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"If you do a scene and you really like a character in it or a premise in it to write it down and to work on it so that you can have five or six characters that you can pull out in an audition."

"If you do a scene and you really like a character in it or a premise in it to write it down and to work on it so that you can have five or six characters that you can pull out in an audition."

Amy Poehler, American Comedian

Work, Character

35

"I understand that it's hard for everyone, but one cannot give in to emotions... we'll have to draw lessons from the current crisis and now we'll have to work on overcoming it."

"I understand that it's hard for everyone, but one cannot give in to emotions... we'll have to draw lessons from the current crisis and now we'll have to work on overcoming it."

Boris Yeltsin, Russian Statesman

Work, Crisis, Emotions, Now

35

"Actors never retire, they just get less and less work."

"Actors never retire, they just get less and less work."

Desmond Llewelyn, British Actor

35

"I'm very picky, and I'm never 100% happy with the work I do; I hate watching myself and hearing my voice."

"I'm very picky, and I'm never 100% happy with the work I do; I hate watching myself and hearing my voice."

Samantha Mumba, Irish Musician

Work, Hate, Hearing, Voice

35

"In 1970, I had begun work on the basic pancreatic trypsin inhibitor which has later become the model compound for the development of protein NMR, molecular dynamics, and experimental folding studies in other laboratories."

"In 1970, I had begun work on the basic pancreatic trypsin inhibitor which has later become the model compound for the development of protein NMR, molecular dynamics, and experimental folding studies in other laboratories."

Robert Huber, German Scientist

Work, Development

35

"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

35

"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

35

"But, number one, I think traditional noir doesn't work in contemporary storytelling because we don't live in that world anymore."

"But, number one, I think traditional noir doesn't work in contemporary storytelling because we don't live in that world anymore."

Brian De Palma, American Director

35

"Advertising was fairly simple work, and I really just wanted a job where I could sit and write every day and not get fired for it like I had at other jobs, but it was fun."

"Advertising was fairly simple work, and I really just wanted a job where I could sit and write every day and not get fired for it like I had at other jobs, but it was fun."

John Hughes, American Director

Work, Advertising, Day, Fun

35

"I have always believed that astrophysics should be the extrapolation of laboratory physics, that we must begin from the present universe and work our way backward to progressively more remote and uncertain epochs."

"I have always believed that astrophysics should be the extrapolation of laboratory physics, that we must begin from the present universe and work our way backward to progressively more remote and uncertain epochs."

Hannes Alfven, Swedish Scientist

Work, Physics, Present, Universe

35

"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

35

"I did everything I could to establish myself, but it just didn't work that way. I'm not angry about that."

"I did everything I could to establish myself, but it just didn't work that way. I'm not angry about that."

Tim Hardaway, American Athlete

35

"I think that our primary concern is that the membership in our industry become active. I'm not talking about the candidates being active. I'm talking about the few hundred thousand people who work in the industry around the United States."

"I think that our primary concern is that the membership in our industry become active. I'm not talking about the candidates being active. I'm talking about the few hundred thousand people who work in the industry around the United States."

Lew Wasserman, American Producer

Work, People, Being, Concern

35

"The crowd is just as important as the group. It takes everything to make it work."

"The crowd is just as important as the group. It takes everything to make it work."

Levon Helm, American Musician

35

"From the mid-1970s, I also started work on the causation and prevention of famines."

"From the mid-1970s, I also started work on the causation and prevention of famines."

Amartya Sen, Indian Philosopher

Work, Prevention

35

"I always wanted to make sure my parents didn't have to work again for the rest of their lives."

"I always wanted to make sure my parents didn't have to work again for the rest of their lives."

Deion Sanders, American Athlete

Work, Parents, Rest

35

"A job is something we do to get a paycheck and pay our bills. Jobs are legitimate, at times, but work is why we are here in the universe. Work and calling often go together."

"A job is something we do to get a paycheck and pay our bills. Jobs are legitimate, at times, but work is why we are here in the universe. Work and calling often go together."

Matthew Fox, American Actor

Work, Job, Jobs, Universe

35

"We work with every one of them to see if their character wouldn't say a certain thing or if something is worded awkwardly - we work with them to rectify that."

"We work with every one of them to see if their character wouldn't say a certain thing or if something is worded awkwardly - we work with them to rectify that."

Simon Pegg, British Comedian

Work, Character

35

"If I don't work, I'll be sitting on the couch watching TV, eating popcorn and getting like a cow."

"If I don't work, I'll be sitting on the couch watching TV, eating popcorn and getting like a cow."

Celia Cruz, Cuban Musician

35

"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

35

"Hard work is damn near as overrated as monogamy."

"Hard work is damn near as overrated as monogamy."

Huey Long, American Politician

35

"Republicans are not going to play I-told-you-so, but it is pretty obvious that the tax reductions passed in 2003 helped Americans dig out of a recession and get back to work."

