Quotes about First Job

My first job was, like, McDonald's. Votes: 4

My first job was cleaning sheep pens. Votes: 4

The first job of a writer is to be honest. Votes: 4

My first job was as a sandwich artist at Subway. Votes: 4

First job I went out on in new York I got, and when I came back, the first job I went out on, I got. Votes: 4

You would be amazed at the pompadour that I was rocking in the first job I had on the soap opera called 'Loving,' my first contract job. Votes: 4

I got the first job and kept going. Once I got a job, I very much wanted to keep getting jobs, basically. I did try to learn what I could in those first couple of decades. Votes: 4

Obviously music is my first job. Votes: 3

My first job was a commercial for Ball Park Fun Franks. Votes: 3

My first job in television was on 'My So-Called Life.' Votes: 3

My first job, I was Chuck E. at Chuck E. Cheese's. Votes: 3

My first job as premier will be to go back to basics. Votes: 3

My first job is big sister and I take that very seriously. Votes: 3

My first job was at a Chicago night club called Mr. Kelly's. Votes: 3

I was 12 years old when I had my first job, delivering packages. Votes: 3

My first job entailed spending a summer working in a cornfield in Nebraska. Votes: 3

The poet's first job of work is to put bread on the table. Votes: 3

My first job was four words in 'Family Matters.' It was huge! Votes: 3

My first job was as an assistant in the local library. Self-fulfilling prophecy? Votes: 3

In the beginning the organizer's first job is to create the issues or problems. Votes: 3

I liked watching myself on TV. My first job was hosting the 'Roommate Game'. Votes: 3

the mother's first job is to raise a daughter strong enough to outlast her. Votes: 3

I think I was about nine years old when I got my first job. Votes: 3

The person who gives you your first job is so important in any industry. Votes: 3

Posing was the first job I did in which I understood what I was doing. Votes: 3

My first job in NYC was playing a gig in the early nineties at CBGBs. Votes: 3

My first job at Graham-Newman was to prepare the annual report for that 10th year. Votes: 3

My first job after my retirement from baseball was as a narrator for the Eastman Philharmonica. Votes: 3

My first job was working in a dress shop in Los Angeles in 1940, for $7 a week. Votes: 3

At 11, I got my first job in a mini-series for America, and it was very exciting. Votes: 3

Treat everyone like it's still your first job and that we're all just happy to be here. Votes: 3

One of my first jobs was doing children's theater. I did it to get my union card. Votes: 3

Barack Obama's failed us. But look, it's understandable. A lot of people fail at their first job. Votes: 3

My first job on 2001 was to make all of the HAL readouts: the 16 screens that surround HAL's eyes. Votes: 3

I started doing regional theater. My first job was 'The Importance of Being Earnest' at Dallas Theater Center. Votes: 3

My first job in construction paid my way through art school. I was building to pay my bills. Votes: 3

My first job is to write the characters as full and authentic people as well as I can. Votes: 3

It is the second job of literature to create myth. But its first job is to destroy it. Votes: 3

Every job after the first job I got was icing on the cake. This is so much fun. Votes: 3

My first job was in retail at the age of 14, and I have worked in the industry ever since. Votes: 3

One of my first jobs was on a lesbian cruise. I was the ship comedian for the Lesbian Love Boat. Votes: 3

Mel Blanc passed away in '89, and they held auditions, and I did my first job [as Porky Pig] in 1990. Votes: 3

Coronation Street' was my first job, Zoe was a controversial character, and I wasn't used to everyone looking at me. Votes: 3

I learned that, "Mike, you get your first job on your ability and every job after that on your dependability." Votes: 3

My first job was for a blue jean company as a sitting model. I posed for 15 minutes and made $50. It was 1976. Votes: 3

The first job of a leader is to define a vision for the organization...the capacity to translate vision into reality. Votes: 3

I got my first job as a card-carrying actor in New York in 1967. Before that, I was a very desperate wannabe. Votes: 3

