“People want jobs, but nobody has a recipe for how to get them. And so they are trying different things.” PeopleWantTryingDifferentJobsDifferent ThingsRecipesTrying Different Things Author:Judy Woodruff
“When you're in an economic downturn, what you want is to create jobs and economic growth. And the recipe isn't Republican or Democrat. It's low taxes, low spending, less regulation, free trade.” WantJobsGrowthEconomicRepublicanTaxesLowsTradeDemocratSpendingWhat You WantRegulationRecipesEconomic GrowthFree TradeDownturnEconomic DownturnSpending Less Author:Nancy Pfotenhauer
“My success, I feel like, is credit - credit for a good job. I haven't even gotten a Grammy, yet I've already decided I want an Emmy.” WantFeelsJobsHavensDecidedCreditGood JobGrammyEmmys Author:Ester Dean
“People come into work and actually go home to their families. They want to go there and explore and have a good time, but they also want to go home, which is the best kind of working environment. You go in and do your job, and then you go home and enjoy your life.” PeopleWantKindHomeJobsEnjoyEnvironmentGood TimesHaving A Good TimeEnjoy Your Life Author:Khandi Alexander
“I'm young. You can't just sit there and be satisfied. People are like, "You've got all these number ones!" "Yeah...what else?" It all translates into money, and that's how people think of being successful, but my success, I feel like, is credit - credit for a good job. I haven't even gotten a Grammy, yet I've already decided I want an Emmy.” PeopleThinkingWantFeelsJobsYoungNumbersSuccessfulHavensLike YouDecidedYeahCreditSatisfiedBeing SuccessfulTranslateGood JobGrammyEmmys Author:Ester Dean
“I think actors who know their job know that's how you do it. You don't show up and make people miserable. That poor grip who's standing there, he just wants to feed his family. He doesn't need to hear about your psychosis on life and love and death.” PeopleThinkingKnowsWantNeedsShowsJobsActorsPoorStandingAnd LoveMiserableLife And LoveStanding TherePsychosisLove And Death Author:Charlize Theron
“Somebody asked me recently, 'Have you done a lot of plays?' I thought hang on. I used to do nothing but plays. I've been very fortunate that on several occasions I've had jobs where I didn't want to be anywhere else in the world whatever you had to offer - however much money you've got.” WorldWantDonePlayJobsUsedOffersOccasionsFortunate Author:Bill Nighy
“My mother only had a third grade education, was illiterate, worked as a domestic 2 to 3 jobs at a time, because she didn't want to be on welfare, because she never saw people who went on welfare come off of welfare, and she just didn't want to have her life controlled in that fashion.” PeopleWantJobsMotherSawsFashionThirdsWelfareGradesControlledIlliterateThird Grade Author:Benjamin Carson
“I want my job to include a little adventure, a little more of a heightened reality than what I'm actually living.” WantLittlesRealityJobsAdventureHomicideActually Living Author:Nathan Fillion
“What I love most in life happens to be the very thing that I do day-to-day, as my work. What would be my hobby, you know, happens to be my actual job. So I'm very lucky. Even if I didn't want to do as much work as I do, I'd still feel compelled to, because I so longed to be a full-time artist, and since I've been given that opportunity, I'd never want to let down the gift.” IfsKnowsWantFeelsStillsHappensWould BeJobsArtistOpportunityGivenLuckyHobbiesDay To DayCompelledLet DownLife Happens Author:Ryan Adams
“On Sharon Stone (Quick and the Dead): 'She was instrumental about me getting my first American job. Absolutely, without her support, it would not have happened. At the same time, however, was it really about me or her wanting to flex her producerial muscles? I don't want to sound ungallant about the situation. But I didn't find that in working with her, that we clicked on any other level.” WantFirstsJobsSoundLevelsSituationSupportHappenedStonesMusclesSharonAmerican Jobs Author:Russell Crowe
“I decided to pursue music, so I dropped out of school and I told my parents I didn't want any money from them. I got three jobs and I just hit the ground running.” WantRunningSchoolJobsThreeParentDecidedPursue Author:Lady Gaga
“It all depends on the directors. Working closely with a director is the main job of a film composer. Interpreting what he perceives as a color, an emotion or mood is very abstract. A director tells you something he wants and then you have to run back...” WantRunningJobsFilmEmotionColorDependsDirectorsMoodPerceiveAbstractComposerInterpretingFilm Composers Author:Danny Elfman
