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I learned how to cover race riots by telephone. They didn't pay me enough at my first newspaper job to venture onto the grounds of South Boston High School when bricks were being thrown. Instead, I would telephone the headmaster...

Quotes by Gwen Ifill

I got my first job by exceeding expectations.

Quotes by Gwen Ifill

My job as a reporter is not to know what I think.

Quotes by Gwen Ifill

Some years ago, I was fortunate enough to land a reporting job at 'The Washington Post,' which pretty much put me in a state of constant awe. Bob Woodward would dish up ice cream sundaes for anyone stuck working on...

Quotes by Gwen Ifill

I'm lucky to not have a real job, to be able to express myself, be creative and be relevant.

Quotes by Gwen Stefani

If you're an entrepreneur and you think that the president makes a difference to your business, you should stay at your current job.

Quotes by Guy Kawasaki

This is what I wanted all along, and after I finished my studies and begun the job of testing jet aircraft, well, there wasn't a happier pilot in the air force.

Quotes by Gus Grissom

I was stationed at the flight test center at Wright-Patterson, and I was flying a wide range of airplanes and giving them a lot of different tests. It was a job that I thoroughly enjoyed.

Quotes by Gus Grissom

If you're always trying to do a good job, then something good is going to come from it.

Quotes by Gunnar Peterson

The job of a citizen is to keep his mouth open.

Quotes by Gunter Grass

I only got to be able to act, because I gave myself a job as a producer.

Quotes by Griffin Dunne

My dream job would be sitting in a room, cranking out hits for Rihanna.

Quotes by Grimes

Our job is to make people free.

Quotes by Grover Norquist

I don't really decide what the core of the story is before I write. I write to figure out what the story is. And I think the characters end up talking to you and telling you what they want to...

Quotes by Greta Gerwig

My first job was scooping ice cream at Friendly's in Albany, New York. I hated the work, most of my colleagues, and the uniform, and I more or less lost my taste for ice cream permanently.

Quotes by Gregory Maguire

We've all had someone break our hearts or have been fired from a job or have been cheated.

Quotes by Greg Sestero

I've played American characters so many times now, it's so natural to me. But when I play American, I stay in the American accent from the minute I get the job till the minute I wrap.

Quotes by Gregg Sulkin

My first-ever job in the movie business, I was an art student at Carnegie Mellon, and they were shooting the movie 'Gung Ho' in Pittsburgh, and I worked as an extra for a few days. Michael Keaton bumped into me...

Quotes by Greg Mottola

You win any which way you can. You do what you have to do to get by. That's the way it works in any job.

Quotes by Greg Rusedski

A lot of these kids have gone to Montana State University and become engineers, but they go to work for Boeing in Seattle. They would have stayed if there had been a job here.

Quotes by Greg Gianforte

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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