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"However, some of my work is very subtle, and one should expect very subtle reactions to it."
Jim Hodges
"However, some of my work is very subtle, and one should expect very subtle reactions to it."
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"Van Halen is a work in progress."
Alex Van Halen
"Van Halen is a work in progress."
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"Our highly qualified teachers not only work hard, but they care about each and every student that enters their classroom. I thank you, Montana teachers, for your sense of duty and compassion to our precious future generation."
Conrad Burns
"Our highly qualified teachers not only work hard, but they care about each and every student that enters their classroom. I thank you, Montana teachers, for your sense of duty and compassion to our precious future generation."
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"There's a reason people run negative ads... it's because they work."
Anne Northup
"There's a reason people run negative ads... it's because they work."
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"I like to work at night."
Terry Southern
"I like to work at night."
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"So many people think they need to have serious equipment. In the magazines and the media, they see all this stylish stuff, especially on TV, and they think, That's what I need to make it work. You don't. I'm attempting a little bit of liberation here."
Sally Schneider
"So many people think they need to have serious equipment. In the magazines and the media, they see all this stylish stuff, especially on TV, and they think, That's what I need to make it work. You don't. I'm attempting a little bit of liberation here."
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"We spend billions of pounds on welfare, yet millions are trapped on welfare. It's not worth their while going into work."
David Cameron
"We spend billions of pounds on welfare, yet millions are trapped on welfare. It's not worth their while going into work."
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"The third fallacy is that affirmative action doesn't work."
Harold Washington
"The third fallacy is that affirmative action doesn't work."
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"I think the director is becoming more important. To work under rushed conditions, you need to have an extremely professional director. If the director's good than the end result will be good."
Glenn Ford
"I think the director is becoming more important. To work under rushed conditions, you need to have an extremely professional director. If the director's good than the end result will be good."
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"So when I was told to work, ten, twelve hours a day as an assistant pro, I didn't complain. It was normal."
Bernhard Langer
"So when I was told to work, ten, twelve hours a day as an assistant pro, I didn't complain. It was normal."
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"A lot of my work has to do with not allowing my characters to have an ego in a way that the stomach doesn't have an ego when it's wanting to throw up. It just does it."
Matthew Barney
"A lot of my work has to do with not allowing my characters to have an ego in a way that the stomach doesn't have an ego when it's wanting to throw up. It just does it."
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"The unfortunate thing about working for yourself is that you have the worst boss in the world. I work every day of the year except at Christmas, when I work a half day."
David Eddings
"The unfortunate thing about working for yourself is that you have the worst boss in the world. I work every day of the year except at Christmas, when I work a half day."
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"This recession is the deepest in our lifetimes, the deepest since 1929. If you take the people thrown out of work in the 1982 recession, the 1991 recession, the 2001 recession, not only is this bigger, this is bigger than all of those combined."
Austan Goolsbee
"This recession is the deepest in our lifetimes, the deepest since 1929. If you take the people thrown out of work in the 1982 recession, the 1991 recession, the 2001 recession, not only is this bigger, this is bigger than all of those combined."
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"When you work with somebody for a long period of time, you develop a shorthand with everything."
Beck
"When you work with somebody for a long period of time, you develop a shorthand with everything."
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"Keep all your personalities out of your work. Forget and forgive."
Ford Frick
"Keep all your personalities out of your work. Forget and forgive."
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"When preparing for a concert, I do lots of training. I work with a choreographer to create great moves and then I have to keep my voice strong with lessons."
Miley Cyrus
"When preparing for a concert, I do lots of training. I work with a choreographer to create great moves and then I have to keep my voice strong with lessons."
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"You don't work on something for six years and be blind to the myriad of other approaches."
Ken Burns
"You don't work on something for six years and be blind to the myriad of other approaches."
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"Americans believe that people should work hard and get ahead on their own, but when disaster strikes and they need help with retirement or disability, Americans as a whole should come to their aid."
Jacob Hacker
"Americans believe that people should work hard and get ahead on their own, but when disaster strikes and they need help with retirement or disability, Americans as a whole should come to their aid."
