“Minnesotans lost their jobs because the credit rating agencies didn't do the only job they're supposed to have, the only job they had, which is to give accurate, objective ratings to financial products.” GivingJobsLostProductsFinancialCreditObjectivesAgencyAccurateRatingMinnesotans Author:Al Franken
“Most child welfare agencies tend to embrace secrecy because the people who lead them tend to be mediocre and don't want you to see how poor a job they are doing.” PeopleWantChildrenJobsPoorEmbraceWelfareAgencyMediocreSecrecy Author:Richard Wexler
“My first job was with the Burns Detective Agency. They sent me over to the East River to guard coal barges during these god-awful hours like three to six in the morning. It wasn't a very difficult job -- all I had to do was make a round every fifteen minutes -- but it turned out to be a great environment for writing. I was completely alone in a little outhouse with an electric heater and a little desk.” WritingFirstsLittlesJobsThreeDifficultHoursMorningEnvironmentMinutesSixRiversRoundsEastAwfulAgencyElectricFifteenDesksCoalDetectivesBarges Author:Sam Shepard