“People are born in a certain place, and in a certain society. I don't mean to sound like a determinist, but to think we're entirely free to do whatever we want betrays a certain class perspective. For most people who have to work for a living, and work at jobs under conditions they may not like, it's just not simple when it comes to freedom.” PeopleThinkingWantMayMeanJobsCertainSoundBornSimpleClassConditionsPerspectiveBetrayalBetray Author:Thomas Frank
“As far as I'm concerned, the sheriff's department has done an excellent job in Savoy. The department has responded to the needs of our citizens, so I don't want to mess with a system that is working well for us.” WantNeedsWellsDoneJobsCitizensConcernedExcellenceMessExcellentDepartmentSheriffs Author:Bill Smith
“It was fantastic for me to see the cheering and clapping and it showed maybe not all of them want me out of a job!” WantJobsEnglandFantasticCheerWant MeClapping Author:Sven-Goran Eriksson
“We want to offer job training and mentoring and build the site with more robust, reliable and flexible technology.” WantJobsTechnologyOffersTrainingSiteFlexibilityFlexibleMentoringRobustJob Training Author:Craig Newmark
“Most child welfare agencies tend to embrace secrecy because the people who lead them tend to be mediocre and don't want you to see how poor a job they are doing.” PeopleWantChildrenJobsPoorEmbraceWelfareAgencyMediocreSecrecy Author:Richard Wexler
“God does not... give people positions or jobs or... good conditions such as they desire; they must do that for themselves.. God does not build cities nor towns nor nations, nor homes, nor factories; men and people do that and all those who want must work for themselves and pray to God to give them strength to do it.” PeopleMenWantGivingDoeHomeJobsDesireNationsCitiesConditionsPositionPrayingTownsFactoriesGodlyPraying To God Author:Marcus Garvey
“Don't try to go too fast. Learn your job. Don't ever talk until you know what you're talking about... If you want to get along, go along.” IfsKnowsWantTryingJobsTalking Author:Sam Rayburn
“My mentality is like a samurai they used to train every day, work on their technique to make themselves better, almost perfect, perfection is impossible but every day you get closer and that's what I want . Every day I want to get better than I was the day before. I want to use every second of my life, every time I have in my life to make me a better fighter. It's more than a job it's a way of living.” WayWantUseJobsUsedPerfectImpossiblePerfectionTrainTechniqueFighterGet BetterMmaMentalityEvery SecondSamuraiAlmost Perfect Author:Georges St-Pierre
“Whether you want to be the best at your job, or at sports, just do your best. Give it everything you have.” WantGivingJobsSportsBeing The BestMma Author:Nick Newell
“My problem is not to reinforce or destroy any ideas anyone might have about me, how I do what I do, what my intentions are, the way that I do it. My only job as far as I can see is to do the music that I want to do. All those other things are completely out of my control.” WayWantI CanIdeasProblemMightJobsIntention Author:El-P
“I think it's my job to like any character I play - to understand and appreciate a character, to look at the world as much as possible from their point of view. I don't look at it just technically: learn the lines, figure out what gestures I want to bring and play, and that's it. I like to learn as much as I can about the person, and see what happens.” ThinkingWorldWantLooksPersonsI CanPlayCharacterHappensJobsLinesViewsFiguresAppreciatePoint Of ViewGestures Author:Viggo Mortensen
“When you look at women today, many take very good care of themselves - they exercise, they eat well, they achieve so much in their jobs. I think they feel good, they feel beautiful, and I believe they want to show their bodies.” ThinkingWantFeelsBelieveWellsLooksShowsBodyCareTodayJobsBeautifulI BelieveAchieveExerciseVery GoodFeel GoodFeeling Beautiful Author:Joseph Altuzarra
“Going from Flip to Kev, obviously you don't want to see someone ever lose their job. For me it's probably a little more difficult, because other than Bill Blair, Flip is all I knew.” WantLittlesJobsDifficultLosesBasketballBillsFlipBlair Author:Kevin Garnett
“I want to change the color of Starbucks from green to red. Whose job was it to say, This is going to be green? I want that to be my job.” WantJobsColorRedGreenStarbucks Author:Theophilus London
“The real story in housing will be a recovery in the economy that will drive a recovery in housing, When people are working, when there are more jobs, more households forming and people go back to buying cars, they're going to want their apartments and homes. And that's when you'll start to see a recovery in home prices.” PeopleWantRealStoriesHomeJobsEconomyCarRecoveryBuyingHouseholdApartmentHousingReal StoryBuying A Car Author:Jamie Dimon
