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"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

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"I held a variety of jobs - most notably ten years working in universities - and kept on writing."

"I held a variety of jobs - most notably ten years working in universities - and kept on writing."

Thomas Perry, German Musician

Job, Jobs, Variety, Writing, Years

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"The more complicated and powerful the job, the more rudimentary the preparation for it."

"The more complicated and powerful the job, the more rudimentary the preparation for it."

William F. Buckley, Jr., American Journalist

Job, Preparation, William F. Buckley

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"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

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"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

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"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

41

"The legislature's job is to write law. It's the executive branch's job to interpret law."

"The legislature's job is to write law. It's the executive branch's job to interpret law."

George W. Bush, American President

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"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

41

"I take my job as a rock and roll sax player very seriously. To do it the way that I must do it, I must be in good condition. The better shape you're in, the harder you can rock."

"I take my job as a rock and roll sax player very seriously. To do it the way that I must do it, I must be in good condition. The better shape you're in, the harder you can rock."

Clarence Clemons, American Musician

40

"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

40

"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

40

"It is not our job to apply laws that have not yet been written."

"It is not our job to apply laws that have not yet been written."

John Paul Stevens, American Judge

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"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

40

"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

40

"The accolades usually come when you're dead or too old to get a job."

"The accolades usually come when you're dead or too old to get a job."

John Frankenheimer, American Director

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"Then, of course, I played alto and tenor, wherever there were jobs."

"Then, of course, I played alto and tenor, wherever there were jobs."

Gerry Mulligan, American Musician

40

"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

39

"Because when we're in space, my job is primarily getting us there and getting us back."

"Because when we're in space, my job is primarily getting us there and getting us back."

Duane G. Carey, American Astronaut

39

"I never felt interpretation was my job."

"I never felt interpretation was my job."

Mary Leakey, British Scientist

39

"I don't think I've found the perfect job for me, but I know what I like, so that's halfway there, right?"

"I don't think I've found the perfect job for me, but I know what I like, so that's halfway there, right?"

Colleen Haskell, American Celebrity

39

"I'd like to be remembered as someone who showed up for the job. I consider myself a worker."

"I'd like to be remembered as someone who showed up for the job. I consider myself a worker."

Ernie Harwell, American Celebrity

39

"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

39

"Oh, absolutely, it felt more serious than your typical job. One of the things that got us through how difficult the shooting actually was was that we are telling a real story."

"Oh, absolutely, it felt more serious than your typical job. One of the things that got us through how difficult the shooting actually was was that we are telling a real story."

John C. Reilly, American Actor

39

"The emphasis should be on why we do a job."

"The emphasis should be on why we do a job."

W. Edwards Deming, American Scientist

39

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

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

Scott Adams, American Cartoonist

39

"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

39

"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

39

"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

39

"Waitressing - by far the worst job ever created."

"Waitressing - by far the worst job ever created."

Jennifer Esposito, American Actress

39

"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

39

"Working for a federal agency was like trying to dislodge a prune skin from the roof of the mouth. More enterprise went into the job than could be justified by the results."

"Working for a federal agency was like trying to dislodge a prune skin from the roof of the mouth. More enterprise went into the job than could be justified by the results."

Caskie Stinnett, American Humorist

Job, Results, Skin, Trying

39

"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

38

"It was essential to do this job, hateful though it was, because we knew the Germans were hot on the trail."

"It was essential to do this job, hateful though it was, because we knew the Germans were hot on the trail."

Mark Oliphant, Australian Scientist

38

"No verse is libre for the man who wants to do a good job."

"No verse is libre for the man who wants to do a good job."

Ezra Pound, American Poet

38

"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

38

"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

38

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

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

Johnny Rivers, American Musician

38

"The way I did it, every job was A+."

"The way I did it, every job was A+."

Steve Wozniak, American Businessman

38

"In TV, and in particular in commercials, you don't really need to explain very much at all - you just say he's a spy and he's a little bit theatrical and overblown and smug and he's not very good at his job."

"In TV, and in particular in commercials, you don't really need to explain very much at all - you just say he's a spy and he's a little bit theatrical and overblown and smug and he's not very good at his job."

Rowan Atkinson, English Comedian

38

"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

38

"If you're an employer, you want to hire an employee who'll do their job, not do your bidding."

"If you're an employer, you want to hire an employee who'll do their job, not do your bidding."

Jeffrey Jones, American Actor

38

"It's still the same job, the same anxieties, but it did feel a lot different, that kind of budget, that schedule, and frankly, the slowness of it all, and also having a lot of other units working."

"It's still the same job, the same anxieties, but it did feel a lot different, that kind of budget, that schedule, and frankly, the slowness of it all, and also having a lot of other units working."

Michael Apted, British Director

38

"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

38

"She tries to get a waitressing job for a while - I mean, she's looking for a while before she finds Coyote Ugly - and it's hard to get a waitressing job in the city."

"She tries to get a waitressing job for a while - I mean, she's looking for a while before she finds Coyote Ugly - and it's hard to get a waitressing job in the city."

Piper Perabo, American Actress

38

"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

38

"The greatest teacher I know is the job itself."

"The greatest teacher I know is the job itself."

James Cash Penney, American Businessman

38

"Part of me longs to do a job where there's not a gray area."

"Part of me longs to do a job where there's not a gray area."

Jodie Foster, American Actress

38

"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

38

"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

37

"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

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