“Jim Courier did a great job of showing the rest what is possible. He could only hit forehands, but almost every one could have been a winner. But Jim struggled when others learned to hit the ball just as hard. Many look at Andy Roddick as being a similar animal, and it could well be in a few years everybody hits the ball as hard as him.” YearsWellsLooksHas BeensHardJobsAnimalBallsWinnerCould Have BeenGreat Job Author:Todd Martin
“As a lower-class kid, I was raised to think success would be owning stuff. Having that great job, too. Now I find my parents' dream was wrong. You never really own anything. And you're never really finished as a person.” ThinkingPersonsDreamWould BeKidsJobsStuffParentClassRaisedFinishedGreat JobLower Class Author:Chuck Palahniuk
“I don't come to work as an actor. There are many directors who can direct without ever having acted and do a great job and connect with their actors and lead them to excellent performances without themselves having had an acting background.” JobsActorsActingDirectorsDirectPerformancesBackgroundsExcellentGreat JobExcellent Performance Author:Abdellatif Kechiche
“I'm really enjoying being an actor right now, at this point in my life. It's a great job, it's a huge responsibility, and I just want to do it more.” WantJobsActorsEnjoyResponsibilityHugeRight NowGreat Job Author:Shannyn Sossamon
“A police reporter walks into the worst moment in someone's life on every single story that he covers. It's not like being a sports reporter. That's a great job and all that and takes certain skills. But, you know, they're glad to see you when you show up to cover the football game. Nobody is ever glad to see a police reporter when he shows up.” KnowsMomentsStoriesShowsJobsCertainGamesSportsWalksWorstFootballSkillsPoliceGladReportersGreat JobFootball GameWorst Moments Author:Bob Schieffer
“I spent 15 years of my career trying to convince people that Indian cinema is relevant. I am so proud of Indian cinema and I am so proud of my Indian roots. The IIFAs are doing a great job to this effect.” PeopleTryingYearsJobsCareersEffectsProudRootsIndianCinemaConvinceRelevantGreat Job Author:Shekhar Kapur
“Nothing will serve you better than a strong work ethic. Nothing. And it's something that you can't teach. You have to be thrown into it, where you're going to sink or swim. It's amazing how self-correcting and how clarifying a good, hard, shitty job can be. Because at the end of the day, any profession I've seen anybody in, when you peer behind the curtains of Oh, wouldn't that be a great job? Wow, what an amazing thing, a philanthropic endeavor! it really just comes down to It's a f**king grind.” EndsSelfHardJobsStrongBehindsTeachKingsEthicsProfessionThe End Of The DayThrownSwimEndeavorWowPeersWork EthicCurtainsGrindAmazing ThingsGreat JobCorrectingPhilanthropicClarifyingSink Or SwimStrong Work Ethic Author:Robert Downey, Jr.