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"If they had Mozart today, they couldn't work with him, although he was a very adaptable man."
Alexander Kluge
"If they had Mozart today, they couldn't work with him, although he was a very adaptable man."
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"You make mistakes, but I don't have any regrets. I'm the kind of person who takes responsibility for it and deals with it. I learn from everything I do. I work very hard, I have so many things going on in my life. Get to know me and see who I am."
Kim Kardashian
"You make mistakes, but I don't have any regrets. I'm the kind of person who takes responsibility for it and deals with it. I learn from everything I do. I work very hard, I have so many things going on in my life. Get to know me and see who I am."
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"We know over very national survival is at stake; and we believe that we should support our troops, yes, and work for an outcome that results in victory."
J. D. Hayworth
"We know over very national survival is at stake; and we believe that we should support our troops, yes, and work for an outcome that results in victory."
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"I think The Exorcist was the hardest work I've ever done."
Mercedes McCambridge
"I think The Exorcist was the hardest work I've ever done."
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"Francisco Garcia could have been a high draft choice last year, probably in the 20s. He's the best wing player I've ever coached. But he's done it the right way. He knew he had to work on his body to become a good pro. When he goes into the pros, he'll be physically ready."
Rick Pitino
"Francisco Garcia could have been a high draft choice last year, probably in the 20s. He's the best wing player I've ever coached. But he's done it the right way. He knew he had to work on his body to become a good pro. When he goes into the pros, he'll be physically ready."
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"My mum actually gave up work to look after my child, which is so touching."
Jamelia
"My mum actually gave up work to look after my child, which is so touching."
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"At first I was queasy; I'll never forget the sound of the scalpel cutting a body open. But it was so cool trying to work out how these people died."
Jonathan Davis
"At first I was queasy; I'll never forget the sound of the scalpel cutting a body open. But it was so cool trying to work out how these people died."
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"I don't want to die as long as I can work; the minute I can not, I want to go."
Susan B. Anthony
"I don't want to die as long as I can work; the minute I can not, I want to go."
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"We have an obligation to live in harmony with creation, with our capital... with God's creation. And we need to administer and work that very carefully."
Bruce Babbitt
"We have an obligation to live in harmony with creation, with our capital... with God's creation. And we need to administer and work that very carefully."
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"You know, I think the, the crucial thing, you know, we have put in place what is, is just simply the biggest, boldest recovery package in history, right; the stimulus package, biggest ever; the financial rescue, absolutely comprehensive; a housing plan - that is incredible medicine for the economy. And we fully expect it to work."
Christina Romer
"You know, I think the, the crucial thing, you know, we have put in place what is, is just simply the biggest, boldest recovery package in history, right; the stimulus package, biggest ever; the financial rescue, absolutely comprehensive; a housing plan - that is incredible medicine for the economy. And we fully expect it to work."
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"Any startling piece of work has a subversive element in it, a delicious element often. Subversion is only disagreeable when it manifests in political or social activity."
Leonard Cohen
"Any startling piece of work has a subversive element in it, a delicious element often. Subversion is only disagreeable when it manifests in political or social activity."
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"My son is old enough to respond to my work. To me, that's what it is all about."
Tara Strong
"My son is old enough to respond to my work. To me, that's what it is all about."
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"Work is accomplished by those employees who have not yet reached their level of incompetence."
Laurence J. Peter
"Work is accomplished by those employees who have not yet reached their level of incompetence."
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"A number of us had conversations with the Kerry campaign about what he was going to say about CAFE. What he told us was that he did not want to sacrifice jobs and that he wanted to work with the auto industry to achieve that goal."
Jennifer Granholm
"A number of us had conversations with the Kerry campaign about what he was going to say about CAFE. What he told us was that he did not want to sacrifice jobs and that he wanted to work with the auto industry to achieve that goal."
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"I wouldn't characterize my work, however, as directly political."
Suzanne Vega
"I wouldn't characterize my work, however, as directly political."
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"It's so difficult. Sometimes if I have dessert, I think, 'Well, I blew it.' That's something I need to work on and control. But still there's nothing like a buffet."
