It’s not my job to motivate players. They bring extraordinary motivation to our program. It’s my job not to de-motivate them.
—Lou Holtz (1893–1980) American Stage Performer
Nothing is particularly hard if you divide it into small jobs.
—Henry Ford (1863–1947) American Businessperson, Engineer
Find a job you like and you add five days to every week.
—H. Jackson Brown, Jr. (1940–2021) American Author of “Life’s Little Instruction Book”
I have discovered that I cannot enhance anybody’s performance without getting them not only to live with the butterflies that come with high-pressure jobs but to embrace that kind of physical response, enjoy it, get into it. That’s the first real ticket to being a performer who thinks exceptionally.
—John Eliot (b.1971) American Psychologist, Academic
To catch a husband is an art; to hold him is a job.
—Simone de Beauvoir (1908–86) French Philosopher, Writer, Feminist
When the rock is hard, we get harder than the rock. When the job is tough, we get tougher than the job.
—George Cullum, Sr. (1809–92) American Soldier, Engineer
Recession is when a neighbor loses his job. Depression is when you lose yours.
—Ronald Reagan (1911–2004) American Head of State
The job of the poet is to render the world—to see it and report it without loss, without perversion. No poet ever talks about feelings. Only sentimental people do.
—Mark Van Doren (1894–1972) American Poet, Writer, Critic
A life spent in constant labor is a life wasted, save a man be such a fool as to regard a fulsome obituary notice as ample reward.
—George Jean Nathan (1882–1958) American Critic, Editor, Writer
Two can live as cheaply as one – if they both have good jobs.
—Laurence J. Peter (1919–90) Canadian-Born American Author
The man with the best job in the country is the vice-president. All he has to do is get up every morning and say, “How is the president?”
—Will Rogers (1879–1935) American Actor, Rancher, Humorist
Professionalism: It’s not the job you do, It’s how you do the job.
—Indian Proverb
Our jobs determine to a large extent what our lives are like. Is what you do for a living making you ill? Does it keep you from becoming a more fully realized person? Do you feel ashamed of what you have to do at work? All too often, the answer to such questions is yes. Yet it does not have to be like that. Work can be one of the most joyful, most fulfilling aspects of life. Whether it will be or not depends on the actions we collectively take.
—Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi (1934–2021) Hungarian-American Psychologist
If you have a job without aggravations, you don’t have a job.
—Malcolm S. Forbes (1919–1990) American Publisher, Businessperson
There is no future in any job. The future lies in the man who holds the job.
—George W. Crane (1901–95) American Psychologist, Physician, Columnist
I want everyone to tell me the truth, even if it costs him his job.
—Samuel Goldwyn (1879–1974) Polish-born American Film Producer, Businessperson
Monday is a lame way to spend 1/7 of your life.
—Unknown
Here is the answer which I will give to President Roosevelt. Give us the tools, and we will finish the job.
—Winston Churchill (1874–1965) British Leader, Historian, Journalist, Author
Work harder on yourself than you do on your job.
—Jim Rohn (1930–2009) American Entrepreneur, Author, Motivational Speaker
My job is about the most fun thing I do, but I have a broad set of interests, going places, reading things, doing things.
—Bill Gates (b.1955) American Businessperson, Entrepreneur, Author, Philanthropist
If your children look up to you, you’ve made a success of life’s biggest job.
—Unknown
Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work.
—Aristotle (384BCE–322BCE) Ancient Greek Philosopher, Scholar
It is easier to do a job right than to explain why you didn’t.
—Martin Van Buren (1782–1862) American President, Politician
Happiness is an inside job.
—William Arthur Ward (1921–94) American Author
The longer the title, the less important the job.
—George McGovern (1922–2012) American Politician, Senator
If you don’t get a kick out of the job you’re doing you’d better hunt for another one.
—Samuel M. Vauclain (1856–1940) American Engineer, Industrialist
All paid jobs absorb and degrade the mind.
—Aristotle (384BCE–322BCE) Ancient Greek Philosopher, Scholar
People who work sitting down get paid more than people who work standing up.
—Ogden Nash (1902–71) American Writer of Sophisticated Light Verse
A lot of people quit looking for work as soon as they find a job.
—Zig Ziglar (1926–2012) American Author
The only job where you start at the top, is digging a hole.
—Unknown
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