“The arts can play a vital role in revitalizing neighborhoods, using and improving vacant space, bringing new jobs and new sense of opportunity, and improving public safety by generating more foot traffic and more eyes on the street.” ArtPlayEyeJobsOpportunitySpaceRolesFeetStreetsSafetyNeighborhoodTrafficImprovingNew JobVacantPublic Safety Author:Gavin Newsom
“My all-time low is 62 at Bel-Air, but it was in match play, and I had two putts given to me from four feet. I'm playing only about once or twice a month. Full-time job. Full-time father. Full-time blonde.” TwoPlayJobsFatherGivenFourAirFeetMonthsLowsAll TimeBlondeFull Time JobsAll Time Low Author:Jack Wagner
“I'd love to do a Paul Greengrass movie, or something like that, that's a character-driven action film. I'd like someone to make me go to the gym every day, and all that stuff. I don't know. Wherever the good characters are, I tend to try to get a job. It was nice because this was dipping my toe in the action genre. Maybe I might put my foot in, next time.” KnowsTryingCharacterMightActionJobsFilmNextStuffNiceFeetDrivenGenreGymNext TimeToesGood CharacterAction Films Author:Carey Mulligan
“I would say that IQ is the strongest predictor of which field you can get into and hold a job in, whether you can be an accountant, lawyer or nurse, for example.” JobsFeetExampleFieldsLawyerStrongestNurseAccountants Author:Daniel Goleman
“The job of a friend is not to decide what should be done, not to run interference or pick up the slack. The job of a friend is to understand, and to supply energy and hope, and in doing so to keep those they value on their feet a little longer, so that they can fight another round and grow strong in themselves.” ShouldLittlesDoneRunningJobsValuesFightingEnergyStrongGrowsFeetFriendsPicksRoundsInterference Author:Merle Shain
“The press really is not doing its job of holding their [the candidates'] feet to the fire. ... The tough questions are not what are you in favor of, but how are you going to get it through Congress?” JobsFireFeetToughPressesCongressFavorsCandidatesTough Questions Author:Michael Bloomberg
“Programs like food stamps, unemployment insurance, Medicaid, and job retraining help Americans get back on their feet when they are down and out and laid off through no fault of their own.” HelpingJobsFeetProgramDown AndFaultsGet BackUnemploymentStampsFood StampsMedicaidLaid Off Author:Hank Johnson
“College has been oversold. It has been oversold to students who end up dropping out or graduating with degrees that don't help them very much in the job market. It also has been oversold to the taxpayers, who foot the bill for subsidies that do nothing to encourage innovation and economic growth.” Has BeensEndsHelpingJobsGrowthFeetEconomicStudentsCollegeDegreesInnovationBillsGraduatesTaxpayersDroppingEconomic GrowthSubsidiesDropping Out Author:Alex Tabarrok
“When the back-to-the-cities trend started taking root, albeit very unevenly, cities were so glad to finally land deals that they routinely overpaid, not having a solid grasp of the demographic and market forces they should have been channeling instead of subsidizing. It’s especially true for retail and entertainment projects, which generate very poor-quality jobs. I have yet to find a city that has figured out how to ‘take the foot off the pedal’ and stop over-subsidizing, even when gentrification becomes a problem.” ShouldHas BeensProblemJobsForcePoorDealsCitiesQualityFeetLandProjectsRootsShould HaveEntertainmentGladTrendsShould Have BeenDemographicsChannelingRetailPedalsGentrificationPoor Quality Author:Sandy Smith
“My husband and I don't worry about each other the way we might if we didn't have similar jobs. I sometimes get an email where he tells me he's heading off on a mission to do terrain avoidance 50 feet above the ground at 500 knots. And I just say, "Okay, have a good flight."” IfsWaySometimesMightJobsWorryFeetHusbandOkayMissionsFlightMy HusbandEmailAvoidanceHeadingsKnotsTerrain Author:Julie Payette