Donna Dixon
"It's so difficult. Sometimes if I have dessert, I think, 'Well, I blew it.' That's something I need to work on and control. But still there's nothing like a buffet."
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"Yeah, that's what kind of, we get the idea a little bit yeah, because other people from different countries also try as hard as they can to get a medal or a gold medal in the Olympic Games. And you know, if they can work hard, we can work hard as well."
Inge de Bruijn
"Yeah, that's what kind of, we get the idea a little bit yeah, because other people from different countries also try as hard as they can to get a medal or a gold medal in the Olympic Games. And you know, if they can work hard, we can work hard as well."
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"Throughout the course of my life, I've been blessed to work with extremely talented people."
George Dzundza
"Throughout the course of my life, I've been blessed to work with extremely talented people."
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"I have had to work long and hard to eradicate the dangerous delusion that, in a bad position, I could always, or nearly always, conjure up some unexpected combination to extricate me from my difficulties."
Alexander Alekhine
"I have had to work long and hard to eradicate the dangerous delusion that, in a bad position, I could always, or nearly always, conjure up some unexpected combination to extricate me from my difficulties."
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"I mean, you work and you try and find the work that suits you the best and you enjoy the most."
Harvey Keitel
"I mean, you work and you try and find the work that suits you the best and you enjoy the most."
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"In terms of work I've always had a Bad Attitude in that I won't work anywhere which requires me to work strict hours or follow a dress code. I don't know if that's an Asperger's thing or not, I think it's just being reasonable."
Bram Cohen
"In terms of work I've always had a Bad Attitude in that I won't work anywhere which requires me to work strict hours or follow a dress code. I don't know if that's an Asperger's thing or not, I think it's just being reasonable."
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"No, I didn't work it out upside down, I never turned it around."
H. R. Giger
"No, I didn't work it out upside down, I never turned it around."
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"I am a strong Ukrainian girl, that is why I work a lot."
Milla Jovovich
"I am a strong Ukrainian girl, that is why I work a lot."
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"I like the work. If I upped the price, I wouldn't get the work."
John Raitt
"I like the work. If I upped the price, I wouldn't get the work."
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"I think it's still hard for me to turn down work if it's really good because for so many years I was so desperate to get a job and couldn't and so it's kind of an anathema for me to turn down work."
Matt Damon
"I think it's still hard for me to turn down work if it's really good because for so many years I was so desperate to get a job and couldn't and so it's kind of an anathema for me to turn down work."
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"I don't believe in careers. I believe in work. I'm not interested in some 'big picture that would be really good for me'."
Debra Winger
"I don't believe in careers. I believe in work. I'm not interested in some 'big picture that would be really good for me'."
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"Do you know why language manifests itself the way it does in my work? It's because I understand short attention spans."
Barbara Kruger
"Do you know why language manifests itself the way it does in my work? It's because I understand short attention spans."
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"When I and the other young artists were working in comics, our work carried with it a particularly American slant. After all, we were Americans drawing and writing about things that touched us. As it turned out, the early work was, you might say, a comic book version of Jazz."
Joe Simon
"When I and the other young artists were working in comics, our work carried with it a particularly American slant. After all, we were Americans drawing and writing about things that touched us. As it turned out, the early work was, you might say, a comic book version of Jazz."
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"Realize what you really want. It stops you from chasing butterflies and puts you to work digging gold."
William Moulton Marston
"Realize what you really want. It stops you from chasing butterflies and puts you to work digging gold."
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"We gained a great deal of prestige, but not much money. We liked to work so much we couldn't hide it and the club owners paid us accordingly."
Judy Holliday
"We gained a great deal of prestige, but not much money. We liked to work so much we couldn't hide it and the club owners paid us accordingly."
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"A degree helps to a degree, but your work is largely what you create it to be."
Ryan Lilly
"A degree helps to a degree, but your work is largely what you create it to be."
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"When you play all that as a body of work there are four great songs, four mediocre songs and four bad songs. I didn't know it at the time; I was just doing my best."
Randy Bachman
"When you play all that as a body of work there are four great songs, four mediocre songs and four bad songs. I didn't know it at the time; I was just doing my best."
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