“My own theory is that people are just so desperate for somebody they can feel better than, in America. Now that everyone's going broke and working 17 jobs - if they have one at all - at least they can look at these guys behind bars and think, "At least I get to wear my own clothes to work."” PeopleIfsThinkingFeelsLooksJobsAmericaGuyMy OwnBehindsTheoryClothesBarsBrokeDesperateFeel Better Author:Jerry Stahl
“Being an actress has something in common with being a housewife. They both look terribly easy to someone who hasn't done them. And the easier it looks, probably the better you are doing your job.” LooksDoneJobsActorsEasyCommonEasierActressesHousewife Author:Glenda Jackson
“Poetry examines an emotional truth. It's an experience filtered through the personality of the poet. We look to poetry for visions, not scientific truths. The poet's job is to combine new elements. Explore their melting, seeping into one another.” LooksJobsPoetryVisionEmotionalPoetPersonalityElementsMeltingScientific Truth Book:Claiming Breath Source: Claiming Breath
“I worry an awful lot about people and how they're faring. When I worry about people, whether their job is squashing their spirit, pushing them into a darker pathway of not feeling good about their life, that forces me to look for what's good. What's going well. That stokes a lot of positive feelings. Although I do worry, I look for the hope.” PeopleWellsLooksFeelingsJobsSpiritForceWorryFeel GoodAwfulPushingPathwaysStokePositive FeelingsNot Feeling Good Author:Debra Granik
“I think people do look to writers to tell the truth in a way that nobody else quite will, not politicians or ministers or sociologists. A writer's job, is to, by way of fiction, somehow describe the way we live. And to me, this seems an important task, very worth doing, and I think also, to the reading public, it seems, even though they might not articulate it, it seems to them something worth doing also.” PeopleThinkingWayLooksImportantSeemsMightJobsReadingFictionPoliticianTasksMinistersTelling The TruthSociologists Author:John Updike
“When you look at your freelance career, it's really like a mall. And if you look at a mall, it's a self-contained system that has a flow and logic to it. You'll probably have one or two really bigger jobs, those are like your anchor stores.” IfsLooksTwoSelfJobsCareersLike YouFlowLogicBiggerStoresAnchorsMallsSelf Contained Author:Chris Hardwick
“A stand-up's job is to hold the mirror up to society and to look at what we're afraid of. That's why we had shows like 'All in the Family' and 'The Jeffersons.' We made fun of ourselves then.” LooksMadeShowsJobsFunMirrors Author:Tracy Morgan
“Is it me or is President Bush's life starting to sound like a country song. He's from Texas, his dog just died, and it looks like he might lose his job. Next thing, his truck is going to break down.” LooksCountryMightJobsSongNextSoundPresidentLosesBreakDogDiedStartingTexasBreaking DownTruckPresident Bush Author:Jay Leno
“Steve Jobs was a real rock star to me. I looked forward to his products like people look forward to albums.” PeopleLooksRealJobsStarsRocksProductsAlbumsRock Star Author:Fred Armisen