“I used to audition like crazy - I would go on a hundred before I got anything. It took me a long time to get any jobs at all. It was hard until I booked 'Galaxy Quest,' and then it started to get easier.” LongHardJobsUsedCrazyGoes OnEasierLong TimeHundredQuestsAuditionsGalaxy Author:Missi Pyle
“Around 80% of Liberians are unemployed and only half of all children go to primary school. Just one in 20 go on to secondary school. Young children are on the streets instead of in the classrooms. We are not giving them the opportunity to learn and they will struggle to get jobs when they grow up.” GivingChildrenSchoolJobsYoungOpportunityGrowsHalfStruggleGrowing UpStreetsGoes OnPrimariesJust OneClassroomUnemployedYoung ChildrenOpportunities To LearnPrimary SchoolSecondary School Author:George Weah
“I'm the most underrated, most hated, greatest of all time. I constantly have people who quit their jobs just to go on the internet and try to stop me at any and all costs. People flag my videos thousands of times.” PeopleTryingJobsGoes OnInternetCostQuittingVideoAll TimeHatedFlagsUnderrated Author:Riff Raff
“They [policemen] are in a profession that if you do the job incorrectly, or proceeding incorrectly, it's over for you because there isn't any supporter backup. If you make a mistake as a plumber, you know, you fix it and everything goes on or you get sued. But if you make a mistake as a cop, you are more infamous than Jesse James, everything's over.” IfsKnowsJobsMistakeGoes OnProfessionCopSupporterPolicemenProceedingInfamousPlumberBackup Author:Greg Gutfeld
“Management is a seven-days-a-week job. The Intensity of it takes it toll on your health. Some people want to go on for ever, and I obviously don't.” PeopleWantJobsWeekGoes OnManagementSevenIntensityTollsSeven Days Author:Kenny Dalglish
“I never go on a movie set as the star. I always go as the guy who just does his job, like the electrician does his job and the hairdresser does her job. Let's all work together and make this happen, rather than have the star treatment. I don't do that.” DoeHappensTogetherJobsGuyStarsGoes OnTreatmentWorking TogetherMovie SetsHairdresserElectrician Author:Arnold Schwarzenegger
“The remarkable thing about management is that a manager can go on for years making mistakes that nobody is aware of, which means that management can be a kind of a con job.” YearsKindMeanJobsMistakeGoes OnManagementManagersMaking MistakesRemarkable Author:Akio Morita
“After being in one movie, it didn't seem like that would be my life. I had done several jobs, briefly. I'd been a shipping clerk, I worked in a copy shop, I didn't think the acting was going to go on and on.” ThinkingDoneSeemsWould BeJobsActingGoes OnShopsCopiesClerksShipping Author:Wallace Shawn
“[To the editor of the Harlan, Kentucky, Daily Enterprise, as a kindergartener:] I know everything that goes on in this town, and if you give me a job so will you.” IfsKnowsGivingJobsGoes OnAmbitionGive MeTownsJournalismEnterpriseEditorsKentucky Author:Maxine Cheshire
“I've talked to a number of actors who have gained weight for roles, and just the sheer physical toll it puts on one's knees and shoulders - no one wants to do it again. I'm 57 and I don't think I'm going to take on any job or go on vacation again and see to it that I can gain 30 pounds.” ThinkingWantI CanJobsActorsNumbersRolesGoes OnGainsWeightShouldersKneesPoundsVacationSheerTolls Author:Tom Hanks
“Actors are journeymen. We show up for work. We do the job and then we go. What goes on behind the scenes is what goes on behind the scenes.” ShowsJobsActorsBehindsGoes OnSceneBehind The Scenes Author:Joe Mantegna
“I do less waiting by the phone than anyone I know in the business. I don't wait for a job. I just go on to my own work.” KnowsJobsWaitingMy OwnGoes OnPhones Author:Grace Zabriskie
“I made a joke with my sister... I said, "I don't know what's more nerve-wracking, job insecurity or job security." There's opportunities and things you compromise with both. When I had endless freedom of schedule, or when I commit to a movie for two months, then I could manage my music and go on the road.” KnowsTwoJobsOpportunitySecurityMonthsGoes OnEndlessCommitManageCompromiseInsecurityNervesSchedulesTwo Months Author:Juliette Lewis
“The earliest memories I have from my childhood are of my mum getting ready to go on stage. I must have been about five and I would watch her vomiting backstage on opening night, and then the next minute she became Isabella, the Queen of Spain. At the time I remember thinking, 'What kind of schizophrenic job is this?' Now it all makes sense.” ThinkingKindHas BeensJobsRememberNightNextMemoriesWatchesFiveChildhoodMinutesStageReadyGoes OnOpeningMake SenseQueensMumSpainSchizophrenicVomitingOpening Night Author:Javier Bardem
“For me, the fiction writer's job is to take the small, stupid process of learning to use an iPhone - and suddenly you're the guy who's asking your daughter, "When I go on Facebook, can it see me?"” UseJobsGuyProcessFictionStupidGoes OnDaughterAskingIphoneFiction WritersOur DaughterYour Daughter Author:George Saunders
