Quotes about Firing

Firing employees, that's unfortunately a part of doing business. Votes: 3

Firing of Energy does it faster than pumping, but the latter is under better control, and much more resource efficient Votes: 3

Firing is always difficult. The right way: one-on-one. The wrong way: snickering in front of other people, or via email. Votes: 3

Firing off 1,000 or 500 or 2,000 nuclear warheads on a few minutes' consideration has always struck me as an absurd way to go to war. Votes: 3

Firing off 1,000 or 500 or 2,000 nuclear warheads on a few minutes' consideration has always struck me as an absurd way to go to war. Votes: 3

Firing people is one of the worst parts of running a company. Actually in my own experience, I think it is the worst. Votes: 3

There will be a debate on Firing Line between Buckley and Gore Vidal on the proposition: "This nation cannot survive as long as the income of 50 percent of the population is below the median." Mr. Vidal will take the affirmative. Votes: 3

From: Christian GreySubject: &*%$&*&*Date: August 23 2011 11:23To: Anastasia GreyBelieve me when I say there are a great many things he'd like to do to your ass right now. Firing you is not one of them.Christian GreyCEO & Ass man, Grey Enterprises Holdings, Inc. Votes: 3

I love firing guns. It's an amazing feeling - so sexy and powerful. Votes: 2

I love to go to the playground and watch the children jumping up and down. They don't know I'm firing blanks. Votes: 2

I could never have imagined that firing 67 people on national television would actually make me more popular, especially with the younger generation. Votes: 2

With TV, the pace is so fast, the scripts are coming at you, the directors are firing things at you, it's breathtaking. Votes: 2

Indiscriminate firing by police on people is absolute barbarism. Instead of solving their problems, the government is trying to suppress the people by force. Votes: 2

A James Bond movie is a stuntman's dream. I was in a helicopter firing a machine gun at Piers Brosnan escaping on a motorbike. Votes: 2

I fought in Korea, front line. I knew who the enemy were. The enemy were the people who were firing at me. And shooting at me. Votes: 2

The Palestinian must stop throwing stones, and the Israelis must stop firing rockets. And in the view of the Sharm el-Sheikh summit, rockets are equal to stones. Votes: 2

In discussions around the hiring and firing of Black faculty at universities, the charge is frequently heard that Black women are more easily hired than are Black men. Votes: 2

One of the most insane environments I have ever spent time in is a gun range. There we are, all in a line, armed to the teeth, firing away. Votes: 2

Apparently, I'm very good at firing a gun without blinking, which is unusual. That's why so many action characters have to wear sunglasses during shoot-out scenes. That's my party trick. Votes: 2

One gets into a strange psychological, almost hypnotic, state of mind while on the firing line which probably prevents the mind's eye from observing and noticing things in a normal way. Votes: 2

All sorts of artillery installations, rockets and tank units that are firing on civilians in Kosovo should be neutralized. If that means air strikes, then NATO should carry out air strikes. Votes: 2

Back in the '80s and '90s, when GM was consistently posting giant profits, they were simultaneously firing tens of thousands of workers in my hometown of Flint and across Michigan. Votes: 2

I went across the fields to avoid the straight highways, along the firing lines where people were shooting at a small wooded hill, which is now covered with wooden crosses and lines of graves instead of spring flowers. Votes: 2

I was once hired to write a column for 'The Guardian' and then got fired before I'd submitted my first one. That was unusual. Most newspapers wait until I've written at least one piece for them before firing me. Votes: 2

I did archery when I was in high school. In our gym class we had two weeks of archery, and I remember taking the bow and arrow and firing it up and across the street into a car parking lot. Votes: 2

When I'm in 'Man vs. Wild' mode, it's not pleasure. Every sensor is firing and I'm on reserve power all the time and I'm digging deep - and that's the magic of it as well, and that's raw and it's great. Votes: 2

By far the most difficult skill I learned as a C.E.O. was the ability to manage my own psychology. Organizational design, process design, metrics, hiring and firing were all relatively straightforward skills to master compared with keeping my mind in check. Votes: 2

Agnes Darling, if such should be we never meet again, while firing my last shot, I will gently breathe the name of my wife - Agnes - and with wishes even for my enemies I will make the plunge and try to swim to the other shore. Votes: 2

The baby boomers are getting older, and will stay older for longer. And they will run right into the dementia firing range. How will a society cope? Especially a society that can't so readily rely on those stable family relationships that traditionally provided the backbone of care? Votes: 2

