not for raising taxes in a recession, especially when it comes to job creators that we need so desperately to start creating jobs again."

"I am not for raising taxes in a recession, especially when it comes to job creators that we need so desperately to start creating jobs again."

Eric Cantor, American Politician

Job, Jobs, Taxes

5

"It is easier to do a job right than to explain why you didn't."

"It is easier to do a job right than to explain why you didn't."

Martina Navratilova, American Athlete

5

"I can't think of any other job in journalism where the newsmakers come to you."

"I can't think of any other job in journalism where the newsmakers come to you."

Bob Schieffer, American Journalist

Job, Journalism

5

"You do a job; your show gets canceled. You get used to it."

"You do a job; your show gets canceled. You get used to it."

Kaley Cuoco, American Actress

5

"You better take advantage of the good cigars. You don't get much else in that job."

"You better take advantage of the good cigars. You don't get much else in that job."

Thomas P. O'Neill, American Politician

5

"I'll play with a hundred pieces or do a solo job."

"I'll play with a hundred pieces or do a solo job."

Teddy Wilson, American Musician

4

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

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

Larry David, American Actor

4

"When someone writes to tell me something I've written made them laugh or cry, I've done my job and done it well. The rest is all semantics."

"When someone writes to tell me something I've written made them laugh or cry, I've done my job and done it well. The rest is all semantics."

Len Wein, American Cartoonist

Job, Rest, Semantics

4

"The designated driver program, it's not a desirable job. But if you ever get sucked into doing it, drop them off at the wrong house."

"The designated driver program, it's not a desirable job. But if you ever get sucked into doing it, drop them off at the wrong house."

Jeff Foxworthy, American Comedian

4

"It will be great when it's not such a big deal when a woman gets a good job."

"It will be great when it's not such a big deal when a woman gets a good job."

Susan Sarandon, American Actress

Job, Will, Woman

4

"Thank the good Lord for a job."

"Thank the good Lord for a job."

Wynton Marsalis, American Musician

4

"I have never had another job and I don't have a mortgage."

"I have never had another job and I don't have a mortgage."

Alison Moyet, British Musician

4

"No man ever listened himself out of a job."

"No man ever listened himself out of a job."

Calvin Coolidge, American President

4

"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

4

"But I was also doing odd jobs around Portland, like spreading gravel and transplanting bamboo trees."

"But I was also doing odd jobs around Portland, like spreading gravel and transplanting bamboo trees."

Elliott Smith, American Musician

Job, Jobs, Trees

4

"You just go in and try to do the best job you can everyday."

"You just go in and try to do the best job you can everyday."

Nick Cassavetes, American Actor

4

"A lot of guys spend their lives saying no because it's an easier way to keep your job."

"A lot of guys spend their lives saying no because it's an easier way to keep your job."

Cynthia Weil, American Musician

4

"My job is to come up with something that you like and you agree with that you would play wholeheartedly. If we disagree, I may not be doing my job correctly."

"My job is to come up with something that you like and you agree with that you would play wholeheartedly. If we disagree, I may not be doing my job correctly."

Harold Ramis, American Actor

4

"I'm off at least three or four days a week, so it's a perfect job, really."

"I'm off at least three or four days a week, so it's a perfect job, really."

James Denton, American Actor

4

"The job of the Central Bank is to worry."

"The job of the Central Bank is to worry."

Alice Rivlin, American Economist

4

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