“Sometimes I think your face and your bearing and your energy have so much more to do with the jobs you get than the actual work and the time and the effort that you put in, or the talent even.” ThinkingSometimesJobsFacesEnergyEffortTalentYour Face Author:Elizabeth Reaser
“Given Mr. Obama's lack of experience as an executive, and his past performance in crises such as the oil spill, it is reasonable for those of us who support the effort in Afghanistan to worry that he will not be up to the job.” JobsPastGivenEffortWorrySupportPerformancesCrisisOilReasonableExecutivesAfghanistanSpillsOil Spill Author:Jim Talent
“If the EPA continues unabated, jobs will be shipped to China and India as energy costs skyrocket. Most of the media attention has focused on the EPA's efforts to regulate climate-change emissions, but that is just the beginning.” IfsJobsEnergyEffortAttentionMediaCostIndiaClimateClimate ChangeChinaFocusedEmissionsEpaChina And India Author:Fred Upton
“If you want to be in fashion you have to absolutely love what you do, because it's more than a job - it's your life. This is a very intense and hard business. But don't worry, trust life. Anything you want, you are capable of getting, it just takes a combination of effort and grace.” IfsWantHardJobsEffortWorryGraceFashionCapableIntenseCombination Author:Lori Goldstein
“Why should literature be easy? Sometimes you can do what you want to do in a simple, direct way that is absolutely right. Sometimes you can't. Reading is not a passive act. Books are not TV. Art of all kinds is an interactive challenge. The person who makes the work and the person who comes to the work both have a job to do. I am never wilfully obscure, but I do ask for some effort.” WayWantShouldKindPersonsArtBookSometimesJobsReadingAsksLiteratureEasyCan DoChallengesSimpleEffortTvsDirectWhat You WantAll KindsPassiveObscureInteractive Author:Jeanette Winterson
“No one person can take credit for the success of a motion picture. It's strictly a team effort. From the time the story is written to the time the final release print comes off the printer, hundreds of people are involved - each one doing a job - each job contributing to the final product.” PeoplePersonsStoriesJobsEffortWrittenTeamDesignProductsDevelopmentInvolvedFinalsCreditReleasePrintContributingMotion PicturesPrinterTeam Effort Author:Walt Disney
“If I had been literate, I wouldn't have sold drugs. I just wanted a job. I would have worked at McDonald's. And I would have put the same effort into the fries and mopping the floor that I would have put into drugs. I'm the kind of person that always wants to do a job the best I can. I don't believe in half-doing jobs.” IfsWantBelieveKindPersonsI CanWantedJobsEffortHalfDrugDon't BelieveMcdonaldsFriesMopping Author:Rick Ross
“The rule for every worthwhile man is that no serious job ever shall receive less than his best thought and effort.” MenJobsWorkEffortSeriousWorthwhile Author:William Feather
“It is management's job to direct the efforts of all components toward the aim of the system. The first step is clarification: everyone in the organization must understand the aim of the system, and how to direct his efforts toward it. Everyone must understand the damage and loss to the whole organization from a team that seeks to become a selfish, independent, profit center.” FirstsWholeJobsLossEffortStepsTeamDirectOrganizationAimIndependentManagementProfitSelfishDamageFirst StepsComponentsClarification Author:W. Edwards Deming
“Relationships take time and energy, and your job kind of sucks that all out of you. It takes an extra effort to stay present in a relationship when you are working so many hours.” KindJobsEnergyHoursEffortExtrasTake TimeTime And EnergyExtra Effort Author:America Ferrera
“If a job's worth doing, it's worth doing twice.” IfsJobsWorkEffortBest EffortSpanish Proverb Author:Margaret Mahy