“You wouldn't show up to a great job with a terrible resume, so don't show up to a great man with a terrible past.” MenShowsJobsPastTerribleGreat MenResumesGreat Job Author:Behdad Sami
“Google's done a super good job on search; Apple's done a great job on the IPod.” DoneJobsApplesGoogleGood JobIpodsGreat Job Author:Bill Gates
“Being a teenager is the worst thirty years of your life. But it all changes after that. You get a great car, a great job. You got a wife, kids, you got your health. But then your company is sold out from under you, your stocks tank, your wife's sleeping with the gardener and your teenage daughter is pregnant. And you notice that you have a prostate so hard, you can actually take a hammer to it. But hey, not one zit.” YearsHardKidsJobsSleepCompanyWifeWorstCarDaughterHeyTeenagerThirtyPregnantTeenageHammersTanksGardenerThirty YearsGreat JobSold OutBeing A TeenagerProstateZitsTeenage Daughter Author:Christopher Titus
“I don't know what in the hell's going on with cranberries, but they're getting in all the other juices. Whoever the salesman is for cranberries is doing a great job. He's showing up everywhere. Hey, what do you got, some apples? Put some cranberries in there. We'll call it cran-apple and go 50-50. What do you got grapes? How about cran-grape. What do you got mangos? Cran-mango. What do you got pork chops? Cran-chops. Why don't you back off, cran-man. Why don't you take your sales trophy and have a vacation.” KnowsMenJobsHellHeyApplesVacationJuiceGrapesSalesmanTrophiesGreat JobShowing UpPorkPork ChopsCranberries Author:Brian Regan
“I've seen definitive change in the mountains. I have concerns for the future generation. We inherit the earth from the people in front of us, and then we pass it on to the next generation. I don't think we've done a great job with our responsibility to leave the earth a better place than what we were born into.” PeopleThinkingDoneEarthJobsNextBornResponsibilityGenerationsFrontsMountainConcernBetter PlaceNext GenerationFuture GenerationGreat Job Author:Jeremy Jones
“Once we get out on the road, my tour manager who is also my guitar player does a great job of taking weight off of my shoulders where I can just focus on playing the shows.About two hours before every show, the pacing starts and the anticipation builds. I prepare for it just like I would when I used ride bulls, slap yourself in the face, wake yourself up and get your heart going.” HeartDoeI CanTwoShowsJobsFacesUsedHoursFocusPlayerWeightGuitarShouldersManagersAnticipationBullsSlapGuitar PlayerGreat JobPacing Author:Cody Johnson
“I've done a great job at being universal in my stand-up, which is why, for 'Let Me Explain,' I toured all over the world. These movies I have coming out - 'Ride Along,' 'Grudge Match,' 'About Last Night,' 'Think Like a Man Too' - are putting me in a position to become universal on an even bigger scale.” ThinkingMenWorldDoneJobsLastsNightPositionUniversalLet MeBiggerScalesComing OutLast NightGrudgeGreat Job Author:Kevin Hart
“When this president was sworn into office, he was handed a deficit of over a trillion dollars. Republicans were in control of Congress for much of the time that President George W. Bush was in office, and they didn't do a great job of controlling spending.” JobsPresidentRepublicanOfficeDollarsCongressSpendingDeficitGreat JobPresident George W Bush Author:Jay Carney
“The NFL has done a great job in giving players information on how to go to a second career after football and how to invest their money while they're playing to ensure when their career is over, that they have something else in place to fall back on. One of the big things the NFL does is promote education in different fields.” GivingDoeDifferentDoneBigsJobsFallCareersPlayerInformationFieldsFootballNflBig ThingsFall BackGreat Job Author:Kamerion Wimbley
“Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven't found it yet, keep looking. Don't settle. As with all matters of the heart, you'll know when you find it.” IfsKnowsWayLoveLifeInspirationalBelieveHeartMatterFoundPeaceWorkInspiringCareersHavensInspireHard WorkFindingsStressInnovationEntrepreneurSatisfactionSatisfiedSettlingMemorableFinding YourselfWhat MattersGood WorkEveryday LifeGoing To WorkGreat WorkIf You BelieveInventorFollow Your HeartBest WorkGreat PeopleTrust YourselfBe True To YourselfDoing YouListen To Your HeartBest JobGreat JobChase Your DreamsCreativity And InnovationListen To YourselfBeliveDoing Your BestSuccessful EntrepreneursBusiness InnovationDay JobsInnovation And BusinessReal JobsStanfordDifferent JobsWorking LifeSelf-satisfactionWork DayInnovation InspirationMatters Of The HeartWork RelatedConnecting The DotsLove Your WorkStanford UniversityTwo JobsWork You LoveBusiness ChangeInspirational And InnovationJob Well DoneLoving What You DoI Haven't ChangedInspiration And InnovationChallenges In BusinessSelf InspirationalJob GrowthFamous Hard WorkingSettling InWork And LifeLove Your JobLooking For WorkStarting UpJob SatisfactionSmall JobsBest BelieveWorking Late Author:Steve Jobs
“You don't want to say somebody did a great job of acting. You want to say, "Where did he find that person? How did he get that factory worker to come out of the factory and be on camera?" You want to believe that person is real.” WantBelievePersonsRealJobsActingCamerasWorkersFactoriesGreat JobFactory Workers Author:Ronee Blakley
“I think the toughest thing for me to figure out, as an actor, was how to translate all those layers that are in there and that history that the writers have done such a great job at forming.” ThinkingDoneJobsActorsFiguresLayersTranslateGreat Job Author:Alycia Debnam Carey
“I love having people around who are better interviewers than I am and who can make the time to do a really great job. All of the interviews that we've published are with people who really interest me.” PeopleJobsInterestInterviewsReally GreatGreat JobInterviewers Author:Lorin Stein
“I did a film many years ago called The Man Without A Face.Gaby [Hoffmann] was in with Mel Gibson. That was his directing debut. He did a great job.” MenYearsJobsFilmFacesHe ManYears AgoGreat JobDebut Author:Richard Masur
“In many ways I think the company's doing quite a good job. If you look at the transition to Office 365 we started when I was there, I'm excited about that and I think the company's doing a great job on that.” IfsThinkingWayLooksJobsCompanyOfficeExcitedTransitionGood JobGreat Job Author:Steve Ballmer
“Because [writers] Dan Weiss and David Benioff have done such a great job in adapting them, that's what we work with. It serves no purpose to anybody for actors to come onto a set with a well-thumbed copy of the source material and start querying why this or that line has been left out of the script. It's probably been left out for a good reason.” WellsHas BeensReasonDoneJobsPurposeActorsLeftLinesMaterialsSourceScriptsCopiesLeft OutGreat JobAdapting Author:Charles Dance
“It was so enticing from the beginning to be this woman who was entrenched in The Flash's world. She's not there to just tell him what a great job he's doing, she's also there to push him further and help him to be the best that he can be. She's often the first person to be a little bit skeptical of him, which is kind of nice. She really challenges him.” WorldFirstsKindLittlesPersonsHelpingJobsBitsChallengesNiceLittle BitBeing The BestFlashSkepticalFirst PersonGreat JobEnticing Author:Danielle Panabaker
“Writing for television is a great job. And it's a job. Most people watch TV and have a comment about one or two moments of an episode - whether they love it or hate it or something in between. To come up with every moment of an entire season of a TV shows is heavy lifting.” PeopleWritingTwoMomentsShowsJobsHateWatchesTelevisionTvsSeasonsCome UpHeavyCommentEpisodesTv ShowsLiftingGreat JobHeavy Lifting Author:Steven C. Harper
“Bernie Sanders has done a great job of, social media black kids know about him. Young black people progressives know about him. Through barbershops and barbershop tour that we have been on, we hit three barbershops a day. People know about him.” PeopleKnowsHas BeensDoneKidsJobsYoungThreeSocialBlackMediaSocial MediaBlack PeopleGreat JobBarbershop Author:Killer Mike
“I'm surrounded by people who care about me and love me. I have a great job. I have wonderful roommates who take care of me. I have a family who adores me.” PeopleCareJobsWonderfulAnd LoveTake CareAdoreWho CaresGreat JobRoommateTake Care Of Me Author:Evangeline Lilly
“Bob Ford is a great guy. He's a great friend. He's done a great job at Oakmont and Seminole. He's a very quiet man. He doesn't get in the middle of everything, but he understands what a nice job he's done at both places.” MenDoneJobsGuyNiceMiddleQuietBobGreat JobGreat FriendGreat GuyQuiet Man Author:Jack Nicklaus