One of the first jobs I ever had was opening clams in a seafood restaurant, so I'm pretty quick at it. Votes: 3

My first job was when I was about 12, cleaning houses in the afternoons for different elderly women in town. I hated it. Votes: 3

One of my first jobs ever as an actor was working with Julie White on a sitcom called 'Grace Under Fire.' Votes: 3

My first jobs were all civil service. At 14, I worked for the Canadian National Railways. At 16, I worked for the Canadian Penitentiary Service. Votes: 3

My first job was an AFI short film, Chasing Daylight, when I was 11, and I made a couple of commercials that never aired. Votes: 3

As a writer, I think your first job is to find a subject that you think you and others will find inherently interesting. Votes: 3

My first job was a Greek tragedy, and ever since, one job just seemed to roll onto the next. I've been terribly lucky. Votes: 3

I brought Yoko Ono to New York and gave her her first job there. I was editing a magazine called 'Film Culture.' Votes: 3

My first job was as a programmer. So I feel like I'm familiar with the information technology sector and the information technology culture. Votes: 3

I started off in musical theater, yeah. It was one of my first jobs; it was in Spring Awakening in London, which was amazing. Votes: 3

My first job is to say thank you to those who voted me. Those who didn't, I'm going to get your vote next time. Votes: 3

My first job was cleaning dog kennels. It was especially, ah, aromatic during those hot, humid Louisiana summers, but it prepared me for Hollywood. Votes: 3

I was so happy and content with in life playing music. Music was always my first job and my day gig was my second job. Votes: 3

My first paid role was my first job out of drama school, which was Just William. It was a BBC TV show. I played Ethel. Votes: 3

My first job on the screen was 'Sea Patrol,' and that was quite intense, but I guess my first big break was 'SLiDE.' Votes: 3

Some idea of inflation comes from seeing a youngster get his first job at a salary you dreamed of as the culmination of your career. Votes: 3

The first job I had with the Smithsonian was as a field researcher among African American communities in Southwest Louisiana and Arkansas for the festival. Votes: 3

The first job of the president of the United States is to protect your safety and your security and the security and safety of your family. Votes: 3

My first job was with 'Dawson's Creek' where everybody looked good and they spoke better than you. It was kind of a wish fulfillment, fantasy-type show. Votes: 3

Ive been really clear that my first job as leader of the Labour Party and co-leader of the labour movement is to engage with our base. Votes: 3

My first job was singing on the Cas Walker radio show in Knoxville, Tennessee. I was about 10 years old, and I thought it was big time. Votes: 3

I've been really clear that my first job as leader of the Labour Party and co-leader of the labour movement is to engage with our base. Votes: 3

I started auditioning when I was about 10 and I didn't get my first job until I was 12, and two years at that age is really hard. Votes: 3

I don't know what life is like, I don't know how regular people live. I just can never understand it. My first job was the NBA. Votes: 3

I went to School of the Arts in Winston-Salem, and we had a bunch of singing classes. My first job in New York was an Off-Broadway musical. Votes: 3

I grew up in Del Mar, Calif., north of San Diego. I got my first job the summer after eighth grade at a small Internet service provider. Votes: 3

Creating safety is your first job [as therapist], and then once that's established, you can use many tools to help someone see the folly in their thinking. Votes: 3

And so when I graduated I moved to New York, and I was waitressing here and auditioning - and I got my first job pretty soon after. Votes: 3

You know what, I'd done an interview show when I was like 16 or 17. One of my first jobs. I did interviews for this television show in Toronto. Votes: 3

I know Reverend Jesse Jackson is controversial, and not a popular figure with many, but he hired me in 1984. He gave me my first job in politics. Votes: 3

My first job ever was on 'Peak Practice.' I just had to walk up the stairs. They kept the take where I slipped slightly, which was annoying. Votes: 3

The commercial music video industry is very hard to break into, and until you break in, that first job is the hardest thing in the world to get. Votes: 3

