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"Mos Def is one of the most creative, intelligent human beings I've had the opportunity to work with. He is fun. The entire time, he would go in and out of different characters, just for the fun of it. Awesome energy."

"Mos Def is one of the most creative, intelligent human beings I've had the opportunity to work with. He is fun. The entire time, he would go in and out of different characters, just for the fun of it. Awesome energy."

Jill Scott, American Musician

Work, Time, Opportunity, Energy

10

"The older painting - well, it does have an effect all at once, I suppose, but it's of a lesser intensity than a lot of the American work in the last ten or fifteen years."

"The older painting - well, it does have an effect all at once, I suppose, but it's of a lesser intensity than a lot of the American work in the last ten or fifteen years."

Donald Judd, American Artist

Work, Effect, Painting

10

"When you work on your own life, you are less likely to hyper focus on the imperfections of your husband."

"When you work on your own life, you are less likely to hyper focus on the imperfections of your husband."

Martha Quinn, American Celebrity

Work, Life, HusbFocus

10

"In my day, the players used to work their socks off. It's all changed now, obviously."

"In my day, the players used to work their socks off. It's all changed now, obviously."

Gordon Smith, American Politician

10

"Pop doesn't really look back. It can't. What makes pop work is simplicity."

"Pop doesn't really look back. It can't. What makes pop work is simplicity."

Branford Marsalis, American Musician

Work, Simplicity

10

"I'm thinking about directing, but I know it's a lot of work and I appreciate what directors do and I would like to be good at it. The opportunity has presented itself four to five times, and I usually said no because of the script."

"I'm thinking about directing, but I know it's a lot of work and I appreciate what directors do and I would like to be good at it. The opportunity has presented itself four to five times, and I usually said no because of the script."

Angela Bassett, American Actress

Work, Opportunity, Thinking

10

"But, in addition, there is, all through the tragedy, a constant alternation of rises and falls in this tension or in the emotional pitch of the work, a regular sequence of more exciting and less exciting sections."

"But, in addition, there is, all through the tragedy, a constant alternation of rises and falls in this tension or in the emotional pitch of the work, a regular sequence of more exciting and less exciting sections."

Andrew Coyle Bradley, American Judge

Work, Tension, Tragedy

10

"All my work is much more peaceful than I am."

"All my work is much more peaceful than I am."

Maya Lin, American Architect

10

"All of a sudden, those few pages of script that he had shown me with the weird images I could visualize all of that in my brain, and I knew that there was this mad little genius at work here and I really wanted to do the film."

"All of a sudden, those few pages of script that he had shown me with the weird images I could visualize all of that in my brain, and I knew that there was this mad little genius at work here and I really wanted to do the film."

Jack Nance, American Actor

Work, Genius, Film

10

"The people that make this country work, the people who pay on their mortgages, the people getting up and going to work, striving in this recession to not participate in it, they're not the enemy. They're the people that hire you. They're the people that are going to give you a job."

"The people that make this country work, the people who pay on their mortgages, the people getting up and going to work, striving in this recession to not participate in it, they're not the enemy. They're the people that hire you. They're the people that are going to give you a job."

Rush Limbaugh, American Entertainer

Work, People, Country, Enemy

10

"Remember that you are needed. There is at least one important work to be done that will not be done unless you do it."

"Remember that you are needed. There is at least one important work to be done that will not be done unless you do it."

Charles L. Allen, American Clergyman

10

"I work with a lot of movie stars."

"I work with a lot of movie stars."

Norman Jewison, Canadian Director

10

"I am intrigued enough to want to continue, and also to try and work with companies like Sony on modifying the cameras and making them more user-friendly and efficient."

"I am intrigued enough to want to continue, and also to try and work with companies like Sony on modifying the cameras and making them more user-friendly and efficient."

Mike Figgis, English Director

10

"I'm sure Alex will be having to get the masseurs in to work on those legs. You feel tired when you're losing but when you are winning it gives you that bit of an edge."

"I'm sure Alex will be having to get the masseurs in to work on those legs. You feel tired when you're losing but when you are winning it gives you that bit of an edge."

Graham Roberts, English Actor

Work, Winning, Losing, Will

10

"I knew her work very well and I knew that if she offered me a role in her movie, it wouldn't be something stupid. So I agreed to do the film before I read the script."

"I knew her work very well and I knew that if she offered me a role in her movie, it wouldn't be something stupid. So I agreed to do the film before I read the script."

Beatrice Dalle, French Actress

10

"It is comparatively easy to become a writer; staying a writer, resisting formulaic work, generating one's own creativity - that's a much tougher matter."

"It is comparatively easy to become a writer; staying a writer, resisting formulaic work, generating one's own creativity - that's a much tougher matter."

Brian Aldiss, English Writer

Work, Creativity

10

"Once I had a steel job for half of a day. I never went back to collect my pay."

