“Christopher Reeve did such an amazing job that to give him some kind of accent or more bravado would have been wrong. Audiences wouldn't have responded to that either.” GivingKindHas BeensJobsAudienceAccentsBravadoAmazing Job Author:Brandon Routh
“I do my podcast on Mondays for a specific reason. A lot of people go to work and don't like their jobs. If you give people something to laugh about, it's good.” PeopleIfsGivingReasonJobsLaughingMonday Author:Bill Burr
“This is advice I would give to any young actor - if you go into a room with anybody and you come in with a positive attitude and a place of love, and you truly do love what you're doing, then the negative energy doesn't even get into the room. You just have to prepare, and then go in and be the best you that you can be, and you'll either get the job or you won't.” IfsGivingJobsYoungActorsEnergyRoomsAttitudeAdviceNegativePositive AttitudeBeing The BestYoung ActorsNegative Energy Author:Adam Baldwin
“I am a political animal, because for God's sakes I think "We The People" is a job. I think experienced self government demands on all levels - intellectual, moral, historical, and spiritual level. We are supposed to be engaged and give directions to our elected employees.” PeopleThinkingGivingSelfGovernmentJobsSpiritualPoliticalAnimalLevelsMoralDemandIntellectualHistoricalSakeSupposed To BeEngagedEmployeeSelf-governmentPolitical Animals Author:Ted Nugent
“I consider myself a logical person and, you know, a lot of people try to categorize me in one way or another. You know, there are some of the things that I say that probably would be considered very much non-conservative. But I don't think really conservative or liberal; I think: What makes sense? What's going to help the American people? What's going to give them what they need? Not only in health care but in terms of jobs, in terms of education, in terms of a whole host of issues.” PeopleThinkingKnowsWayNeedsGivingTryingPersonsWholeHelpingWould BeCareJobsTermIssuesConservativeOne WayHealth CareMake SenseLogicalHost Author:Benjamin Carson
“I try to give my work everything I've got, because when you're dead or you're out of the business or you're in an old actors' home somewhere, if you've done a good job, your work will still be 16 years old and dancing and healthy and pirouetting and arabesquing all over the place. And they'll say, "That's who he is! He's not this decaying skeleton."” IfsGivingTryingYearsStillsDoneHomeJobsActorsHealthyDancingGood JobSkeletons Author:Mel Brooks
“Fame is one of the potential hazards of this job, but I really just want to make movies. I want to be respected, sure. Who doesnt? But famous-famous? I just dont care about it. And if you genuinely dont give a damn about that stuff, you really are free.” IfsWantGivingCareJobsStuffFameDon't CareDamnHazards Author:Brady Corbet
“I'm always wondering what is the job that gives the writer the most amount of time to write. I still don't know what the answer is as someone who has taught and is now working at a grocery store.” KnowsGivingWritingStillsJobsAnswersWonderTaughtAmountStoresGroceriesGrocery Stores Author:Ali Liebegott
“When you're in government, of course, you have protection and you have people who are looking out for your wellbeing, but you can't live in a state of fear. If you do, you're not going to do your job very well and you're going to give yourself high blood pressure, which probably isn't worth it.” PeopleIfsGivingWellsStatesGovernmentJobsCoursesBloodPressureProtectionWorth ItWellbeingBlood PressureHigh Blood Pressure Author:Condoleezza Rice
“Hip-hop music has done a very good job of maintaining the political context, where they stand and not giving a sh-t what people think.” PeopleThinkingGivingDoneJobsPoliticalVery GoodHip HopHipsHopsGood JobMaintainingHip Hop Music Author:Conor Oberst
“giving the utmost of herself to three absorbing interests [marriage, motherhood, career] ... was a problem for a superwoman, and a job for a superwoman, and only some such fabled being could have accomplished it with success.” GivingProblemJobsThreeInterestCareersMotherhoodAccomplishedAbsorbingSuperwomanSuper Woman Author:Storm Jameson
“I always say about acting: the audience doesn't come to see you, they come to see themselves. So if you're able to give them an experience where they feel, 'Oh, my gosh, that's me, that's my story, they know!' then you've done your job.” IfsKnowsGivingFeelsDoneStoriesAbleJobsActorsActingAudienceOh My Gosh Author:Julianne Moore
“Not everyone in an organization is in a position to accumulate power through competent performance because most people are just carrying out the ordinary and the expected - even if they do it very well. The extent to which a job is routinized fails to give an advantage to anyone doing it because 'success' is seen as inherent in the very establishment of the position and the organization surrounding it. Neither persons nor organizations get 'credit' for doing the mandatory or the expected.” PeopleIfsGivingWellsPersonsJobsWorkFailingPositionOrdinaryAdvantagePerformancesOrganizationCreditExpectedEstablishmentInherentCompetenceCompetent Author:Rosabeth Moss Kanter