Robots already perform many functions, from making cars to defusing bombs - or, more menacingly, firing missiles. Children and adults play with toy robots, while vacuum-cleaning robots are sucking up dirt in a growing number of homes and - as evidenced by YouTube videos - entertaining cats. Votes: 2

I've always been the locker-room jokester, the fun guy, the guy who keeps it loose and easy. But also, on Sundays, the guy in that huddle jumping up and down, telling guys, 'Hey, get it going. Let's go.' Firing everybody up. So I'm part relaxation therapist and part Red Bull. Votes: 2

I think you live a fuller life with someone else, you know, you're firing on all cylinders. It can be a nightmare at times, we all know that, but nevertheless in the end I think to have someone else's input on anything - a book, a meal, your children, life, a walk - is fantastic. Votes: 2

Yes. I did more research than I ever wanted to and saw some things I wish I didn't. I went on ride-alongs, spent time with Homicide, Cold Case, and SVU detectives, hung out in subways learning how to spot pervs and pick-pockets, viewed an autopsy, went to a police firing range, and witnessed court cases and I read, read, read. Votes: 2

One of the great joys of being a slip fielder who takes a catch is you are able to contribute to the bowler's success. Yes, you are putting yourself in the firing line if you stuff it up, but you must want to be in that position to make a difference, and recognise sometimes that you might make mistakes. There are no easy catches in the slips. Votes: 2

This is the way I've always thought it should be. We've always blamed ourselves, but I guess we know what cylinder wasn't firing! Votes: 1

We should be firing bad teachers. Votes: 0

Creativity is the firing of my soul. Votes: 0

Everything is firing on all cylinders for me, Votes: 0

We'll start firing till they drop or we drop. Votes: 0

She was like a sinking ship firing on the rescuers. Votes: 0

Ronald Reagan won the Cold War without firing a shot. Votes: 0

I don't believe in firing professors. They have academic freedom. Votes: 0

The day firing becomes easy is the day to fire yourself. Votes: 0

He's got a laugh like a machine gun firing through velvet. Votes: 0

There are naked people in boots on a mountain top firing guns. Votes: 0

I do like to do TV work when it's firing on all cylinders. Votes: 0

I always do my firing in the morning because that's when I'm fresh. Votes: 0

The greatest threat to extremism isn't drones firing missiles, but girls reading books. Votes: 0

Buy when the cannons are firing, and sell when the trumpets are blowing Votes: 0

Become better at firing than hiring - it's crucial for building a business. Votes: 0

Higher education is the only business that has a ceremony for firing its customers. Votes: 0

By push of bayonets, no firing until you see the whites in their eyes! Votes: 0

You always know when something works it's a result of everything firing on all cylinders. Votes: 0

Absolutely without firing a shot and instead of 175,000 American troops deployed overseas we now have 15,000. Votes: 0

I don't even like firing people. I don't think I've ever said, 'You're fired' to anybody. Votes: 0

In the empty immensity of earth, sky, and water, there she was, incomprehensible, firing into a continent. Votes: 0

Because Utah is largely Mormon country, the firing squad's a little different. You're blindfolded but no cigarette. Votes: 0

One must not put a loaded rifle on the stage if no one is thinking of firing it. Votes: 0

Mrs. Patrick Cambell is an aged British battleship sinking rapidly and firing every available gun on her rescuers. Votes: 0

The purest surrealist act is walking into a crowd with a loaded gun and firing into it randomly Votes: 0

They said Reagan was too dangerous. It was Reagan who ended the Soviet Union without firing a shot. Votes: 0

They said Reagan was too dangerous. It was Reagan who ended the Soviet Union without firing a shot. Votes: 0

The American Southwest seems to be slowly returning to the jurisdiction of Mexico without firing a single shot. Votes: 0

In firing his gun, John Brown has merely told what time of day it is. It is high noon. Votes: 0

It was comical because you're at a firing range, all these people are so seriously shooting their little guns. Votes: 0

Fidel Castro's legacy is one of firing squads, theft, unimaginable suffering, poverty and the denial of fundamental human rights. Votes: 0

Trump claims he'd be the "best jobs president that God ever created." But isn't his claim to fame firing people? Votes: 0

You won't shoot nine under unless you birdie the first two or three holes. You just start firing at everything. Votes: 0

I do enjoy running down a ditch full of mud, firing bullets. It's the way I am. I love it. Votes: 0

Now in Utah if you get the death sentence, they have the firing squad. In Russia, they call that early retirement. Votes: 0

the teenage zone: the stage when an adolescent's brain synapses quit firing while the rest of their body races toward adulthood. Votes: 0

