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"A good lesson in keeping your perspective is: Take your job seriously but don't take yourself seriously."

"A good lesson in keeping your perspective is: Take your job seriously but don't take yourself seriously."

Thomas P. O'Neill, American Politician

Job, Perspective

13

"I know what my job is: I write the songs, I sing them, I play them on the piano."

"I know what my job is: I write the songs, I sing them, I play them on the piano."

Fiona Apple, American Musician

Job, Play, Songs

13

"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

13

"We met and married when both of us knew exactly what our jobs were. He was only 32, but he'd been all over the place. I'd been working on films and television shows all over the world."

"We met and married when both of us knew exactly what our jobs were. He was only 32, but he'd been all over the place. I'd been working on films and television shows all over the world."

Joanna Lumley, English Actress

Job, Jobs, Television, World

13

"Scratch a dog and you'll find a permanent job."

"Scratch a dog and you'll find a permanent job."

Franklin P. Jones, American Journalist

13

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

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

David Soul, American Actor

13

"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."

"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."

William Vickrey, Canadian Educator

Job, Unemployment

13

"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

13

"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

13

"My abilities grow with each job, whether it's writing or directing. When I stop learing, I'll stop working."

"My abilities grow with each job, whether it's writing or directing. When I stop learing, I'll stop working."

Peter Fonda, American Actor

13

"It's my job to get us in good plays, or more importantly, out of bad plays. That's what I did."

"It's my job to get us in good plays, or more importantly, out of bad plays. That's what I did."

Drew Brees, American Athlete

13

"Look at Judi Dench, who's brilliant in whatever bloody job she does."

"Look at Judi Dench, who's brilliant in whatever bloody job she does."

Imelda Staunton, English Actress

13

"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

13

"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

13

"Whenever I fill out the job description I put 'songwriter,' never 'singer' or 'artist.' Singers come and go."

"Whenever I fill out the job description I put 'songwriter,' never 'singer' or 'artist.' Singers come and go."

Brian McKnight, American Musician

13

"If kids come to educators and teachers from strong, healthy functioning families, it makes our job easier. If they do not come to us from strong, healthy, functioning families, it makes our job more important."

"If kids come to educators and teachers from strong, healthy functioning families, it makes our job easier. If they do not come to us from strong, healthy, functioning families, it makes our job more important."

Barbara Coloroso, American Educator

Job, Kids, Teachers, Barbara Colorose

13

"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

13

"Pretty Woman was the easiest job I've ever done. I just wore the right toupee."

"Pretty Woman was the easiest job I've ever done. I just wore the right toupee."

Hector Elizondo, American Actor

Job, Pretty, Right, Woman

13

"I always wanted to be a full-time musician. Every television job I had was a means to buy a grand piano, or to put in a recording studio, or something like that."

"I always wanted to be a full-time musician. Every television job I had was a means to buy a grand piano, or to put in a recording studio, or something like that."

John Tesh, American Musician

Job, Television

13

"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

13

"I draw what I feel, which is no more than doing my job."

"I draw what I feel, which is no more than doing my job."

Ralph Bakshi, American Director

12

"There is a considerable amount of manipulation in the printmaking from the straight photograph to the finished print. If I do my job correctly that shouldn't be visible at all, it should be transparent."

"There is a considerable amount of manipulation in the printmaking from the straight photograph to the finished print. If I do my job correctly that shouldn't be visible at all, it should be transparent."

John Sexton, American Educator

Job, Manipulation

12

"I do a pretty good job at casting actually."

"I do a pretty good job at casting actually."

Ridley Scott, British Director

12

"At least I'm going into the job with clean hands."

"At least I'm going into the job with clean hands."

Pete Rozelle, American Celebrity

12

"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

12

"I've had to do all kinds of jobs to pay the rent. I've even worked in a Cornish tin mine."

"I've had to do all kinds of jobs to pay the rent. I've even worked in a Cornish tin mine."

Peter Wright, British Celebrity

12

"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

12

"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

12

"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

12

"Shooting a television show can be very difficult and at times can really wear on you. If you keep reminding yourself that it is a job and you show up together as a team and as a whole, you can prevail."

"Shooting a television show can be very difficult and at times can really wear on you. If you keep reminding yourself that it is a job and you show up together as a team and as a whole, you can prevail."

David Boreanaz, American Actor

Job, Television

12

"I'll look and pick the best, and the one who can do the best job for the party."