"Republicans are not going to play I-told-you-so, but it is pretty obvious that the tax reductions passed in 2003 helped Americans dig out of a recession and get back to work."

Marsha Blackburn, American Politician

Work, Americans, Tax, Obvious

35

"One of the first things I did was interview the President of the United States. Some people work their whole lives and can't interview someone of that stature."

"One of the first things I did was interview the President of the United States. Some people work their whole lives and can't interview someone of that stature."

Maria Menounos, American Actress

Work, People, First, President

35

"I was poor. When you're poor you work, and when you're rich you expect somebody to hand it to you. So I think being reasonably poor is very good for people."

"I was poor. When you're poor you work, and when you're rich you expect somebody to hand it to you. So I think being reasonably poor is very good for people."

Imogen Cunningham, American Photographer

Work, People, Being, Poor

35

"Through that, I got to know Jerry's work, and I am definitely his number-one fan right now, which is interesting because it usually works the other way around: you usually create a project based on your hero."

"Through that, I got to know Jerry's work, and I am definitely his number-one fan right now, which is interesting because it usually works the other way around: you usually create a project based on your hero."

Sean Hayes, American Actor

Work, Now, Project, Right

35

"That's true but I think the contemporary problem that we are facing increasing numbers of black people and other people of color being thrown into a status that involves work in alternative economies and increasing numbers of people who are incarcerated."

"That's true but I think the contemporary problem that we are facing increasing numbers of black people and other people of color being thrown into a status that involves work in alternative economies and increasing numbers of people who are incarcerated."

Angela Davis, American Activist

Work, People, Being, Numbers

35

"Every once in a while I run the Olympic downhill in Japan in my head. I think of how the energy is going to flow and then I make it all work for myself."

"Every once in a while I run the Olympic downhill in Japan in my head. I think of how the energy is going to flow and then I make it all work for myself."

Picabo Street, American Athlete

35

"My memory of those places is better than my pictures. That's why I get much more satisfaction out of shooting thematic work that has to do with an idea that I'm searching for, or searching to express."

"My memory of those places is better than my pictures. That's why I get much more satisfaction out of shooting thematic work that has to do with an idea that I'm searching for, or searching to express."

Leonard Nimoy, American Actor

Work, Idea, Memory, Satisfaction

35

"Yeah, right. I mean, he criticises everybody in the media, then the first thing he does when he finishes is he goes to work for the media. Thompson, too. Hypocritical."

"Yeah, right. I mean, he criticises everybody in the media, then the first thing he does when he finishes is he goes to work for the media. Thompson, too. Hypocritical."

Ian St. John, Scottish Athlete

Work, First, Media, Right

35

"Breast cancer is not just a disease that strikes at women. It strikes at the very heart of who we are as women: how others perceive us, how we perceive ourselves, how we live, work and raise our families-or whether we do these things at all."

"Breast cancer is not just a disease that strikes at women. It strikes at the very heart of who we are as women: how others perceive us, how we perceive ourselves, how we live, work and raise our families-or whether we do these things at all."

Debbie Wasserman Schultz, American Politician

Work, Women, Heart, Cancer

35

"One cannot set out to make a work that's spiritual. What is a contemporary iconography for the spiritual? Is it some fuzzy space?"

"One cannot set out to make a work that's spiritual. What is a contemporary iconography for the spiritual? Is it some fuzzy space?"

Anish Kapoor, Indian Artist

Work, Space, Spiritual

35

"Building technical systems involves a lot of hard work and specialized knowledge: languages and protocols, coding and debugging, testing and refactoring."

"Building technical systems involves a lot of hard work and specialized knowledge: languages and protocols, coding and debugging, testing and refactoring."

Jesse James Garrett, American Businessman

Work, Building, Hardwork, Testing

35

"I like to work a lot with wood. I make furniture that falls apart. I also sew."

"I like to work a lot with wood. I make furniture that falls apart. I also sew."

Tim Conway, American Actor

35

"My theory is that I decided to be a writer when I was about seven, but of course it is not as simple as that. Like most writers, I had to work at other things to earn a living and wrote mainly in the evenings, often very late at night, for many years."

"My theory is that I decided to be a writer when I was about seven, but of course it is not as simple as that. Like most writers, I had to work at other things to earn a living and wrote mainly in the evenings, often very late at night, for many years."

Margaret Mahy, New Zealander Author

Work, Living, Night, Theory

35

"I mean, there are many other directors who are probably both more skilled and excited to adapt novels or work within certain genre conventions. I'd like to do that kind of work someday, but for better or worse I'm too drawn by my own material."

"I mean, there are many other directors who are probably both more skilled and excited to adapt novels or work within certain genre conventions. I'd like to do that kind of work someday, but for better or worse I'm too drawn by my own material."

