“No matter what the provocation, I never fire a man who is honestly trying to deliver a job. Few workers who become established at the Disney Studio ever leave voluntarily or otherwise, and many have been on the payroll all their working lives.” MenTryingHas BeensMatterJobsBusinessFireNo Matter WhatWorkersStudiosHonestlyProvocationPayrollWorking Life Book:Walt Disney: Conversations Source: Walt Disney: Conversations
“Most people think that an enlightened Buddhist Teacher is a fireman; His job is to put the fire out so that you can live in your home safely. But seeker beware! A fully enlightened Buddhist teacher is an arsonist! His job is to set your spirit on fire...by feeding the flames of your soul with love.” PeopleThinkingSoulHomeJobsSpiritFireTeacherBuddhistYour SoulFlamesEnlightenedFeedingSeekersFiremanArsonists Author:Frederick Lenz
“The loss of a job may be the wake up-call needed to redeem the fire of your genius.” MayJobsLossFireGeniusNeededWake UpWake Up Call Author:Dan Miller
“Recognising that an ostentatious cult of heroism and state service served an important propaganda function for the British elite does not mean, of course, that we should dismiss it as artificial or insincere. All aristocracies have a strong military tradition, and for many British patricians the protracted warfare of the period was a godsend. It gave them a job, and, more important, a purpose, an opportunity to carry out what they had been trained to do since childhood: ride horses, fire guns, exercise their undoubted physical courage and tell other people what to do.” PeopleShouldMeanDoeImportantStatesJobsPurposeCoursesOpportunityStrongFireChildhoodMilitaryPeriodsExerciseGunTraditionFunctionHorseBritishPropagandaElitesArtificialHeroismWarfareCultAristocracyBritish HistoryInsincereOstentatiousPhysical Courage Author:Linda Colley
“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