Quotes about "Work & Career"

The West has been calling for years for the forces of moderate Islam to stand up to the very small percentage but very large number of radical Muslims all around the world. When countries - the U.A.E. or Egypt or Jordan - do that, we need to highlight it, we need to celebrate it, and we need to continue to encourage it. ”

It's the job of the president to negotiate, but it's the job of Congress to approve. ”

Against the wishes of my family, I gave up my legal career, and I volunteered for the Army. I became an infantryman. I went to Iraq and Afghanistan. ”

Trying to balance the budget through defense cuts is both counterproductive and impossible. ”

If you didn't join for the girls, choose another profession. ”

I remember at The Quilted Giraffe, when I was when working there to try out for the sous-chef position. I really wanted it, and the woman working the line next to me kept messing up and making me look bad. The last day of my kitchen trail, I just said to her very quietly, 'Do me a favor and get out of my way, because I want this job.' ”

One of the first jobs I ever had was opening clams in a seafood restaurant, so I'm pretty quick at it. ”

A lot of professions happen to be male-dominated because women drop out at a certain point. It's unfortunate. ”

As a songwriter, if you can touch people and make them feel a little less alone in the world, then you've done your job. ”

Over the years, I've had a lot of different jobs - newspaper boy, dish washer, naval flight officer, Amtrak board member, Governor and chairman of the National Governors Association - just to name a few. But my most cherished job - and frankly my most important job for that matter - is being a father. ”