Investors must remember that their first job is to preserve their capital. After they've dealt with that, they can approach the second job, seeking a return on that capital. Votes: 3

I started making little films with a 16 mm camera as an undergraduate at Yale. My first job out of college was 'assistant editor' on a forgettable low budget feature. Votes: 3

Apart from finding a first job, college graduates seem to adapt more easily than those with only a high school degree as the economy evolves and labor-market needs change. Votes: 3

Mara Casey gave me my first job. I saw something online, and it was for a part in a 'Gilmore Girls' episode, and I thought I was right for it. Votes: 3

I majored in Southern history in college, and much of my early work at my first job - as a staff writer at 'Memphis' magazine - focused on race relations. Votes: 3

At my first job in the mid-to-late '90s, almost every product was from Microsoft. Everything was designed to work together - Windows for workgroups, shared M drives, etc., etc. Votes: 3

I have had almost every job under the sun, it feels like. One of the first jobs I took was as a door-to-door pest control salesman in Raleigh, North Carolina. Votes: 3

My first job, actually, was a Chicago Bulls commercial. I was a ninja. I walked with a limp for a week afterward and got paid 500 dollars 6 months later. Thanks, guys. Votes: 3

Mara Casey gave me my first job. I saw something online, and it was for a part in a Gilmore Girls episode, and I thought I was right for it. Votes: 3

The first job I ever had was singing in a jazz club when I was like 15 with my friend, and we earned like 70 bucks. We were like, 'Oh my God!' Votes: 3

Oh, it's the first big thing I've really done. My first job out of college was working with Steven Soderbergh. I was telling my acting teachers, "I did it, you guys!" Votes: 3

I have always loved horror very much. I used to write stories for DC's House of Mystery. It was one of my first jobs writing for comics, and I loved it. Votes: 3

Veronica Mars was my first job, and for some reason, my character changed her hairstyle halfway through the season from curly to - I dont even know why - suddenly straight. Votes: 3

My first job ever was working a ski lift when I was 16. I also worked at a garden center, which I loved. I did that for two and a half years. Votes: 3

Veronica Mars' was my first job, and for some reason, my character changed her hairstyle halfway through the season from curly to - I don't even know why - suddenly straight. Votes: 3

Your first job is to prepare the soil. The best tool for this is your neighbor's garden tiller. If your neighbor does not own a garden tiller, suggest that he buy one. Votes: 3

It was not until I got my first job, at the University of Washington in Seattle, and began playing chess with Don Gordon, a brilliant young theorist, that I learned economic theory. Votes: 3

This is our first task-caring for our children. It's our first job. If we don't get that right, we don't get anything right. That's how, as a society, we will be judged. Votes: 3

My first job as a kid was going from door to door selling Christmas cards, to raise money for my grandmother's hip replacement. Because, you know... You break it, you buy it. Votes: 3

My first job was working at Benihana as kitchen help. In college, I was a telemarketer for a company at the same time I was a bike messenger for this greasy fast-food place. Votes: 3

My first pilot gig, in fact my first job in television, was 'Freaks and Geeks,' and the experience of directing that pilot was probably the single most formative of my directing life. Votes: 3

I graduated from college with a 3.92 GPA with a degree in computer programming and a BFA in fine arts and animation. My first job was painting a mural in the Grimaldis in Queens. Votes: 3

I graduated from college with a 3.92 GPA with a degree in computer programming and a BFA in fine arts and animation. My first job was painting a mural in the Grimaldi's in Queens. Votes: 3

My very first job was selling pop off the back of a wagon. Then I went to work in a timber yard to save up for my bass amp and joined The Smiths. Votes: 3

My first job was with an auto plant, Kansas City - they treated you like slaves. From there I went back to Chicago, worked in steel mills, drove a cab, stuff like that. Votes: 3

So your first job is to work on yourself. The greatest thing you can do for another human being is to get your own house in order and find your true spiritual heart. Votes: 3