“I'm not really a political-type person, meaning that I don't really make great stands or whatever, but if you ask me a direct question I say it shouldn't matter who you are, whether you're black, white, green, gay, male, female. If you can do a job and do it well you should be paid for it, you should be respected for it, and you have to be responsible. I think sometimes people can go too fare trying to make a point. I think they should just make their point and go on about.” PeopleIfsThinkingShouldTryingWellsPersonsSometimesMatterJobsPoliticalAsksBlackCan DoWhiteTypeGoes OnGayFemaleDirectPaidResponsibleGreenWho You AreMalesAsk MeBeing ResponsibleBlack WhiteMale Female Author:Dolly Parton
“Life must always go on and Yoga is not about an escape from life. Yoga's about a way of dealing with life more effectively; to be able to involve oneself with one's family, one's friends, one's social commitments, one's job and yet at the same time maintain one's centre.” WayAbleJobsSocialGoes OnYogaCommitmentOneselfCentreDealing With Life Author:Paul Harvey
“I wanted to stay in the game. I wanted to learn more about the league, what goes on behind the scenes. As a player, you don't really think about that, nor do you really care: you're worried about your job.” ThinkingCareWantedJobsGamesBehindsPlayerGoes OnSceneWorriedLeagueBehind The Scenes Author:Chris Pronger
“I think I feel more like you're an actor for hire and you take the jobs you want to take, obviously, and some pay well and some don't pay well at all but you go on a gut feeling and it's all a big adventure.” ThinkingWantFeelsWellsFeelingsBigsJobsActorsPayAdventureLike YouGoes OnGutsGut Feelings Author:Ralph Fiennes
“One of the torturous things about my job is that, as time goes on, you get more and more clarity on all the things you've screwed up and all the mistakes you've made.” MadeJobsMistakeGoes OnClarityScrewed UpTime Goes OnMistakes You've Made Author:Matt Cohler
“We know that we can do what men can do, but we still don't know that men can do what women can do. That's absolutely crucial. We can't go on doing two jobs.” KnowsMenStillsTwoJobsCan DoGoes OnCrucialTwo Jobs Author:Gertrude Stein
“What you do off the job plays a major role in how far you go on the job. How many good books, do you read each year? How often do you attend workshops? Who do you spend must of your time with?” YearsBookPlayJobsRolesGoes OnMajorsGood BookWorkshops Author:Zig Ziglar
“I wanted to be self-sufficient, I wanted to take care of myself, and I wanted to learn. I wanted to travel, I wanted to see the world and have my eyes opened. I wanted to be consistently challenged, and I knew I needed to be creative in some way. When I got my job in a bar and I could pay for my tuition and go on auditions and sometimes get jobs that I loved and pay my rent, I knew that I would be all right. That's when my dreams came true, long before the telephone rang and someone said, 'Come and meet Tom Cruise'".” WorldWayLongSaidSelfSometimesDreamWould BeEyeCareWantedJobsPayCreativeGoes OnNeededTake CareBarsSufficientTomsConsistentlyAuditionsBe CreativeTelephonesCruiseSelf SufficientTuitionDreams Came True Author:Renee Zellweger
“Jewish people, we don't need the money. We're doctors and lawyers. It's the Christians who can't hold a steady job and have to go on TV and ask for money.” PeopleNeedsChristianJobsAsksTvsGoes OnDoctorsLawyerSteady Author:Andy Kindler
“I've always saved. I believe in keeping money back for a rainy day and living within my means. I don't buy expensive clothes; I have a 10-year-old car I'm hoping to replace when a big job comes in. I suppose when we do go on family holidays, I am quite happy to spend when we are there.” YearsBelieveMeanBigsJobsI BelieveCarGoes OnClothesI Believe InSavedExpensiveHolidayRainyRainy DayOld CarFamily HolidayExpensive Clothes Author:Sanjeev Bhaskar
“I love playing for my country. I see it as the biggest privilege of my career, so there's no way I'm going to volunteer to give that up. I want to go on for as long as I can. I've got 68 caps and I'd love to think I could get 100. I know there are some players who reach their 30s and announce their international retirement. I totally understand and respect their decisions. We are away a lot and for long spells. But although it's hard, we're doing one of the most privileged jobs in the world.” ThinkingKnowsWorldWayWantGivingLongI CanCountryHardJobsDecisionCareersPlayerGoes OnInternationalPrivilegeRetirementSpellsVolunteerPrivilegedCaps Author:John Terry
“Reporting is pretty vital to me. It keeps me connected to the world. A 40-hour-per-week day job may be less feasible as time goes on.” WorldMayJobsHoursWeekGoes OnConnectedDay JobsTime Goes On Author:Laura Lippman
“The job is exactly the same, it just goes on for longer on TV. Most feature films are 35-40 shooting days. This has 10 parts, with different directors for each block. We shoot with two, sometimes three cameras.” TwoDifferentSometimesJobsFilmThreeTvsGoes OnDirectorsCamerasBlockShootingFeatures Author:Charles Dance
