“Someone told me just recently that poets are eulogists. It's their job, to eulogize. I didn't know that, but it makes sense. Because in almost every poem of mine there is a loss.” KnowsJobsLossMinesPoetMake Sense Author:Dan Quisenberry
“Time after time we're told corporations should have freedom from pesky job safety regulations, environmental protections and labor standards - giving working people the freedom to be crushed in collapsing mines, choke on filthy air and get paid too little to live on.” PeopleGivingShouldLittlesJobsAirMinesStandardsLaborShould HavePaidSafetyEnvironmentalProtectionCorporationsRegulationCrushedChokeFilthyEnvironmental Protection Author:Richard Trumka
“My sister Jennifer is an Emmy winning journalist and mother of three amazing girls. She brings an exceptional dedication to her job, her family, and her community, and has been a role model of mine for many, many years. I'm extremely proud of her.” YearsHas BeensJobsMotherGirlThreeWinningCommunityRolesMinesProudModelsJournalistRole ModelsMy SisterDedicationExceptionalJenniferEmmys Author:Ron Livingston
“Go to sleep now and rest. Our job is done. You kept your promise, and I kept mine.” DoneJobsSleepMinesPromiseGoodbyeGoing To SleepSaying Goodbye Author:Maggie Osborne
“I look at my job as looking at the world from points of view that are different from mine - sometimes radically different from mine.” WorldLooksDifferentSometimesJobsViewsMinesPoint Of View Author:Viggo Mortensen
“I was entirely wrapped up in the idea of becoming an actor. I learned how to write on the job, basically out of necessity. I always thought it'd be fun to write something, but it never was an ambition of mine, per se. I just thought, "Well, maybe I'll do it one day just for the hell of it and see if it works."” IfsWritingWellsIdeasJobsActorsFunHellMinesBecomingOne DayAmbition Author:Glenn Howerton
“I think a writer's job is to provoke questions. I like to think that if someone's read a book of mine, they've had - I don't know what - the literary equivalent of a shower. Something that would start them thinking in a slightly different way perhaps. That's what I think writers are for. This is what our function is.” IfsThinkingKnowsWayBookDifferentJobsMinesFunctionDifferent WaysProvokingShowers Author:Doris Lessing
“When someone tells me what he or she was doing the first time they heard a song of mine, then I've done a good job. If my song becomes about your life, then I'm successful.” IfsFirstsDoneJobsSongSuccessfulHeardMinesFirst TimeGood Job Author:Lyle Lovett
“I got the three things I wanted. I did my job, I worked hard in the process, and I cherish the memories, and they're mine.” HardWantedJobsThreeProcessMemoriesMinesCherishThree ThingsCherish The Memories Author:Lance Armstrong