“If you're a fan of American roots music, you won't want to miss 'Awake My Soul--The Story of the Sacred Harp.' Filmmakers Matt and Erica Hinton have done a fine job capturing the history, sound and spirit of this unusual but compelling art form that, trust me, you don't have to be religious to appreciate.” IfsWantArtSoulDoneStoriesJobsFormSpiritSoundReligiousFansMissingFineAppreciateRootsSacredMy SoulAwakeFilmmakerUnusualCompellingTrust MeHarps Author:Eric Zorn
“I can do short jobs. If I was still starring in three movies every year, there's no way that I'd be the person my kids want when they fall down.” IfsWayWantYearsPersonsStillsI CanKidsJobsFallThreeCan DoFalling Down Author:Gwyneth Paltrow
“Small business is the gateway to opportunity for those who want a piece of the American dream... Well, wouldn't it be nice to hear a little more about the forgotten heroes of America - those who create most of our new jobs, like the owners of stores down the street; the faithfuls who support our churches, synagogues, schools, and communities; the brave men and women everywhere who produce our goods, feed a hungry world, and keep our families warm while they invest in the future to build a better America? That's where miracles are made, not in Washington, D.C.” MenWorldWantWellsLittlesMadeDreamSchoolJobsAmericaOpportunityCommunityChurchSupportPiecesNiceStreetsProduceHeroMen And WomenMiracleBraveForgottenWarmStoresHungryFaithfulOur FamilyOwnersGoodsAmerican DreamBeing NiceSmall BusinessBrave ManNew JobGatewaysSynagogueContribution To SocietySchools And Community Author:Ronald Reagan
“My dad was a lovely guy. I had great parents. But he was a conservative shopkeeper, and he said, "Look, I don't know how to help you as an actor, but if you want to be an actor, give it a go for a year. Get a job. And if you don't get a job, then we're going to reevaluate and you're going to go back to school." And I thought that was a fair thing.” IfsKnowsWantGivingYearsLooksSaidHelpingSchoolJobsGuyActorsParentKnow HowDadFairsMy DadConservativeLovelyGreat ParentsShopkeepers Author:John Kapelos
“Old fashioned as it may seem to some, it is my duty to serve my country. And I didn't seek this job but I want to do it, and I will do my very best.” WantMayCountrySeemsJobsDutyOld Fashioned Author:George H. W. Bush
“As an actor, it's always important to understand what the director is after. That, to me, is my job. When I'm acting, I like to ask a lot of questions and understand exactly why the director is doing what they're doing, so that I can provide him or her with the ingredients that they need to get the scene that they want. It's not to challenge them, in any way. It's just so that I can do my job best.” WayWantNeedsI CanImportantJobsActorsAsksCan DoChallengesActingSceneDirectorsIngredients Author:Joseph Gordon-Levitt
“I think what people really want is fiction that in some tiny way makes their life more meaningful and makes the world seem like a richer place. The world is awfully short on joy and richness, and I think to some extent it’s the fiction writer’s job to salvage some of that and to give it to us in ways that we can believe in.” PeopleThinkingWorldWayWantGivingBelieveSeemsJobsJoyFictionTinyMeaningfulRichnessFiction WritersSalvage Author:Wells Tower
“The only way to find true happiness is to risk being completely cut open. Sure, everybody wants to play God, but for me it's a full-time job. What you don't understand, you can make mean anything.” WayWantMeanPlayJobsCuttingRiskTrue HappinessFull Time Jobs Author:Jeffree Star
“I think a scientist's job is to explore the Universe, to explore the cosmos around us. People always want to know - why is that useful? Well, on just pure fundamental grounds, on some level it's like art, it's like umm, music, it's aesthetics, it's like philosophy. You want to know where you are in the Universe.” PeopleThinkingKnowsWantWellsArtPhilosophyJobsUniverseLevelsPureScientistFundamentalsCosmosWhere You AreAesthetics Author:Brian Schmidt
“Steve Jobs gave a small private presentation about the iTunes Music Store to some independent record label people. My favorite line of the day was when people kept raising their hand saying, "Does it do [x]?", "Do you plan to add [y]?". Finally Jobs said, "Wait wait - put your hands down. Listen: I know you have a thousand ideas for all the cool features iTunes could have. So do we. But we don't want a thousand features. That would be ugly. Innovation is not about saying yes to everything. It's about saying NO to all but the most crucial features.” PeopleKnowsWantDoeSaidIdeasHandsWould BeJobsWaitingLinesRecordsPlansThousandInnovationIndependentAddMy FavoriteUglyStoresLabelsFeaturesCrucialPresentationSaying NoSaying YesRecord LabelsItunes Author:Derek Sivers