"I'll look and pick the best, and the one who can do the best job for the party."

John Dingell, American Politician

12

"Effective teaching may be the hardest job there is."

"Effective teaching may be the hardest job there is."

William Glasser, American Psychologist

Job, May, Teaching

12

"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."

"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."

William Vickrey, Canadian Educator

Job, Living, Wage

12

"Universal was absolutely marvelous about sitting down with me and listening to my input. It wasn't something where they chose a bunch of songs that were best sellers. They did a marvelous job on the packaging. It's a beautiful tribute."

"Universal was absolutely marvelous about sitting down with me and listening to my input. It wasn't something where they chose a bunch of songs that were best sellers. They did a marvelous job on the packaging. It's a beautiful tribute."

Rita Coolidge, American Musician

Job, Listening, Songs, Tribute

12

"As long as I'm an hour away from a major airport, I can get to that job."

"As long as I'm an hour away from a major airport, I can get to that job."

Michael Moriarty, American Actor

12

"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

12

"I think you should take your job seriously, but not yourself - that is the best combination."

"I think you should take your job seriously, but not yourself - that is the best combination."

Judi Dench, English Actress

12

"I'm not going to rule out running for a second term. But, I think you have to be psychologically prepared to walk away from the job after four years. It's the only way that you cannot be influenced by those special interests."

"I'm not going to rule out running for a second term. But, I think you have to be psychologically prepared to walk away from the job after four years. It's the only way that you cannot be influenced by those special interests."

Dick Murphy, American Politician

Job, Running, Years

12

"Sometimes I have to accept a job I don't really want. Hardly anybody comes up to you with a commission; it's all competitions these days."

"Sometimes I have to accept a job I don't really want. Hardly anybody comes up to you with a commission; it's all competitions these days."

Helmut Jahn, German Architect

12

"If a job's worth doing, it's too hard."

"If a job's worth doing, it's too hard."

Scott Adams, American Cartoonist

12

"You do the best job you can. You take it step by step. It's hard enough to make a movie. If it works, that's great. If it means something beyond the moment to somebody, they can take it and it lasts through the years, we'll see."

"You do the best job you can. You take it step by step. It's hard enough to make a movie. If it works, that's great. If it means something beyond the moment to somebody, they can take it and it lasts through the years, we'll see."

Oliver Stone, American Director

12

"We ask for way too much stuff - way too much stuff. You got a job making $100 a year and bought a house for $3 million. Talking about, 'I don't know what happened with the payment.'"

"We ask for way too much stuff - way too much stuff. You got a job making $100 a year and bought a house for $3 million. Talking about, 'I don't know what happened with the payment.'"

Sinbad, American Comedian

12

"Lawyers have a dangerous job in Iran."

"Lawyers have a dangerous job in Iran."

Shirin Ebadi, Iranian Lawyer

12

"Latinos are disproportionately more likely to be injured on the job than other ethnic groups."

"Latinos are disproportionately more likely to be injured on the job than other ethnic groups."

Grace Napolitano, American Politician

12

"When you walk away from a really wonderful job like that, you start messing with everyone's priorities. It's like you're dissing them."

"When you walk away from a really wonderful job like that, you start messing with everyone's priorities. It's like you're dissing them."

Sherry Stringfield, American Actress

Job, Priorities

12

"Our job is not to set things right but to see them right."

"Our job is not to set things right but to see them right."

Eric Butterworth, American Teacher

12

"I thus decided to leave the university forever and tried to find an industrial job in the United States."

"I thus decided to leave the university forever and tried to find an industrial job in the United States."

Richard Ernst, Swiss Scientist

Job, states, United, University

12

"If you are prepared, you will be confident, and will do the job."

"If you are prepared, you will be confident, and will do the job."

Tom Landry, American Coach

12

"My job as a pollster is to understand what really matters."

"My job as a pollster is to understand what really matters."

Frank Luntz, American Politician

12

"Later in that administration, I was asked to take a job which I had to turn down as Assistant Secretary of State for Economic Affairs because we were just then putting together the merger of two small law firms that became this law firm. I couldn't leave them at that point."

"Later in that administration, I was asked to take a job which I had to turn down as Assistant Secretary of State for Economic Affairs because we were just then putting together the merger of two small law firms that became this law firm. I couldn't leave them at that point."

Lloyd Cutler, American Lawyer

Job, Law, State

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