“18th September, 1970; Jimi Hendrix dies. I'm still on the football team when I get the news. So I take my helmet off and confront the coach to tell him I'm quitting the team. In a moment of brilliance he gives me one look and says "OK".” GivingLooksStillsMomentsDiesTeamFootballNewsGive MeCoachesQuittingSeptemberBrillianceFootball TeamHelmetHendrix Author:Joe Satriani
“The Obama administration asked General Motors CEO Rick Wagoner to step down, and he agreed. This is good news for Obama; the last time he tried to get someone to quit, it took months -- and even then, he had to promise her a job as secretary of state. ... According to the government, Rick Wagoner was forced to resign because of poor performance. That's embarrassing -- run an organization that loses billions of dollars and then get fired by a guy who heads up an organization that loses trillions of dollars.” StatesGovernmentRunningJobsLastsGuyLosesPoorStepsMonthsPromiseNewsPerformancesOrganizationDown AndDollarsBillionsQuittingAdministrationSecretaryLast TimeCeoGood NewsEmbarrassingMotorHeads UpGeneral MotorsPoor Performance Author:Jay Leno
“I'm not interested in the TV much. I quit watching the news a couple years ago and my outlook on life has gotten a whole lot better.” YearsWholeTvsCoupleNewsYears AgoQuittingNot InterestedOutlookI QuitOutlook On Life Author:Tom Petty
“It's a great day for Sarah Palin. She was hired as a commentator for Fox News. She signed a multi-year contract, which means she'll probably quit after a year.” YearsMeanNewsQuittingContractsFoxesCommentatorsPalinFox NewsGreat Day Author:Craig Ferguson
“I quit because I'm so tired of hearing bad news about cigarettes... Even if they discover good news, they don't publicize it - like the fact that smoking seriously reduces the risk of jogging.” IfsFactsRiskNewsTiredHearingQuittingSmokingCigaretteGood NewsBad NewsI QuitJogging Author:Arj Barker