“Movies that I remember working on, or things that I remember working on, are things that took years of struggle and strife to get them off the ground or get them in front of the public. You don't have that kind of strife or whatever with a television show. It has an automatic platform. You go in, you do your job, and then it goes on air, and that's that.” YearsKindShowsJobsRememberStruggleAirFrontsTelevisionGoes OnPlatformsStrifeTelevision Shows Author:Brady Corbet
“As the world transforms, moves closer together, jobs are displaced, and the world of work completely changes the way we live, the way we think. As that revolution goes on around us, it is going to pose political challenges of which immigration is one very obvious one, which are going to be extremely difficult to deal with. But it's like free trade. You know, in the end, if we go protectionist, we'll make a mistake.” IfsThinkingKnowsWorldWayEndsTogetherJobsMovingPoliticalDifficultChallengesDealsMistakeRevolutionGoes OnTradeObviousImmigrationFree Trade Author:Tony Blair
“Jazz musicians can be great teachers of business. Their creativity is not dependent on their mood, it does not have to be coaxed out of them, it has nothing to do with the phases of the moon or even how they feel that day. They go on stage and start playing. Being creative is their job.” FeelsDoeJobsCreativityCreativeTeacherStageGoes OnMoonMusicianJazzMoodDependentPhasesBe CreativeJazz MusicGreat TeacherJazz MusicianPhases Of The Moon Author:John Kao
“Off they go on this sort of camping trip to Iwo Jima, where they're taken around and shown where all the battles took place. It's very moving. Disgusting little island, though. Still an active volcano. Stinks of sulfur. There are dead Japanese everywhere under that island. It's icky. But I knew I would never have another chance to go, so I took the job.” LittlesStillsJobsMovingChanceTakenGoes OnBattleActiveIslandsDisgustingStinkCampingVolcanoesAnother ChanceVery MovingSulfurIwo Jima Author:P. J. O'Rourke
“I choose jobs quite selfishly. I do them for me and the exploration you get to go on with a character... seeing how they react in certain situations, how they develop. If audiences enjoy it, then that's the cherry on top. You don't expect it but it's really nice when it happens. It adds to it and enhances the overall experience.” IfsCharacterHappensJobsCertainEnjoySituationAudienceNiceSeeingGoes OnAddExplorationReally NiceCherries Author:Elaine Cassidy
“One thing I did have under my belt was, my mother lost her mother when she was 11. She mourned her mother her whole life and made my grandmother seem present even though I never met her. I couldn't imagine how my mom could go on but she did, she took care of us, she worked two jobs and had four children. She was such a good example of how to conduct oneself in a time of grief. When I lost my husband, I tried to model myself as much as I could on her.” ChildrenMadeTwoWholeSeemsCareJobsMotherLostGriefFourImagineOne ThingExampleMomGoes OnMetsHusbandModelsOur ChildrenOneselfMy MomWhole LifeGrandmotherMy HusbandMy GrandmotherBeltsGood ExamplesTwo Jobs Author:Patti Smith
“The prison-industrial complex employs millions of people directly and indirectly. Judges, prosecutors, defense attorneys, prison guards, construction companies that build prisons, police, probation officers, court clerks, the list goes on and on. Many predominately white rural communities have come to believe that their local economies depend on prisons for jobs.” PeopleBelieveJobsCommunityWhiteCompanyMillionsEconomyJudgingGoes OnDependsPoliceCourtPrisonComplexesDefenseListsLocalsOfficersConstructionAttorneyClerksProsecutorProbationRural CommunitiesDefense AttorneysPrison GuardsConstruction Company Author:Michelle Alexander
“Men are the ones who often juggle back and forth for power. It is the women who bring humanity to the table - an understanding that beyond the jobs that men are fighting for, there are people out there really waiting for you to do something for life to go on. The only way all of this can happen effectively is if women are at the table as active participants, not as silent observers.” PeopleIfsMenWayHappensJobsHumanityFightingWaitingUnderstandingGoes OnTablesSilentActiveObserversBack And ForthParticipantsWaiting For You Author:Leymah Gbowee
“Many of the American cartoonists that want to have a job and go so much for the total right without thinking, sometimes they get a slap on the face when their politician lets them down. So it goes on and on. The thing is staying in the middle and not getting committed, trying to get the best of both and do that with a sense of humor.” ThinkingWantTryingSometimesJobsFacesMiddleGoes OnPoliticianCommittedStayingSense Of HumorSlapCartoonist Author:Sergio Aragones
“Voting to go on strike is not a decision working people take lightly and is always accompanied by a strong sense of injustice at work. The impact of losing a day's pay is significant, not least for those in the lowest paid jobs who are already on the tightest budgets.” PeopleJobsStrongDecisionPayGoes OnLosingPaidImpactInjusticeStrikesSignificantBudgetsVotingLowest Author:Frances O'Grady