“Adam [Sandler] is a good basketball player, so he is a natural athlete, he worked with Sean Salisbury to make his footwork and delivery smooth, and he did a great job.” JobsNaturalPlayerBasketballAthleteAdamSmoothDeliveryBasketball PlayerGreat JobSeanGood BasketballFootwork Author:Bill Goldberg
“Do a good job on a good film and you're on the map. Do a great job on a bad movie and not very many people will think of you.” PeopleThinkingJobsFilmMapsGood JobThink Of YouGreat JobGood FilmsBad Movies Author:Maryse Alberti
“There's a great tradition at the BFI of giving fellowships and I thought one of the great jobs that I'd have at the BFI would be to give them out on a regular basis.” GivingWould BeJobsTraditionBasesFellowshipGreat Job Author:Anthony Minghella
“It'd be nice to just hear, "You did a great job." I don't say this from personal experience because I have an amazing husband who is an amazing father. I say this knowing he does it all the time. He's always great about saying, "You were amazing today." He does it without me having to ask for it and there's something so beautiful about not fishing for that compliment from your partner that gives you that much more of stability and confidence.” GivingDoeTodayJobsBeautifulAsksFatherKnowingNiceHusbandPartnersFishingComplimentStabilityBeing NicePersonal ExperiencesGreat Job Author:Mila Kunis
“I don't really know where the rumors started. They just started. Because I saw a number of people rumored for the role and there was never any discussion, never any conversations. I think Chadwick Boseman is a great actor. I saw Get on Up and he killed that role. So, I think he's going to do a great job.” PeopleThinkingKnowsJobsActorsNumbersRolesSawsConversationDiscussionRumorGreat JobGreat Actors Author:Morris Chestnut
“Let's have Michael Bloomberg run the whole thing. Did a great job on this stuff in New York. If you want to spend at least what we already are on the poor but actually get results, go for it!” IfsWantWholeRunningJobsStuffPoorResultsNew YorkGreat Job Author:Hillary Clinton
“I have a great job writing for “The Office,” but, really, all television writers do is dream of one day writing movies. I’ll put it this way: At the Oscars the most famous person in the room is, like, Angelina Jolie. At the Emmys the huge exciting celebrity is Bethenny Frankel. You get what I mean.” WayWritingMeanPersonsDreamJobsRoomsTelevisionHugeOne DayOfficeExcitingOscarsGreat JobEmmys Author:Mindy Kaling
“Bring different groups together internally, send them out to visit other companies, or bring in interesting speeches. Show that you love learning by having people on staff whose job it is to explore without any near-term metrics. Publicly shut a project down and talk about what a great job a team did because they learned so much. And so on.” PeopleDifferentShowsTogetherJobsTermInterestingCompanyGroupsTeamSpeechProjectsDown AndStaffGreat JobMetrics Author:Scott D. Anthony
“Phil [Mickelson] has done a great job. He's a great player and he's conducted himself very well through the years. He's been a good ambassador for the game. He hasn't won in a while, but he still has time, and it wouldn't surprise me if he won again.” IfsYearsWellsStillsDoneJobsGamesPlayerSurpriseAmbassadorsGreat JobThrough The YearsSurprise Me Author:Arnold Palmer
“I really love what [Donald] Trump is doing. He is doing a great job of exposing the republicans for what they really are.” JobsTrumpRepublicanExposingGreat Job Author:Tommy Chong
“I guess they still show the movie in school, so around the time of movie showing, my Facebook inbox and my Instagram DM is flooded. "Are you the Quindon Tarver from the movie Romeo + Juliet? Oh my god, you did a great job."” StillsShowsSchoolJobsInstagramJulietGreat JobRomeo JulietInbox Author:Quindon Tarver
“I haven't officially spoken in public about that issue, but I don't think it's a secret that Carlos [López-Cantera] has been a good friend of mine for many years. I respect him. I think he has done a great job as a state representative, as property appraiser in South Florida, and he's doing so now as lieutenant governor of Florida, and I think he would be a great senator, but I don't have an announcement for you today.” ThinkingYearsHas BeensStatesDoneWould BeTodayJobsSecretIssuesHavensMinesPropertySouthGovernorsRepresentativesGood FriendFloridaSenatorsGreat JobAnnouncementsLieutenantsSouth FloridaPez Author:Marco Rubio