The hardest thing in my industry is longevity, getting your next job. It's hard to get the first job, but it's so much harder to get the sixth or seventh as a woman. Votes: 3

One of the first pieces of advice I was ever given, on my first job was, 'You should always buy something to treat yourself to say, 'Well done for getting the job!' Votes: 3

My first job was washing dishes in the basement of a nursing home for $2.10 an hour, and I learned as much about the value of hard work there as I ever did later. Votes: 3

I live by a man's code, designed to fit a man's world, yet at the same time I never forget that a woman's first job is to choose the right shade of lipstick. Votes: 3

It was well after college that I learned about depression. I got my first job for Jack Paar. I realized I was sleeping 14 hours a day and just living for the Paar show. Votes: 3

I learned to take the first job that you have in the business that you want to get into. It doesn't matter what that job is, you get your foot in the door. Votes: 3

My first job is to write a book that I believe is compelling and deserves the long sustained attention that any novel requires, and to worry about the commerce only late in the game. Votes: 3

I think the biggest mistake most people make when they pick their first job is they don't worry enough about whether they'll love the work, and they worry more about whether it's good experience Votes: 3

So the first job that I got - my father got it for me - he had his clerical collar on, was a gay bar in D.C., it was Mr. Henry's of Georgetown. Votes: 3

My first job, honestly, was as a proofreader. I say that a little disparagingly, but it actually was this sort of incredible thing, where I got this job proofreading for a cable television magazine. Votes: 3

Ridiculously - fortunately - my first job was with Dustin Hoffman. I had a little part in this movie called Tootsie. And he taught me how to watch dailies. That it was very important. Votes: 3

I actually think that craft service was the reason I got into acting: the free food. I literally remember on my first job being like, "Yes! I get to have craft service every day!" Votes: 3

My first job, I worked at 'YM' and I had an extremely tough boss who made me cry every single day. But what I took away from that was how I would never be. Votes: 3

I left school on a wet Thursday afternoon, found a room in a shared house in North London, and started my first job on the following Monday as a courier for an advertising agency. Votes: 3

I moved to Cardiff when I was 17 and never needed a car. When I came to L.A. for my first job there, I needed a car, so I had to pass my driving test. Votes: 3

College is a magic time. Yes, youre young and fickle, but you want to be part of this college experience... Then you graduate from that. You have your first job, moving to a new city. Votes: 3

In the early days, I just got lucky. I would audition for everything and just happen to land in something pretty respectable, like 'Freaks and Geeks,' my first job, which was a complete fluke. Votes: 3

College is a magic time. Yes, you're young and fickle, but you want to be part of this college experience... Then you graduate from that. You have your first job, moving to a new city. Votes: 3

My first job with a network was General Hospital, and that was ABC. I feel like I have so much history with them, that they treat their shows well and they have good, discerning taste. Votes: 3

A good stack of examples, as large as possible, is indispensable for a thorough understanding of any concept,and when I want to learn something new, I make it my first job to build one. Votes: 3

I came to New York and started doing stand-up and improv, and started auditioning for commercials and voiceovers and stuff. My first job was on a pilot of that prank show called 'Boiling Points' on MTV. Votes: 3

And so I was doing that and starving and somebody said you should model and I ran when they told me how much money you could make and I did a television commercial the first job. Votes: 3

My first job with a network was 'General Hospital,' and that was ABC. I feel like I have so much history with them, that they treat their shows well and they have good, discerning taste. Votes: 3

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. Votes: 3

I did come to realize that getting your first job is hard, but it's not nearly as hard as getting your seventh job. That is hard. That's when you really have to prove it to people. Votes: 3

My first job when I got my equity card was acting in 14 plays back-to-back. Playing that many roles, you look for ways of differentiating the characters physically, which goes hand in hand with understanding them psychologically. Votes: 3

I'm in the very fortunate position as a young actor to not have to take the first job that comes along. I'm not motivated by money at this stage in my life, I'm motivated by work. Votes: 3