[Hillary Clinton] worked a tough negotiation with nations around the world to eliminate the Iranian nuclear weapons program without firing a shot. Votes: 0

Welcome to Israel, where chanting "Death to Arabs" is democracy, running over children is equality, and firing on funerals is peace. Votes: 0

Energy is always paramount when hosting a live show, because you need every synapse firing, so you can think fast on your feet. Votes: 0

My dislike has no consequences. It accrues only in my mind"”like preserves on a shelf or guns zeroing in, and never firing. Votes: 0

If I sleep for more than half an hour, I get horrible dreams in which I'm firing a gun and helicopters are coming down. Votes: 0

It is crucial that civil liberties in this country be preserved otherwise the terrorists will win the battle against American values without firing another shot. Votes: 0

Many years later, in front of the firing squad, colonel Aureliano Buendía would remember that distant afternoon his father took him to see ice. Votes: 0

He was fortunate to fight me on a bad night because if he fights me when I'm firing on all cylinders, he's getting battered as well. Votes: 0

Management don't really have any problem at all with firing people. It's a powerful idea that, If I'm not happy, I'll quit. I'll try something else! Votes: 0

The legacy of Steve Jobs and the strength of Steve Jobs is that he established a company that's clearly firing on all cylinders and clicking very well. Votes: 0

I am not a bomber. I'm more about precision and being target-oriented. I have to rely on all parts of my game firing if I'm going to win. Votes: 0

Tennis would be much more exciting if they had pitching machines firing Tennis was given to me to keep me off the street corners of east St. Louis. Votes: 0

The simplest Surrealist act consists of dashing down into the street, pistol in hand, and firing blindly, as fast as you can pull the trigger, into the crowd. Votes: 0

If you take a shot at someone, you keep firing until they can no longer return fire. Wound them, and you have an angry enemy who knows your position. Votes: 0

It is cold at six-forty in the morning on a March day in Paris, and seems even colder when a man is about to be executed by firing squad. Votes: 0

We have to stop our jobs from being stolen from us. We have to stop our companies from leaving the United States and, with it, firing all of their people. Votes: 0

To-day we have naming of parts. Yesterday We had daily cleaning. And tomorrow morning, We shall have what to do after firing. But to-day, To-day we have naming of parts. Votes: 0

Three or four stones in one firing will all react differently. I try to achieve a balance between those that haven't progressed enough and those about to go too far. Votes: 0

Why are fanatics so terrified of girls' education? Because there's no force more powerful to transform a society. The greatest threat to extremism isn't drones firing missiles, but girls reading books. Votes: 0

By all means, fire the customers who aren't worth the time and the trouble. But understand that the moment you insist the customer is wrong, you've just started the firing process. Votes: 0

Take off all your clothes and walk down the street waving a machete and firing an Uzi, and terrified citizens will phone the police and report, There's a naked person outside! Votes: 0

The best way to find things out is not to ask questions at all. If you fire off a question, it is like firing off a gun - bang it goes Votes: 0

I'm trying to unify us internally so that we can - instead of firing on each other - fire on the Democrats and communicate a message and start talking about issues. Votes: 0

Stones are checked every so often to see if any have split or at worst exploded. An explosion can leave debris in the elements so the firing has to be abandoned. Votes: 0

I would say we want to stop the firing of rockets, for sure. But we also want to dismantle the terror - the tunnel - the terror tunnel networks that we have uncovered. Votes: 0

You have [Donald] Trump and [Ted] Cruz battling it out, and the moderate establishment candidates like Chris Christie or Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio, John Kasich - they have formed a circular firing squad. Votes: 0

The seven deadly sins... food, clothing, firing, rent, taxes, respectability and children. Nothing can lift those seven millstones from Man's neck but money; and the spirit cannot soar until the millstones are lifted. Votes: 0

I think I stand as much chance of dying in front of a firing squad or in a gas chamber as you do being killed on a plane flight home. Let's hope you don't. Votes: 0

Empathy isn’t just something that happens to us — a meteor shower of synapses firing across the brain — it’s also a choice we make: to pay attention, to extend ourselves. Votes: 0

As a matter of fact we have to take special precautions during a battle to post police, to prevent more unwounded men than are necessary from accompanying a wounded man back from the firing line. Votes: 0

To send men to the firing squad, judicial proof is unnecessary. These procedures are an archaic bourgeois detail. This is a revolution! And a revolutionary must become a cold killing machine motivated by pure hate. Votes: 0