"Once I had a steel job for half of a day. I never went back to collect my pay."

Art Rooney, American Businessman

10

"I think it's a terrible thing to write and not enjoy it. It's a sad thing. But of course a lot of people do work because they need to eat. And we all need to eat, but that's not the only reason to work. You couldn't have paid me not to write."

"I think it's a terrible thing to write and not enjoy it. It's a sad thing. But of course a lot of people do work because they need to eat. And we all need to eat, but that's not the only reason to work. You couldn't have paid me not to write."

Anne Perry, British Novelist

Work, People, Reason

10

"I haven't done a lot of action movies, so it's kind of fun to get to do a lot of stunt work."

"I haven't done a lot of action movies, so it's kind of fun to get to do a lot of stunt work."

Mark-Paul Gosselaar, American Actor

Work, Movies, Action, Fun

10

"They certainly aren't connected with the old geometric art. My work isn't geometric in that sense."

"They certainly aren't connected with the old geometric art. My work isn't geometric in that sense."

Donald Judd, American Artist

Work, Art, Old, Sense

10

"We had training camp for a week, and we used the actual military drills of that period. We didn't have to work out much after hours, because going up and down hills all day was a good workout in itself."

"We had training camp for a week, and we used the actual military drills of that period. We didn't have to work out much after hours, because going up and down hills all day was a good workout in itself."

Tom Berenger, American Actor

Work, Day, Military, Training

10

"I very much dislike writing about myself or my work, and when pressed for autobiographical material can only give a bare chronological outline which contains no pertinent facts."

"I very much dislike writing about myself or my work, and when pressed for autobiographical material can only give a bare chronological outline which contains no pertinent facts."

Shirley Jackson, American Novelist

Work, Facts, Writing

10

"The majority of my work is from life. I spend most fine days from May to October painting outside."

"The majority of my work is from life. I spend most fine days from May to October painting outside."

John Dyer, American Poet

Work, Life, Majority, May

10

"Our labour preserves us from three great evils -- weariness, vice, and want."

"Our labour preserves us from three great evils -- weariness, vice, and want."

Voltaire, French Writer

Work, Life, Survival, Truth

10

"I think the market driven economic system is the most productive system, but to have that work in the world, you've got to also have social investments to go along with that."

"I think the market driven economic system is the most productive system, but to have that work in the world, you've got to also have social investments to go along with that."

Mike Lowry, American Politician

10

"I think different people have different problems and different relations to the exhibition of their work."

"I think different people have different problems and different relations to the exhibition of their work."

Richard Serra, American Sculptor

Work, People, Problems

10

"I have always admired the work of Phil Farmer and was glad for the chance to work with him. Readers today may be too young to remember his classics like The Lovers."

"I have always admired the work of Phil Farmer and was glad for the chance to work with him. Readers today may be too young to remember his classics like The Lovers."

Piers Anthony, English Writer

Work, Chance, Lovers, May

10

"What you need if you want jobs are small and medium sized enterprises, local initiatives, labour intensive work, community development, service providers and the like."

"What you need if you want jobs are small and medium sized enterprises, local initiatives, labour intensive work, community development, service providers and the like."

Susan George, American Activist

Work, Development, Community, Jobs

10

"There's no term to the work of a scientist."

"There's no term to the work of a scientist."

Walter Reisch, Austrian Scientist

10

"My job involves a lot of different skills now - I'm as much entrepreneur and management consultant as anything else these days - but IA is still my favorite part of the work I do."

"My job involves a lot of different skills now - I'm as much entrepreneur and management consultant as anything else these days - but IA is still my favorite part of the work I do."

Jesse James Garrett, American Businessman

Work, Management, Favorite, Job

10

"Our son is in school now. You know, he's six-and-a-half and so a big chunk of the day is taken up by school. So I'm hoping that I'll be able to certainly take him to school in the morning, maybe pick him up in the afternoon and come back to work."

"Our son is in school now. You know, he's six-and-a-half and so a big chunk of the day is taken up by school. So I'm hoping that I'll be able to certainly take him to school in the morning, maybe pick him up in the afternoon and come back to work."

Connie Chung, American Journalist

Work, Son, Day, Now

10

"My goal had been to win a championship, work toward the Hall of Fame, have my jersey retired by the team and I'd go in as a lifelong New York Giant, but I'm now resigned to the fact that this won't happen."

"My goal had been to win a championship, work toward the Hall of Fame, have my jersey retired by the team and I'd go in as a lifelong New York Giant, but I'm now resigned to the fact that this won't happen."

Michael Strahan, American Athlete

Work, Goal, Fact, Fame

10

"I always look forward to working with Goldie because she's a great person to work with."

"I always look forward to working with Goldie because she's a great person to work with."

Kurt Russell, American Actor

10

"I just find that the harder you work and the more effort you put into yourself, the better you'll be."

