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It's the job that's never started as takes longest to finish.

Quotes by J. R. R. Tolkien

To recruit staff, I traveled all over the country talking with people who had been working on one or another aspect of the atomic-energy enterprise and people in radar work, for example, and underwater sound, telling them about the job,...

Quotes by J. Robert Oppenheimer

I was impressionable at that age, and my high school coach did such an unbelievable job helping me, so I want to do that for other kids.

Quotes by J. J. Watt

It sounds weird when you complain about having to eat so much, but it's like a job.

Quotes by J. J. Watt

There's a kind of numbness, a sameness, a lack of motivation in 'good job' culture.

Quotes by J. K. Simmons

I was studying music in college. I was singing, I was doing operas and Gilbert and Sullivan operettas, and then I was offered a job as the music director of the Bigfork Summer Playhouse, in Bigfork, Montana.

Quotes by J. K. Simmons

The retired L.A.P.D. motor cops who work set security now, all wear the same uniform, they're great guys with great stories, and they're great at their job, providing security on sets.

Quotes by J. K. Simmons

I like writing. It's partly control freak, and partly I really like what I do for a living. I have the luckiest job in the world. I can get up every day and do what I love for a living.

Quotes by J. Michael Straczynski

On a purely personal level, it's very strange, because as a kid, Superman informed my personality. Now I've been given the job of forming Superman's personality and, in some ways, drawing on my own background.

Quotes by J. Michael Straczynski

The idea that working a blue-collar job and living in a working-class community provides barriers that are unique to your circumstances - that's not a very controversial subject anymore. I think it's something that people on both the Left and...

Quotes by J. D. Vance

When we wrapped 'Angel,' I definitely had a moment where I thought, 'Wow, that was the best job I'm ever gonna have.'

Quotes by J. August Richards

It's not the way you want to get a job, to see someone you admire and look up to and learned so much from get fired.

Quotes by J. B. Bickerstaff

Let's face it, first-time assistant coaches normally don't walk into jobs with two perennial All-Stars on a team that just got bounced in the Western finals. Normally, they get a job in the middle of a year, playing for lottery...

Quotes by J. B. Bickerstaff

No matter what your job is, you know that you need to have a routine, that you need to be disciplined, you need to work.

Quotes by J. B. Bickerstaff

In my day job, I worry non-stop about making wise investments for long-term gains.

Quotes by J. B. Pritzker

To me, the special parts of the day - and also the ones that fit with a full-time job - are bedtime and wake-up time. So I try really hard to be there for my kids as many of those...

Quotes by J. B. Pritzker

Recent economic data shows that our economy is robust, growing and headed in the right direction. The numbers don't lie. Americans are currently enjoying falling gas prices, low unemployment, increased job creation, and a stock market that has reached an...

Quotes by J. D. Hayworth

Low unemployment numbers are clear indicators that Republican tax relief and economic policies are spurring growth and helping businesses hire new workers while providing American families with job security.

Quotes by J. D. Hayworth

Our growing, robust economy is able to provide the average American citizen access to the best social program there is - a steady job.

Quotes by J. D. Hayworth

Well, you have to get a job! That's the first thing you have to do as a young person. You're not in school anymore... It costs a lot of money to pay the rent these days.

Quotes by Ivory

Frequently Asked Questions

What career advice or reflections show up in these "Job" quotes?
Several practical takes - a warning that a comfortable job can be "the death knell for any musician," advice to take any job in the industry you want to break into just to get your foot in the door, a director's take on nudging performances, and a description of an actor's job as embracing emotions people usually avoid.
Is there a quote about breaking into an industry?
Yes, one quote advises taking "the first job that you have in the business that you want to get into," regardless of what the job actually is, just to get your foot in the door. For more on taking action, see the Doing page.
Is there a quote warning about getting too comfortable in a job?
Yes, one quote calls a job you like that pays well enough to stay forever "the death knell for any musician," framing comfort as a risk to creative ambition.
Is there a quote about directing or filmmaking as a job?
Yes, one quote describes a director's job as nudging performances, referencing the idea that "90% of the job is casting," while focusing mainly on getting the best shots to cover the story. Browse the Great page for more on craft and process.
Is there a quote about what acting requires emotionally?
Yes, one quote describes an actor's job as embracing "emotions and situations that in real life we spend all of our time running away from." For more day-to-day reflections on work, check out the Day and Good pages.

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