“For most Americans, their primary aspiration is to achieve a better life... To earn a livable wage in a good job. To have the time to spend with family and do the things they enjoy. To be able to retire with security. And to give their own kids a chance to do as well or better than themselves.” GivingWellsKidsAbleJobsEnjoyChancePovertyAchieveSecurityPrimariesAspirationRetiringGood JobBetter Life Author:Marco Rubio
“You must be the greatest mother in the world, but you must also, simultaneously, withdraw from your children's lives. You don't want to be the major force in their whole lives. You need to do the job adequately and as best you can, and then provide them with independence from you. You have to give them enough so that they won't need you anymore.” WorldWantNeedsGivingChildrenEnoughWholeJobsMotherForceMajorsIndependenceWhole LifeYour ChildrenNeed You Author:Josephine Humphreys
“I resist thinking of myself as a teacher. I think of myself as a writer who has pulled a fast one and hoodwinked this institution into giving me a job and health insurance.” ThinkingGivingJobsTeacherInstitutions Author:Vijay Seshadri
“When someone is not there all the time it gives us space to think about them. Your job in influence and persuasion is to get the other person to think about you or your product without you forcing yourself upon them or without you making them think about you.” ThinkingGivingPersonsJobsSpaceInfluenceProductsPersuasionWithout You Author:Robert Greene
“I raced because I was paid to do a job and I felt like I had to do the job. Number two: I raced because I loved the process, I loved training, getting ready for the race, I loved all of that. And number three I raced for my memories. Regardless of what somebody wants to give or take away, you can't take my memories.” WantGivingTwoJobsThreeFeltProcessMemoriesNumbersRaceReadyTrainingPaidNumber Three Author:Lance Armstrong
“I do not want to give any orders to the airmen, but get hold of a Komsomol air unit, and say I want volunteers for the job.” WantGivingJobsOrderAirUnitsVolunteerAirmen Author:Ivan Konev
“Perhaps society should give actors the same sort of protection it gives to those who follow a religious life. Actor/priest was originally the same job. The theater is left wing magic and theology is right wing magic.” GivingShouldJobsActorsLeftReligiousMagicTheaterWingsProtectionTheologyPriestsRight WingLeft WingReligious Life Author:Jennifer Stone
“The central attitudes driving the Demand Man are: It's your job to do things for me, including taking care of my responsibilities if I drop the ball on them. If I'm unhappy about any aspect of my life, whether it has to do with our relationship or not, it's your fault. You should not place demands on me at all. You should be grateful for whatever I choose to give. I am above criticism. I am a very loving and giving partner. You're lucky to have me.” IfsMenGivingShouldCareJobsAttitudeResponsibilityLuckyDemandAspectCriticismBallsGratefulFaultsIncludingPartnersDrivingUnhappyOur RelationshipBe Grateful Author:Lundy Bancroft
“I'm fortunate that my job gives me the motivation to be as fit as possible. I wound up in a profession that requires physical and mental preparation, so I get to prepare like an athlete for everything I do. I'm living the dream, man.” MenGivingDreamJobsMotivationFitGive MeAthleteProfessionWoundsPreparationFortunateLiving The Dream Author:Mark Wahlberg
“To give up my job as a temp and actually make a living doing comedy, it was staggering.” GivingJobsComedyGiving UpStaggering Author:Kathy Griffin
“America isn't Congress. America isn't Washington. America is the striving immigrant who starts a business, or the mom who works two low-wage jobs to give her kid a better life. America is the union leader and the CEO who put aside their differences to make the economy stronger.” GivingTwoKidsJobsAmericaDifferencesLeaderEconomyMomLowsStrongerUnionsStriveCongressImmigrantsCeoBetter Life Author:Barack Obama
“From being a writer of plays, it was not that surprising that somebody thought of giving me a job as an actor. After I played one part, others came along.” GivingPlayJobsActorsSurprising Author:Wallace Shawn
“Because youve done the horrible jobs, it gives you an even grittier determination to succeed.” GivingDoneJobsSucceedDeterminationHorribleDetermination To SucceedHorrible Jobs Author:Rob James-Collier
“Never give up your day job. I do all sorts of things, but at the end of the day, it all boils down to The Today Show, and I love doing this thing, and they will have to blow me out of here with dynamite before I leave.” GivingEndsShowsTodayJobsGiving UpBlowThe End Of The DayNever Giving UpDay JobsDynamite Author:Al Roker
“In acting, you are fulfilled if you give justice to your role... if you are able to do a credible performance and touch the audience. Same with directing. If you are able to draw out the best from your actors, then you fulfill your job as a director.” IfsGivingAbleJobsActorsJusticeActingRolesAudienceDirectorsDrawsPerformancesFulfilledCredible Author:Timothy Hutton
“It is important in this journey to remember that just because someone has inflicted hurt upon us, it does not give us the right to do the same. Body shaming and hurtful tactics will never get the job done.” GivingDoeImportantDoneBodyJobsRememberHurtJourneyTacticsHurtfulGet The Job Done Author:Zendaya