- Ale
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- Nov 07, 2020
Job Quotes
What a job costs, and what it takes.
Quotes about "job" here focus on careers in the arts — a warning that a comfortable day job can quietly end a musician's ambitions, and advice to take any first job just to get into the industry. For work-focused reflection, see Doing quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Francisco
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- Nov 07, 2020
I moved to San Francisco to work at Apple's Cupertino office in the summer of 2006, then stayed on remotely in a part-time job back in Austin. It was an internship with iTunes. I helped them launch new features as well as new marketing programs. I also helped program the iTunes Store every week, working on which artists and albums got featured.
- Getting
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- Nov 07, 2020
There is a lack of female venture capitalists, and so there are fewer female-oriented businesses getting funded. Intel has done a good job of creating a message across Intel, and they are putting their money where their mouth is.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
For me, especially running for office, being on Twitter is a fundamental part of my job.
- Problems
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- Nov 07, 2020
In software engineering, we have the term 'technical debt.' When you don't do a job correctly, unaddressed problems become harder and harder to solve.
- Big Commitment
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's very easy to get excited about a job, but it's a big commitment because you do it and then you have to live with it when it's finished. It's forever in your section in the video store. It's you. It's almost like deciding who you have a child with.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I did this one scene in an episode of 'General Hospital', and that was my first job down in L.A. It was, like, my second audition, and I was like, 'Woo! This is easy! This is fun!' That was a really cool moment for me.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
I always liked the stress, the real high-stakes, get-the-orders-out line-cook job, as well as the ordering of the produce and everything - it's really similar to making music for a show like 'Hannibal.' It's like cooking; it's just like owning a restaurant.
- First
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- Nov 07, 2020
My first job was cleaning sheep pens.
- Best
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- Nov 07, 2020
A friend suggested that I get a job at a children's book store so I could meet kids and read books, and that turned out to be the single best bit of advice I've ever gotten.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
My job as an entertainer is to give a great show.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
You can't share your magic with everyone. Your job is to live within your magic. And if other magical people find you, then let's go and make a brew.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've been invited to appear on Letterman, but they wanted me to talk about a funny videotape of Congress. 'Bring us your outtakes!' That's not our job.
- Process
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- Nov 07, 2020