“I think it all started with the tuna sandwich, and then, on the road, gearing up for New York, Nick [Kroll] and John [Mulaney] had the idea of having a tuna puppet, which became Tony Tuna, and their friend Cammi Upton designed that and did a great job.” ThinkingIdeasJobsNew YorkSandwichesPuppetsGreat JobTunaGearing Up Author:Alex Timbers
“JPMorgan Chase are among the most successful global investment banks, most successful global asset managers, and, in the United States, one of the most successful retail and commercial bankers. We do a great job for customers.” StatesJobsUnitedUnited StatesSuccessfulInvestmentCustomersManagersAssetsBankersGreat JobRetail Author:Jamie Dimon
“You've got the right - you've got a wonderful person with Sheila Bair, most of the viewers have never heard of Sheila Bair. [She] has taken eight percent of the deposits in the United States and seamlessly moved those over to sound institutions which in turn have gotten more capital, ended up, it's been a magnificent job.She'll never get a golden parachute or any severance pay or anything. She's done a great job. We've got some great public servants. We have I think the right people in there to get the job done, and then they need more tools.” PeopleThinkingNeedsPersonsStatesDoneJobsTurnsSoundUnitedPayUnited StatesTakenWonderfulHeardPercentToolsInstitutionsMovedEightGoldenServantMagnificentViewersGreat JobDepositsParachutesPublic ServantsGet The Job DoneWonderful PersonSheila Author:Warren Buffett
“The Dain Curse [Tom Fink] was a great job. I was in New York, and I was young - I think I'm 28 years old in that - and I got to work with James Coburn and Jean Simmons and Jason Miller. Plus, it was a Dashiell Hammett story, and I had a great character. It was fantastic to shoot.” ThinkingYearsCharacterStoriesJobsYoungNew YorkFantasticCursePlusTomsJasonGreat JobGreat Character Author:Brent Spiner
“In 2008 and 2009 I was very blessed to be with Manager Brandon Hyde and Pitching coach Reid Corneilus. They both were extremely professional and did a great job helping prepare everyone for the next level.” HelpingJobsNextLevelsBlessedCoachesManagersPitchingGreat JobNext LevelHyde Author:Graham Taylor
“He does a great job of it and keeps the sport entertaining and even my mom loves to listen to Joe Rogan when the fights are on so that tells you right there that he does something for the new fans of the sport that nobody else could.” DoeJobsFightingSportsFansMomMy MomEntertainingGreat JobLove Mom Author:Shawn Tompkins
“Of course there are people out there who are helping others find their why. Some are doing a really great job and some are doing a not so great job. I love the fact there are people out there, and consultants out there doing that.” PeopleFactsHelpingJobsCoursesHelping OthersReally GreatGreat JobConsultants Author:Simon Sinek
“I don't think we do a great job in America any more of distinguishing between campaigns and governance. We live in an environment that's all campaign all of the time and it's helpful, now that we've moved beyond a campaign and an election to get into a governance posture.” ThinkingJobsAmericaEnvironmentElectionMovedCampaignsHelpfulGovernancePostureGreat JobJobs In America Author:Benjamin E. Sasse
“Playing in the NHL, it's a great job, it's a great life to live, and we just want to have the opportunity to do that. That's going to come from our hard work and dedication to the sport. As far as being black players in the league, obviously it's great.” WantHardJobsOpportunitySportsBlackPlayerHard WorkLeagueDedicationNhlGreat JobHard Work And Dedication Author:P. K. Subban
“I think it's doing a good job at the things that Premier Boxing Champions was setting out for. I think it is still heading in the right direction, I don't think it's over. It is definitely bringing more boxing fans and an audience from people that normally wouldn't be watching boxing. I think it's doing a great job and will probably do a better job in the future.” PeopleThinkingStillsJobsAudienceFansSettingSettingsChampionBoxingOver ItGood JobHeadingsRight DirectionGreat JobBetter JobsBoxing ChampionsHeading In The Right Direction Author:Lamont Peterson