Todd Solondz, American Writer

35

"Work is the province of cattle."

"Work is the province of cattle."

Dorothy Parker, American Poet

Work, Truth, Observation, Critique

35

"To my mind, the best SF addresses itself to problems of the here and now, or even to problems which have never been solved and never will be solved - I'm thinking of Philip K. Dick's work here, dealing with questions of reality, for example."

"To my mind, the best SF addresses itself to problems of the here and now, or even to problems which have never been solved and never will be solved - I'm thinking of Philip K. Dick's work here, dealing with questions of reality, for example."

John Sladek, American Author

Work, Example, Mind, Now

35

"It took about six years to get the Black Lung stuff. It didn't come just instantly. Sometimes, I see lobby groups, today, upset because they work the whole session and nothing happens."

"It took about six years to get the Black Lung stuff. It didn't come just instantly. Sometimes, I see lobby groups, today, upset because they work the whole session and nothing happens."

Richard Grimes, American Actor

Work, Nothing, Today, Years

35

"That is what I'm looking forward to the most, practical learning. I want to be a registered nurse so getting to talk to people who already work in those jobs can really teach me what to expect when I get out in the real world."

"That is what I'm looking forward to the most, practical learning. I want to be a registered nurse so getting to talk to people who already work in those jobs can really teach me what to expect when I get out in the real world."

Angela Carter, English Novelist

Work, People, Jobs, Learning

35

"I don't think the game should be perfect. It's 95 percent mistakes out there - you have to work with 10 players on your side and another 11 against you. It's a crazy, chaotic game."

"I don't think the game should be perfect. It's 95 percent mistakes out there - you have to work with 10 players on your side and another 11 against you. It's a crazy, chaotic game."

Tiffeny Milbrett, American Athlete

35

"Building is just skilled labor, I suppose. It's a lot of work. I don't mind other people building them, but the way things go together and are made is interesting to me; I like that a lot."

"Building is just skilled labor, I suppose. It's a lot of work. I don't mind other people building them, but the way things go together and are made is interesting to me; I like that a lot."

Donald Judd, American Artist

Work, People, Building, Labor

35

"Republicans in Congress boosted the economy by cutting taxes and ending programs that don't work."

"Republicans in Congress boosted the economy by cutting taxes and ending programs that don't work."

Zach Wamp, American Politician

Work, Congress, Economy, Ending

35

"I am flying back to New York as I write this. I will never forget these wonderful 35 days and I would go back to Copenhagen in a heartbeat to work there again."

"I am flying back to New York as I write this. I will never forget these wonderful 35 days and I would go back to Copenhagen in a heartbeat to work there again."

Tony Visconti, American Musician

Work, Flying, Forget, Will

35

"Regarding one's career: always be prepared, no short cuts - hard work is the only alternative that really works."

"Regarding one's career: always be prepared, no short cuts - hard work is the only alternative that really works."

Kiana Tom, American Model

Work, Hard work

35

"Of course I work hard. Why shouldn't I? Who am I to think I should get things the easy way?"

"Of course I work hard. Why shouldn't I? Who am I to think I should get things the easy way?"

Judy Holliday, American Actress

35

"Disco does work better with black artists or players. They just feel it more."

"Disco does work better with black artists or players. They just feel it more."

Giorgio Moroder, Italian Producer

35

"The Watergate reforms did work well for many years, and if improved and broadened, these reforms can have real and major impact on the system today."

"The Watergate reforms did work well for many years, and if improved and broadened, these reforms can have real and major impact on the system today."

Elliot Richardson, American Lawyer

Work, Today, Years

35

"I can't tell you too much about it because I'm not even meant to tell you that I'm in it. In fact, I might never work again now that I've been talking to you. I'm not in it for very long, let's put it that way."

"I can't tell you too much about it because I'm not even meant to tell you that I'm in it. In fact, I might never work again now that I've been talking to you. I'm not in it for very long, let's put it that way."

Jason Isaacs, English Actor

Work, Fact, Now, Talking

35

"Coming to understand a painting or a symphony in an unfamiliar style, to recognize the work of an artist or school, to see or hear in new ways, is as cognitive an achievement as learning to read or write or add."

"Coming to understand a painting or a symphony in an unfamiliar style, to recognize the work of an artist or school, to see or hear in new ways, is as cognitive an achievement as learning to read or write or add."

Nelson Goodman, American Philosopher

Work, Achievement, Artist, Learning

35

"For my own part, I had rather suffer any inconvenience from having to work occasionally in chambers and kitchen... than witness the subservience in which the menial class is held in Europe."

"For my own part, I had rather suffer any inconvenience from having to work occasionally in chambers and kitchen... than witness the subservience in which the menial class is held in Europe."

Harriet Martineau, English Writer

Work, Class, Europe, Kitchen

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