“We're in an era where the demand is for immediate hits that are destined to become obsolescent. Six months later, everyone forgets the artist and the tune. It's become like a con job. Producers, engineers, lawyers and accountants all make money, but the artists don't.” JobsArtistForgetMoneyMonthsDemandSixLawyerProducersErasMaking MoneyTunesEngineersDestinedSix MonthsAccountants Author:Tony Bennett
“This is something that I do consider to be good advice: I took my first paycheck and I put it in the goddamn bank. Then I took my second paycheck and put it in the goddamn bank. I had seen the roller coaster of my father's career - top of the world, then unemployed - and I never wanted to take a job because I needed money.” WorldFirstsWantedJobsFatherMoneyCareersAdviceNeededBe GoodUnemployedGood AdvicePaychecksRoller CoasterCoastersTop Of The World Author:Joss Whedon
“To all the young people out there who think money and fame is important: that's only a small piece of the pie. You need an education to be totally secure in life. I feel very secure I can go get a real job now.” PeopleThinkingNeedsFeelsI CanImportantRealWisdomJobsYoungLeadershipMoneyEducationComedyPiecesFameSecureIdeologyPieReal JobsSmall PiecesMoney And Fame Author:Shaquille O'Neal
“You know what's wrong with our waterfront? It's the love of a lousy buck. It's making the love of a buck, the cushy job, more important than the love of man. It's forgetting that every fellow down here's your brother in Christ.” KnowsMenImportantJobsChristForgetMoneyBrotherFellowsBrotherhoodBucksYour Brother Book:On the Waterfront: The Final Shooting Script Source: On the Waterfront: The Final Shooting Script
“My mother saved our home with a minimum wage job. But in the 1960s, a minimum wage job would support a family of three above the poverty line. Not today. Not even close. I understood right then that people can work hard, they can play by the rules, and they can still take a hard smack.” PeopleStillsHardPlayHomeRealityTodayJobsMotherThreePoliticsLinesWorkJusticeMoneyFamilyPovertyHistorySupportGenerationsPolicyHard WorkEthicsUnderstoodHuman RightsSavedIdeologyMinimum1960sCivilityMinimum WageSmackFood Stamps Author:Elizabeth Warren
“...we do not simply get showered with Hollywood money because we happened to write a little story about wizards one day. It's not winning the lottery. It's a real job, which real people do, and they have the same real problems as other real people.” PeopleWritingLittlesRealStoriesProblemRealityJobsWinningCommunityWorkMoneyHappenedOne DayHollywoodIdeologyWizardsLotteryReal ProblemsReal JobsWinning The Lottery Author:Joanne Harris
“Standardized tests are an indicator of the kind of service taxpayers are receiving - and whether schools, educators and policymakers are doing their jobs. In the United States, taxpayers spend almost $600 billion annually on public education, so it's not unreasonable to ask what all that money is producing. In fact, it's irresponsible not to know.” KnowsKindStatesFactsRealitySchoolJobsAsksPoliticsLeadershipWorkJusticeUnitedMoneyEducationUnited StatesPolicyTaxesTestsStrategyBillionsIdeologyReceivingTaxpayersIrresponsibleEducatorUnreasonablePublic EducationIndicators Author:Michelle Rhee
“A lot of Democrats have said that raising the minimum wage is both good economics and good politics. The nonpartisan CBO issued a report today saying that raising the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour would cost the economy about 500,000 jobs...Why should we trust Democrats on anything when they couldn't have foreseen that this would be the case?” ShouldSaidRealityWould BeTodayJobsPoliticalPoliticsCommunityHoursWorkMoneyPartyPovertyHistoryCasesEconomyPolicyCostCapitalismEconomicsDemocratIdeologyReportsMinimumPolitical PartiesMinimum WagePartisanshipForeseen Author:S. E. Cupp
“If we wanted a program to help the majority of the population, we'd offer loan guarantees to help poor people get access to reliable cars so that they could have a better shot at getting - and keeping - a well-paying job...A small amount of capital could make a much bigger difference in their lives than extra student loan relief for middle-class college kids would.” PeopleIfsWellsHelpingRealityKidsWantedJobsPoliticsCommunityDifferencesWorkPoorMoneyEducationClassPovertyMiddleCarPolicyStudentsCollegeAmountOffersShotsProgramBiggerMajorityStrategyPropertyPopulationAccessExtrasGuaranteesReliefMiddle ClassPoor PeopleLoanSmall AmountsHelp The PoorStudent LoanHelp Poor People Author:Megan McArdle