I remember my first job, when I was working in a retail store down there, growing up in Laurel, Mississippi. I was making, like, $2.15 an hour. And I was taught how to responsibly handle those customer interactions. Votes: 3

The most classic French dessert around the holidays is the Christmas log, with butter cream. Two flavors. Chocolate and coconut. My first job in the kitchen when I was a boy was to make these Christmas logs. Votes: 3

The writer's first job is not to have opinions but to tell the truth... and refuse to be an accomplice of lies and misinformation. Literature is the house of nuance and contrariness against the voices of simplification. Votes: 3

Yes, the first job I had at the studio was Snow White. I don't like the term particularly, but I got stuck with the human characters. They just didn't have that many people who could draw humans. Votes: 3

My first job in L.A. was actually playing an employee in a Best Buy commercial, but I played a bad employee at another store. I also worked at a commercial casting company running cameras and session directing. Votes: 3

We decided that our first job was to help the schools serving the children from the very lowest income groups. Those families constitute the number one burden, the number one burden in this Nation on the school systems. Votes: 3

My first job was baby-sitting. I had a great time because I love kids. Sometimes, when I'm having a bad day, I'm like: "Oh, you know what? I'm going to chuck it in and become a kindergarten teacher!" Votes: 3

One of my first jobs was at the Boston Globe. I worked in the sports department six months a year. When I was ready to graduate, the sports editor gave me a job as a schoolboy sports writer. Votes: 3

I was born and raised in North Little Rock, Arkansas. I was 15 when I got my first job serving food to the residents in a retirement home - 22 years later I would shoot my first film in one. Votes: 3

My first job was a film called 'Storm Damage' for the BBC. I was 16 and working with really respected British actors. I didn't have an agent at the time, and it kind of threw me into real acting. Votes: 3

We have an amazing relationship, and always have. She was so warm and welcoming to me - Veep was my first job out of school. Julia's [ Louis-Dreyfus] and my relationship couldn't be more different from Selina and Catherine's. Votes: 3

My first job. I got fired from this MTV prank show, or I didn't make the cut of what ended up being, as we all know, Boiling Points. It was my first professional job and I was bragging. Votes: 3

When I was working in my first job engineering construction, what I liked the most was working with architects and making buildings that had this creative side coming from the architect and that were making them a big success. Votes: 3

I went in the Marines when I was 16. I spent four and a half years in the Marines and then came right to New York to be an actor. And then seven years later, I got my first job. Votes: 3

Imagine that everything you are typing is being read by the person you are applying to for your first job. Imagine that it's all going to be seen by your parents and your grandparents and your grandchildren as well. Votes: 3

I don't consider myself a teacher of moral and political positions. I don't want to be that. I can't help but have a point of view when I make a film, but my first job is to entertain you. Votes: 3

My very first job was a cashier at Burger King in Tucson, Arizona. And I occasionally worked the drive-thru. I'd go wherever I was needed! My second job was at Dairy Queen. I stayed in the fast food royalty. Votes: 3

My very first job was a cashier at Burger King in Tucson, Arizona. And I occasionally worked the drive-thru. Id go wherever I was needed! My second job was at Dairy Queen. I stayed in the fast food royalty. Votes: 3

The first job of a leader-at work or at home-is to inspire trust. It's to bring out the best in people by entrusting them with meaningful stewardships, and to create an environment in which high-trust interaction inspires creativity and possibility. Votes: 3

My teachers encouraged me to audition for some professional work during our summer vacation. I landed my first job. It was for the National Theatre Company's Mimika Pantomime troupe. I ended up touring with them for the next two years. Votes: 3

Fortunately, I never had to do the waiter thing. When I got out of college, I immediately started to teach acting. One of the first jobs I had was in a federally-funded program where I taught drama to young people. Votes: 3

I was making almost minimum wage on 'The Young and the Restless.' But it was my first job, so I accepted my first quote. I had a great time on it, and it obviously led me to better things. Votes: 3