“Why does that pharmacist have to be two and a half feet higher than everybody else? Who the hell is this guy? "Clear out, everybody. I'm working with pills up here. I'm taking them from this big bottle and then I'm gonna put them in the little bottle. That's my whole job. I can't be down on the floor with you people."” PeopleLittlesDoeI CanTwoWholeBigsFunnyJobsGuyHalfHellClearComedyFeetHigherBottlesThis GuyPillsPharmacist Author:Jerry Seinfeld
“I wrote a mad, passionate letter to the best restaurant in the UK, Le Gavroche in London, and asked if I could work for them. They gave me a job as a dishwasher (Colin laughs). For me that was a joy because I had a foot in the door of this world class restaurant. Just being around the buzz and the pots and pans and the wonderful food and all this produce that was coming in, that was the start of Paul Rankin the chef.” IfsWorldJobsJoyClassLaughingWonderfulDoorsFeetThis WorldProduceLettersMadPassionateLondonRestaurantsIf I CouldPotJust BeingChefBuzzWorld ClassDishwashersPots And Pans Author:Paul Rankin
“If I buy a Fiat Uno, I'll read that, for a man like me, a Ferrari was more suitable. If instead I buy a Ferrari, they'll write that I should have kept my feet on the ground and bought a Fiat. If I smile, I'm not serious. If I don't smile, I'm a rich sulker that doesn't enjoy having the most beautiful job in the world.” IfsMenWorldShouldWritingJobsBeautifulEnjoyRichFeetSeriousShould HaveLike MeSuitableI SmileFerrariFeet On The Ground Author:Mario Balotelli
“I have unemployed my girlfriend. She had a job working for a cardiologist and now she can hang out, put her feet up, buy all the things she wants, have a nice breakfast with you and me in the Four Seasons. Any fights in families like mine come from everyone worrying about money. I'm taking all those worries away. That makes me feel happy, makes me really proud of what I do.” WantFeelsJobsFightingWorryFourNiceFeetMinesProudSeasonsGirlfriendHanging OutBreakfastMy GirlfriendUnemployedFour SeasonsCardiologistWorrying About Money Author:Conor McGregor
“I still have every record company sending every new, hot track to me, to do music videos, so I'm chained by the foot to pop culture. I still know what kids dress like and speak like, and I still hang out with them. It's just the nature of my day job. I am a freak of nature that has to understand them.” KnowsStillsKidsJobsCultureSpeakCompanyRecordsFeetHotDressesTrackPopsVideoHanging OutFreakPop CultureRecord CompaniesChainedDay Jobs Author:Joseph M. Kahn
“We just need to put our foot down. This is a good time for us to bring this to a place of fairness, and girls need to know that being a feminist is a good thing. It doesn't mean that you hate men. It means equal rights. If you're doing the same job, you should be compensated and treated in the same way.” IfsKnowsMenWayNeedsShouldMeanJobsHateGirlRightsFeetEqualGood ThingsFeministEqualityTreatedGood TimesFairnessEqual RightsHate MeYou Hate MeGender GapPay Gap Author:Charlize Theron
“It could be the make-or-break of getting that job. Obviously, your appearance matters. It helps with your self-esteem. You definitely, definitely want to put your best foot forward.” WantSelfMatterHelpingJobsBreakFeetSelf EsteemAppearanceEsteemMake Or Break Author:Keith Anderson
“I have a photograph at home of Fred Astaire from the knees down with his feet crossed. It's kind of inspiring because it reminds me his feet were bleeding at the end of rehearsals. Yet when you watch him, all you see is freedom. It's a reminder of what the job is about in general, not just being in musicals.” KindEndsHomeJobsWatchesFeetPhotographKneesJust BeingRemindersRehearsalBleeding Author:Alan Rickman
“Our economy is on the move and we are creating thousands of new jobs, but we need to keep our foot on the gas pedal.” NeedsJobsMovingEconomyFeetCreatingGasNew JobPedals Author:Mitt Romney