“Maturity: Be able to stick with a job until it is finished. Be able to bear an injustice without having to get even. Be able to carry money without spending it. Do your duty without being supervised.” AbleJobsMoneyDutyBearsSticksInjusticeSpendingFinishedMaturity Author:Ann Landers
“I think a lot of times it's not money that's the primary motivation factor; it's the passion for your job and the professional and personal satisfaction that you get out of doing what you do that motivates you.” ThinkingMotivationalJobsMotivationPassionMoneySatisfactionFactorsPrimariesPersonal Satisfaction Author:Martin Yan
“I choose a lazy person to do a hard job. Because a lazy person will find an easy way to do it.” WayInspirationalPersonsHardJobsSuccessChoicesEasyWorkInspiringMoneyBusinessHard WorkLazyLazinessBusiness SuccessKey To SuccessRecipe For SuccessMicrosoftBillionaireEasy WayChoose WiselyFunny BusinessLazy PeopleJob Well Done Author:Bill Gates
“We are lending money we don't have to kids who can't pay it back to train them for jobs that no longer exist. That's nuts.” KidsJobsMoneyPayTrainNutsLendingLending Money Author:Mike Rowe
“I need to make an okay living. The people who work for us need to. But after you make a comfortable living, how much more do you need? It's like I make a joke about nerd values, because I'm very much in the rich nerd tradition. And you know, we say, like, hey, people pay us for this stuff, like programming. You know, what else do we need?” PeopleKnowsNeedsJobsValuesStuffMoneyPayTechnologyRichComfortableJokesTraditionOkayHeyProgrammingNerd Author:Craig Newmark
“Back there I could fly a gunship, I could drive a tank, I was in charge of million dollar equipment, back here I can't even hold a job PARKING CARS!” I CanJobsMoneyMillionsCarDollarsEquipmentTanksMillion DollarsParkingRamboFirst Blood Author:Sylvester Stallone
“Let's not only provide a jumpstart to the economy and immediately or save 3 million jobs, but let's also put a down payment on some of the structural problems that we have in our economy.” ProblemJobsMoneyMillionsEconomyPaymentJumpstart Author:Barack Obama
“I don't take a dime of their [lobbyist] money, and when I am president, they won't find a job in my White House.” JobsHousePresidentWhiteMoneyWhite HouseDimesLobbyists Author:Barack Obama
“I've got enough money in my life to retire now and do nothing. But I've got a duty and obligation to see if we can create more jobs in this state, and the government's got an obligation to approve projects and to assess them for the benefit of the people of Queensland.” PeopleIfsStatesEnoughGovernmentJobsMoneyResponsibilityDutyBenefitsProjectsObligationAustraliaRetiringQueensland Author:Clive Palmer
“I have never seen more Senators express discontent with their jobs....I think the major cause is that, deep down in our hearts, we have been accomplices in doing something terrible and unforgivable to our wonderful country. Deep down in our heart, we know that we have given our children a legacy of bankruptcy. We have defrauded our country to get ourselves elected.” ThinkingKnowsWorldHeartChildrenHas BeensCountryJobsGivenCausesMoneyWonderfulTerribleMajorsOur ChildrenOur CountryLegacySenatorsBankingBankersDiscontentDeep DownNew World OrderBankruptcyFederal ReserveAccomplicesUnforgivable Author:John C. Danforth
“I must confess I took a couple or three jobs just for the money.” JobsThreeMoneyCouple Author:Jessica Walter
“Michael Jordan and Tiger Woods are really part of a very big advertising program, and the fact that they make so much money is because the markets have dictated that they get that money, and the fact that they endorse our products allows us to sell more products and create more jobs.” FactsBigsJobsMoneyProductsProgramSellsWoodsAdvertisingBrandingTigersJordan Author:Phil Knight
“It's a terribly hard job to spend a billion dollars and get your money's worth.” HardJobsMoneyDollarsBillionsSaving Money Author:George M. Humphrey