I remember the first job I ever had was working on 'Firefly,' and I was talking to Joss Whedon, and he was asking if I was going to Comic-Con. He called me a loser for not going that first year. Votes: 3

My biggest break wasn't 'Rent;' it was the first job that ever paid me. I couldn't believe that they were paying me all that money to go around the country and do Shakespeare. I would have done it for free. Votes: 3

When I took my first job, I was among only a handful of women. It was isolating at times. My love for technology kept me going, and I got to where I am today driven by my passion and self confidence. Votes: 3

They [Mc Donalds] take people and give them a first job, which enables them to get a second job. They do a very good job of educating troubled young people to be good citizens and they're probably more successful than charter schools. Votes: 3

My first job out of college was six weeks of picking fruit alongside a dozen or so men from Mexico. The orchard was in Emmett, Idaho. The men spent almost nothing on themselves. Their paychecks went directly to their families back home. Votes: 3

The first job I was offered was as an editorial assistant. I think it was the best thing for me, in terms of being a storyteller by nature, to have spent years being an editor because I learned so much from it. Votes: 3

I was actually sacked from my first job. It was at a workshop for a short film this poet had written, about when she used to work in a strip club. After the first week, I was told not to come back. Votes: 3

I got my first job the old-fashioned way: I took an elevator to the top floor of many buildings and walked down floor by floor on the stairs going into every firm and asking the receptionist if she knew of any jobs available. Votes: 3

In life our first job is this, to divide and distinguish things into two categories: externals I cannot control, but the choices I make with regard to them I do control. Where will I find good and bad? In me, in my choices. Votes: 3

Teaching was my first job after leaving university. It was a challenge, but I enjoyed it. Some of the kids were disruptive, but I could deal with it because I was only 24 at the time, and my own school memories were still fresh. Votes: 3

My first job was in pantomime; I was a chorus girl in 'Dick Whittington' at 16. I got the part by ringing the director daily to see if anyone had dropped out, and it paid off eventually, when I was cast as a rat! Votes: 3

I am still a lover of paper books. One of my first jobs was in a bookstore, and I still like to be able to write in a margin and feel the paper. Once inside of a digital device, I end up losing things. Votes: 3

My first job was at an amusement park in Virginia. It was the worst. I loved the park but once I'd worked there all the magic was gone from it. It just turned into a place I hated and I've never been there since. Votes: 3

All presidents but Jefferson have argued that their first job was to keep us safe. All presidents but Jefferson were wrong. If you read the Constitution, you will see that the President's first job - as Jefferson understood well - is to keep us free. Votes: 3

My first job was in a nursing home - a terrible place in retrospect. It was in an old house, and the residents were so lonely. People rarely visited them. I only stayed there a couple of months, but it made a strong impression on me. Votes: 3

Right. And our first job is to teach her to give a speech on the Grand Balcony in three days." "That does not sound too difficult. Has she done much public speaking?" Amilia forced a smile. "A week ago she said the word no. Votes: 3

I got my first job when I moved to Los Angeles. I worked at a coffee shop for five years and it was one of the best experiences I ever had. It was a bunch of actors covering shifts for each other and becoming great friends. Votes: 3

I am the granddaughter of a Welsh coal miner who was determined that his kids get out of the mines. My dad got his first job when he was six years old, in a little village in Wales called Nantyffyllon, cleaning bottles at the Colliers Arms. Votes: 3

I have always thought of myself as an inventor first and foremost. An engineer. An entrepreneur. In that order. I never thought of myself as an employee. But my first jobs as an adult were as an employee: at IBM, and then at my first start-up. Votes: 3

My first job, 9 years old, part-time, was selling Christmas cards door-to-door. Ten years old, my brother and I had paper routes. We delivered a morning paper called the 'L.A. Examiner.' Get up at 4 o'clock, fold your papers, deliver them and get ready for school. Votes: 3