“Companies must have a noble cause, and it's the leaders job to transform that noble cause into such an inspiring vision, that it will attract the most talented people in the world to want to join it.” PeopleWorldWantJobsCausesCompanyLeaderVisionNobleNoble Causes Author:Steve Jobs
“The only reason you even start a band is so you can hang out with your friends all the time, but somewhere along the line, it just ends up becoming a job. You were doing it because you were like, 'I never want to have to get a job,' then all of a sudden it becomes the biggest job you could ever imagine.” WantEndsReasonJobsLinesImagineBecomingBandHanging Out Author:Pete Wentz
“Directing is a very all-consuming job. What you want to do there, as you're coming down the final road, is to just sit back and enjoy and let the wind flow through your hair. When you're directing, you're sitting there going, "I need to make this shot. How many hours do we have left in the day? How many hours behind are we?" You're just constantly worried about doing the job.” WantNeedsJobsLeftEnjoyHoursBehindsWindHairShotsSittingFlowFinalsWhat You WantWorriedConsuming Author:David Shore
“I didn't want to be a director for hire. It really just took me a long time to learn how to direct and to feel up to the job.” WantFeelsLongJobsDirectorsLong TimeDirect Author:Judd Apatow
“When I work, my first relationship with people is professional. There are people who want to be your friend right away. I say, "We're not gonna be friends until we get this done. If we don't get this done, we're never going to be friends, because if we don't get the job done, then the one thing we did together that we had to do together we failed."” PeopleIfsWantFirstsDoneTogetherJobsOne ThingGet The Job Done Author:Bill Murray
“People are irrational. What I want to do is let's take the irrational aspects out of it and let's just break this down. And you and I, let's go and see if we can't master this thing, a few steps at a time without giving up your day job, without having to give up your whole life.” PeopleIfsWantGivingWholeJobsStepsBreakMastersGiving UpAspectDown AndWhole LifeIrrationalDay Jobs Author:Tony Robbins
“While you have people who are actually fronting for your needs and wants, sometimes your needs and wants may not be right for you. The people around you are just trying to keep their jobs.” PeopleWantNeedsTryingMaySometimesJobsNeeds And Wants Author:Kendrick Lamar
“I know certain roles are important to me. I know that I really want to play them. I know I can do a good job. But I can never put into words why.” KnowsWantI CanImportantPlayJobsCertainCan DoRolesGood Job Author:Jennifer Lawrence
“What I proposed was a computer that would be easy to use, mix text and graphics, and sell for about $1,000. Steve Jobs said that it was a crazy idea, that it would never sell, and we didn't want anything like it. He tried to shoot the project down.” WantSaidIdeasUseWould BeJobsEasyCrazyComputerProjectsSellsCrazy Ideas Author:Jef Raskin
“My job the same as carpenter. What kind of house you want to build? What kind of food you want to make? You think your ingredients, your structure. Simple. [Other] Japanese restaurants … mix in some other style of food and call it influence, right? I don't like that. … In Japanese sushi restaurants, a lot of sushi chefs talk too much. 'This fish from there,' 'This very expensive.' Same thing, start singing. And a lot have that fish case in front of them, cannot see what chef do. I'm not going to hide anything, right?” ThinkingWantKindJobsHouseSimpleCasesToo MuchInfluenceStyleFrontsSingingStructureFishesRestaurantsExpensiveIngredientsChefMake You ThinkCarpenterSushi Author:Masa Takayama
“I work hard, and managing an inventory-based business can be extremely stressful. The upside is that, as long as I get my job done, I can take time off pretty much any time I want.” WantLongI CanHardDoneJobsHard WorkTake TimeStressfulTime OffInventory Author:Anne Taintor
“I don't believe that the American people want us to focus on our job security. They want us to focus on their job security. I don't think they want more gridlock. I don't think they want more partisanship. I don't think they want more obstruction. They didn't send us to Washington to fight each other in some sort of political steel-cage match to see who comes out alive. That's not what they want. They sent us to Washington to work together, to get things done, and to solve the problems that they're grappling with every single day.” PeopleThinkingWantBelieveDoneProblemTogetherJobsPoliticalFightingFocusAliveSecurityDon't BelieveSolveWorking TogetherSteelCagesWant UThings DonePartisanshipObstructionGrapplingGridlock Author:Barack Obama