"I just find that the harder you work and the more effort you put into yourself, the better you'll be."

Jason Schwartzman, American Actor

10

"Discipline, work. Work, discipline."

"Discipline, work. Work, discipline."

Gustav Mahler, Austrian Composer

Work, Discipline

10

"Toby not being there doesn't bother me, I mean I can work with anybody as long as we get along and as long as they've got an understanding of what I want and what I'm aiming for. To start with, when he left, it was difficult."

"Toby not being there doesn't bother me, I mean I can work with anybody as long as we get along and as long as they've got an understanding of what I want and what I'm aiming for. To start with, when he left, it was difficult."

Jay Kay, English Musician

Work, Being, Understanding, Want

10

"We work in an environment where your options are to do, you know, Batman 10, so when you get to do a movie that's a really great film like this, people really step up to the plate and enjoy it."

"We work in an environment where your options are to do, you know, Batman 10, so when you get to do a movie that's a really great film like this, people really step up to the plate and enjoy it."

James Woods, American Actor

Work, People, Environment, Film

10

"On the floor I am more at ease. I feel nearer, more part of the painting, since this way I can walk around it, work from the four sides and literally be in the painting."

"On the floor I am more at ease. I feel nearer, more part of the painting, since this way I can walk around it, work from the four sides and literally be in the painting."

Jackson Pollock, American Artist

10

"People expect me to be with some stripper... That's just the kind of woman I work with."

"People expect me to be with some stripper... That's just the kind of woman I work with."

Luther Campbell, American Musician

Work, People, Woman

10

"It's always been a desire of mine to work with my parents."

"It's always been a desire of mine to work with my parents."

Laura Dern, American Actress

Work, Desire, Parents

10

"Anyway, several rewrites later, Del Rey Books did publish my first novel, and it did become the first work of fiction on the New York Times trade paperback bestseller list."

"Anyway, several rewrites later, Del Rey Books did publish my first novel, and it did become the first work of fiction on the New York Times trade paperback bestseller list."

Terry Brooks, American Writer

Work, Books, Fiction, First

10

"The chips are in production, the machines aren't. So we've got a little bit of work left to do."

"The chips are in production, the machines aren't. So we've got a little bit of work left to do."

J Allard, American Scientist

Work, Machines, Production

10

"I've always been a guy who's pretty supportive, its just my nature, so I came in to the situation with the attitude that I wanted to support Johnny and make it work."

"I've always been a guy who's pretty supportive, its just my nature, so I came in to the situation with the attitude that I wanted to support Johnny and make it work."

Rick Derringer, American Musician

Work, Nature, Attitude, Pretty

10

"I would work as a cook, get a little money, then open another restaurant."

"I would work as a cook, get a little money, then open another restaurant."

Paul Prudhomme, American Celebrity

Work, Money, Open

10

"Washington state's 2nd Congressional District is a major producer of small fruit crops such as raspberries and strawberries. This research center is doing important work to help farmers enhance the quality, yield and marketability of their small fruit crops."

"Washington state's 2nd Congressional District is a major producer of small fruit crops such as raspberries and strawberries. This research center is doing important work to help farmers enhance the quality, yield and marketability of their small fruit crops."

Rick Larsen, American Politician

Work, Quality, Help, Research

10

"On stage, the audience watches from a fixed viewpoint and the director cannot retake something he doesn't like. It has to work straight through."

"On stage, the audience watches from a fixed viewpoint and the director cannot retake something he doesn't like. It has to work straight through."

Bruce Beresford, Australian Director

10

"I will work with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to preserve the Social Security promise that provides secure retirement benefits for all, especially those who are most at risk such as widows, orphans, and people with disabilities when the need arises."

"I will work with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to preserve the Social Security promise that provides secure retirement benefits for all, especially those who are most at risk such as widows, orphans, and people with disabilities when the need arises."

Chaka Fattah, American Politician

Work, People, Benefits, Promise

10

"I'm very happy. I like my work and the various aspects of it-going around the world, teaching the gospel according to St. Albert."

"I'm very happy. I like my work and the various aspects of it-going around the world, teaching the gospel according to St. Albert."

Albert Ellis, American Psychologist

Work, Teaching, World

10

"Our chemical and other manufacturing concerns are all too often ready to let the Germans have Latin American markets, provided the American companies can work out an arrangement which will enable them to charge high prices to the consumer inside the United States."

"Our chemical and other manufacturing concerns are all too often ready to let the Germans have Latin American markets, provided the American companies can work out an arrangement which will enable them to charge high prices to the consumer inside the United States."

Henry A. Wallace, American Vice President

Work, Manufacturing, States

10

"It's a great relationship when you can work with the person who you consider to be your soul mate."

"It's a great relationship when you can work with the person who you consider to be your soul mate."

Rick Derringer, American Musician

10

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