I don't have any great first job tales: I've never worked on a tramp steamer or in a coal mine or anything like that. I think the inspiration for my writing came largely from my father and the joy that life in books represented to me. Votes: 3

People have lots of misconceptions about me. My mum, who is half French and half Spanish, gets outraged when I'm called quintessentially English. I owe my looks to my mum-which was 90 percent of getting my first job. And, some people would argue, 90 percent of my entire career. Votes: 3

As with many teens, my first jobs included babysitting and mopping floors at McDonald's. Since then, I've held jobs a diverse as selling used cars, selling apparel, cosmetics, and real-estate, substitute-teaching six graders, teaching undergraduate creative writing, and working as an editorial assistant for a literary magazine. Votes: 3

My first job after college was at Magic Quest, an educational software startup company where I was responsible for writing the content. I found that job somewhat accidentally but after working there a few weeks and loving my job, I decided to pursue a career in technology. Votes: 3

Find a way to say yes to things. Say yes to invitations to a new country, say yes to meet new friends, say yes to learn something new. Yes is how you get your first job, and your next job, and your spouse, and even your kids. Votes: 3

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. Votes: 3

My first job, which I had to take when not more than fifteen, was assistant to a fruit peddler. It seemed all right to me until a little girl told me snootily, 'We never deal with peddler!' Thereupon I resigned, ashamed of what I was doing. Votes: 3

I started off as a juggler. I used to do a half-hour show on the weekends to make money as a kid. Then I went to Cleveland, Ohio in 1983 to the international jugglers competition junior division and came second. So that was my first job, being a juggler Votes: 3

I started off as a juggler. I used to do a half-hour show on the weekends to make money as a kid. Then I went to Cleveland, Ohio in 1983 to the international jugglers competition junior division and came second. So that was my first job, being a juggler. Votes: 3

My first job in all honesty is going to continue to be mom-in-chief. Making sure that in this transition, which will be even more of a transition for the girls... that they are settled and that they know they will continue to be the center of our universe. Votes: 3

My first acting job - I used to do commercials, and I had done a couple music videos - but my first job job was 'ATL' with T.I. I auditioned for that, like, five times. I didn't have an agent. And then, from there, my life changed. Votes: 3

At my first job as an independent researcher at MIT Lincoln Laboratory, they told me I could work on most anything, but not what I knew something about. That is actually very good advice to a young person starting a career because you bring new ideas to the field. Votes: 3

One of the first pieces of advice I was ever given, on my first job was, you should always buy something to treat yourself to say well done for getting the job! However I've not followed on that through yet... I've always wanted a tattoo, something to mark my experience. Votes: 3

I did this TV show, which was my first job ever. It wasn't a real acting part. It was like this promo for this sitcom and the main actress was meeting three different real people and then she was going to decide who was going to be on the episode. Votes: 3

One of my first jobs was in Italy and that's where I saw cocaine for the first time. There was a murder in our group that weekend. I decided then and there that I would never do drugs. I have anxiety attacks, so there's no way I could do them. Votes: 3

My first job was to run a concessions cart. Later, I found a position at the Pacific Film Archive. Thus began a long series of jobs, each one slightly better than the last, that continued for a decade, until I sold my first novel, and still goes on, even now. Votes: 3

The first job I did was Volkswagen, we shot it in Long Beach, and it was like they won multiple awards with it and they were super excited about it and that kind of launched me into the world of commercials. Still most of what I do is car-related stuff. Votes: 3

My first job was when I was eight. I did this opera, which was a Robert Wilson/Philip Glass opera, called 'White Raven.' That was a very confusing and trippy creation tale, and I was a kid who brought up the sun and rotated the earth. It was very empowering. Votes: 3

