Job Quotes - page 93

I started working at Bravo in 2005, when I was offered a job by Lauren Zalaznick, the network's chairman. She encouraged me to start a blog. I wrote behind-the-scenes gossip about 'Battle of the Network Reality Stars,' the first show I took on as head of current programming. (Andy Cohen)
Ultimately, it's not my job to judge the 'Housewives' - we don't editorialize on the show; we really leave it to the audience. We have a certain wink, which is the Bravo wink. We may linger on a shot or we may let something play out longer, but we leave it to you. View quote
Andy Cohen
Once, a union job at GM or AT&T was a bridge to success. Now, a nonunion Wal-Mart job is a bridge to nowhere. View quote
Andy Stern
Leadership is the ability to recognize the special abilities and limitations of others, combined with the capacity to fit each one into the job where he will do his best. View quote
J. Oswald Sanders
My first job was as a groundskeeper at the local ballpark in the town where I grew up. There was a lot of down time, and I got to drive tractor, so it was pretty good gig. I've also taught creative writing, dabbled in reviewing and journalism, and toiled as a screenwriter. View quote
Owen King
A steady job is at least as deleterious to the spirit of bachelorhood as a steady date. Some jobs are worse than actual wives. View quote
P. J. O'Rourke
The job of the president of the United States is to talk to the public, is to explain to them. Now, some presidents talk too much, like Bill Clinton. Some presidents try to talk but don't know how, like George Bush senior. View quote
P. J. O'Rourke
To mistrust science and deny the validity of scientific method is to resign your job as a human. You'd better go look for work as a plant or wild animal. View quote
P. J. O'Rourke
Most people sort of enjoy going to work because of the socialisation, a chance to flirt with co-workers and so on, but actually hate the job they do. View quote
P. J. O'Rourke
In the developing world, most people don't yet live in big well-run cities. Given the chance to move to one, hundreds of millions of people would go there to get a job, get an education for their children, and live in a place that is clean, safe, and healthy. View quote
Paul Romer
My number-one recommendation is to invest in people. Humans that are well trained are the inputs into this discovery process. And there's big opportunities still, I think, to do a better job of investing in people. (Paul Romer)
It is the job of government to prevent a tragedy of the commons. That includes the commons of shared values and norms on which democracy depends. View quote
Paul Romer
I felt like I was going crazy as a kid. I wanted to be man, get a job. View quote
Ryan Gosling
It is the job of the historian to say what is likely, and of faith to say what is possible. View quote
Reza Aslan
Writing is hard work; it's also the best job I've ever had. View quote
Raymond E. Feist
Architecture is a very dangerous job. If a writer makes a bad book, eh, people don't read it. But if you make bad architecture, you impose ugliness on a place for a hundred years. View quote
Renzo Piano
I doubt myself every day. I think most writers do. It's part of the process. It's in part what keeps you trying to write better each day, each book. If you were ever completely satisfied, I think you might just move on to something else. So you persevere. My bandmate, Stephen King, says successful writing is 5% talent, 5% luck, and 90% perseverance. You hit walls, reviews, dead-ends, editors, trends, and you wake up in the morning and keep going. You write for the joy of writing. It's the best job in the world. I never-never-take this opportunity for granted. I try to earn it every day I'm in the chair. View quote
Ridley Pearson
Don't you ever feel that way? Likecould do a better job if you rqan the world?' 'Um... no. Me running the world would be kind of a nightmare. View quote
Rick Riordan
I've always been called "controversial." I think if I were not controversial I wouldn't be doing my job. View quote
Andrew Weil
Everyone has a ‘reservoir of talent'. Intuition, interests and skills form the foundation of talents. These talents are indicators of your calling. The best way to ensure long-term job satisfaction is to act on that calling. View quote
Ricardo Semler
God bless America - what other civilization would give Patrick Dempsey another shot to rule as a sex symbol, twenty years after 'Meatballs III: Summer Job?' His reign as Dr. McDreamy on 'Grey's Anatomy' is proof that there's nothing we love more than giving Eighties celebs a heartwarming second stab at life. (Rob Sheffield)
The times you lived through, the people you shared those times with - nothing brings it all to life like an old mix tape. It does a better job of storing up memories than actual brain tissue can do. Every mix tape tells a story. Put them together, and they can add up to the story of a life. View quote
Rob Sheffield
Most of an award-show host's job is showing up and keeping a cool head and soldiering through it, whether it's the Oscars or the Hallmark Channel's 'Hero Dog Awards.' View quote
Rob Sheffield
On 'Idol,' Steven Tyler will be sitting at a table with two other judges, and part of his job will be keeping his yap zipped while they talk. This makes no sense at all, since Tyler has zero yap-zipping skills. View quote
Rob Sheffield
Leave your ego at the door every morning, and just do some truly great work. Few things will make you feel better than a job brilliantly done. View quote
Robin S. Sharma