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"If your library is not 'unsafe,' it probably isn't doing its job."

"If your library is not 'unsafe,' it probably isn't doing its job."

John Berry, British Soldier

18

"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

18

"The fundamental job of a toddler is to rule the universe."

"The fundamental job of a toddler is to rule the universe."

Lawrence Kutner, American Psychologist

18

"Seeing what happens when you rip yourself open is what your job is all about."

"Seeing what happens when you rip yourself open is what your job is all about."

Ed Harris, American 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

"My job, I think, is the hardest job out of all the judges because I am the only one that is a performer."

"My job, I think, is the hardest job out of all the judges because I am the only one that is a performer."

Paula Abdul, American Musician

17

"The biggest share of U.S. exports to the six CAFTA nations is not the traditional job-creation kind. These are products that are not consumed in the purchasing nations."

"The biggest share of U.S. exports to the six CAFTA nations is not the traditional job-creation kind. These are products that are not consumed in the purchasing nations."

Stephen F. Lynch, American Politician

17

"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

17

"A nice, steady job I don't need that bad. I'm not that satisfied with it."

"A nice, steady job I don't need that bad. I'm not that satisfied with it."

Jackie Cooper, American Actor

17

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

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

John Podhoretz, American Writer

Job, Presidency

17

"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

16

"Could I have walked out then? If I had, Terry wouldn't have accepted the job."

"Could I have walked out then? If I had, Terry wouldn't have accepted the job."

Bryan Robson, English Athlete

16

"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

16

"When someone gets a job, it better be clear what they did to get it."

"When someone gets a job, it better be clear what they did to get it."

Mark V. Hurd, American Businessman

16

"It starts this way: The worth of a job is not defined by what it allows you to do when you're not working."

"It starts this way: The worth of a job is not defined by what it allows you to do when you're not working."

Marvin Olasky, American Educator

16

"Mr. Obama has an ingenious approach to job losses: He describes them as job gains."

"Mr. Obama has an ingenious approach to job losses: He describes them as job gains."

Karl Rove, American Politician

16

"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

16

"If you're playing within your capability, what's the point? If you're not pushing your own technique to its own limits with the risk that it might just crumble at any moment, then you're not really doing your job."

"If you're playing within your capability, what's the point? If you're not pushing your own technique to its own limits with the risk that it might just crumble at any moment, then you're not really doing your job."

Nigel Kennedy, English Musician

Job, Limits, Risk

16

"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

16

"We have played so well that the guys have really made my job fairly easy."

"We have played so well that the guys have really made my job fairly easy."

Ricky Ponting, Australian Athlete

15

"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

15

"The longer the title, the less important the job."

"The longer the title, the less important the job."

George McGovern, American Politician

15

"If you know how to do a job very well, you keep doing it."

"If you know how to do a job very well, you keep doing it."

Joan Chen, Chinese Actress

15

"If your job is to leaven ordinary lives with elevating spectacle, be elevating or be gone."

"If your job is to leaven ordinary lives with elevating spectacle, be elevating or be gone."

George Will, American Journalist

15

"Until the Chinese decide to compete fairly it will be up to us to do what we can to further protect our manufacturing base, and ensure we keep the good paying jobs we already have."

"Until the Chinese decide to compete fairly it will be up to us to do what we can to further protect our manufacturing base, and ensure we keep the good paying jobs we already have."

Mike Rogers, American Politician

Job, Jobs, Manufacturing, Will

15

"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

15

"When a man does a household job, he goes through three periods: contemplating how it will be done; contemplating when it will be done; and contemplating."

"When a man does a household job, he goes through three periods: contemplating how it will be done; contemplating when it will be done; and contemplating."

Marcelene Cox, American Columnist

15

"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

15

"Just blow in it and sound bad for about a year and then make it sound a little bit better, and you get a little band together, and then you get a few jobs. You take four guys that sound half bad, but if they're 25 percent each, they can give 100 percent, you know?"

"Just blow in it and sound bad for about a year and then make it sound a little bit better, and you get a little band together, and then you get a few jobs. You take four guys that sound half bad, but if they're 25 percent each, they can give 100 percent, you know?"

Quincy Jones, American Musician

Job, Jobs, Sound

15

"The characters emerge from my rather twisted mind. That's another enjoyable part of the job making stuff up."

"The characters emerge from my rather twisted mind. That's another enjoyable part of the job making stuff up."

Jonathan Kellerman, American Psychologist

15

"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

14

"I don't really say much about reviewers. It's a very tough job to get all of the depth of a movie all at once."

"I don't really say much about reviewers. It's a very tough job to get all of the depth of a movie all at once."

Roland Joffe, English Director

14

"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

14

"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

14

"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

14

"When for so long you can't get a job for reasons that seem specious, you you finally do have it, you are constantly afraid of losing it."

"When for so long you can't get a job for reasons that seem specious, you you finally do have it, you are constantly afraid of losing it."

Jessica Savitch, American Journalist

14

"Never turn down a job because you think it's too small; you don't know where it can lead."

"Never turn down a job because you think it's too small; you don't know where it can lead."

Julia Morgan, American Architect

14

"I had to think whether, after 50 years of hard slog, I was still lucid and fresh enough for the job."

"I had to think whether, after 50 years of hard slog, I was still lucid and fresh enough for the job."

Jacques Delors, French Economist

14

"I enjoyed in every way my 12 years of playing Archie, and I wasn't personally sad about finishing a long job."

"I enjoyed in every way my 12 years of playing Archie, and I wasn't personally sad about finishing a long job."

Carroll O'Connor, American Actor

14

"I think I'll be fine in New York. If I could stay here and just get jobs in New York, that would be fine and that's what I'd want to do. I don't want to move."

"I think I'll be fine in New York. If I could stay here and just get jobs in New York, that would be fine and that's what I'd want to do. I don't want to move."

Jason Mewes, American Actor

Job, Jobs, Want

14

"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

14

"The grand jury's job is not to weigh the evidence from both sides; it is only to decide whether there is enough evidence on one side to bring a person to trial."

"The grand jury's job is not to weigh the evidence from both sides; it is only to decide whether there is enough evidence on one side to bring a person to trial."

Donella Meadows, American Environmentalist

14

"If you have to have a job in this world, a high-priced movie star is a pretty good gig."

"If you have to have a job in this world, a high-priced movie star is a pretty good gig."

Tom Hanks, American Actor

Job, Pretty, World

14

"We've been doing this for 10 years and it's been a hobby for a lot longer than it's been a job."

"We've been doing this for 10 years and it's been a hobby for a lot longer than it's been a job."

John Campbell, American Editor

14

"No man should have a political office because he wants a job."

"No man should have a political office because he wants a job."

Franklin Knight Lane, American Politician

Job, Man, Office

14

"When you do a job like this you have to like having cold sweat on your back."

"When you do a job like this you have to like having cold sweat on your back."

John Pomfret, American Poet

14

"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

14

"If your desk isn't cluttered, you probably aren't doing your job."

"If your desk isn't cluttered, you probably aren't doing your job."

Harold S. Geneen, British Businessman

14

"Cal Ripken is steady, he focuses on his job, and he's a good guy."

"Cal Ripken is steady, he focuses on his job, and he's a good guy."

Bradley Whitford, American Actor

14

"It is a very delicate job to forgive a man, without lowering him in his own estimation, and yours too."

"It is a very delicate job to forgive a man, without lowering him in his own estimation, and yours too."

Josh Billings, American Comedian

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