Every job feels like my first. Votes: 2

Rent' was my first professional job, ever. Votes: 2

My first acting job was a Breck commercial. Votes: 2

First create jobs, and then provide skills to people. Votes: 2

I was 18 when I got my first TV job. Votes: 2

Do the job first. Worry about the clearance later. Votes: 2

I was 18 when I got my first acting job. Votes: 2

My first writing job was with a company called TheatreworksUSA. Votes: 2

Do the hard jobs first. The easy jobs will take care of themselves. Votes: 2

The job in Wisconsin was the first genuine offer of an academic job in a university which I received. Votes: 2

My first real showbiz job was on a Nickelodeon show called 'Hey, Dude.' That was my first real paid scriptwriting job. Votes: 2

First was the mouse. The second was the click wheel. And now, we're going to bring multi-touch to the market. And each of these revolutionary interfaces has made possible a revolutionary product - the Mac, the iPod and now the iPhone. Votes: 2

I met Woz when I was 13, at a friend's garage. He was about 18. He was, like, the first person I met who knew more electronics than I did at that point. We became good friends, because we shared an interest in computers and we had a sense of humor. We pulled all kinds of pranks together. Votes: 2

If a job is worth doing, it's worth doing poorly first. Votes: 0

Being first lady is the hardest unpaid job in the world. Votes: 0

My first assistant-coaching job in football was at William & Mary in 1961. Votes: 0

My first professional job was to sell heavy-duty water less cookware. Votes: 0

In a professional once engaged, the performance of the job comes first. Votes: 0

It is always cheaper to do the job right the first time. Votes: 0

Music Hop' in 1963 was my first hosting job of a variety program. Votes: 0

My first paying job, when I was 15, I was a day camp counselor. Votes: 0

One's first responsible job is the great revealer - far more than school. Votes: 0

Our job is, first and foremost, to make sure our family is whole. Votes: 0

Do the jobs you like least first. It makes each successive job easier. Votes: 0

When I was 15, I got a job at the first Hollister that opened up. Votes: 0

I thought it was my job to give all the boys their first kiss. Votes: 0

The most important job is not to be governor, or first lady in my case. Votes: 0

I think what's important is to first have your life and then do your job. Votes: 0

California had its first medical marijuana job fair. Over 2 million people meant to show up. Votes: 0

It's our job to first make ourselves feel better and then make ourselves feel good. Votes: 0

My first paid acting job was a movie called Fandango. It also starred Kevin Costner. Votes: 0

Job dissatisfaction is the number one factor in whether you survive your first heart attack. Votes: 0

We're supposed to be perfect our first day on the job and then show constant improvement. Votes: 0

We wouldn't need any job training centers if our education was working in the first place. Votes: 0

We wouldn't need any job training centers if our education was working in the first place. Votes: 0

Your first and foremost job as a LEADER is to take charge of your own energy. Votes: 0

SNL' is the first real job I've held for more than a month and a half. Votes: 0

I actually wrote my first zombie book way before I got the job on 'Saturday Night Live. Votes: 0

The Voice' was the first real job I've ever had that wasn't just messing around with music. Votes: 0

'The Voice' was the first real job I've ever had that wasn't just messing around with music. Votes: 0

I actually wrote my first zombie book way before I got the job on 'Saturday Night Live.' Votes: 0

I never talk about a job before the contract is signed and I've shot the first three days. Votes: 0

The First Lady role is really difficult. It has no job description... You have to create it for yourself. Votes: 0

There is no job description for the first lady and she's only there because her husband got elected president. Votes: 0

One becomes more interested in a job of work after the first impulse to drop it has been overcome. Votes: 0

Most urgent is the good First Job Program, that Lula plans to implement, which hasn't got off the ground. Votes: 0

'Doctor Who' was my first telly job, and before that I did a lot of theatre in education, children's theatre. Votes: 0

Doctor Who' was my first telly job, and before that I did a lot of theatre in education, children's theatre. Votes: 0

For my first acting job I played the role of Ensign Pulver in 'Mr. Roberts' at the Manitoba Theatre Centre. Votes: 0

Benefitting from a job bubble is not only a first world problem, it's an upper-class-educated-lucky-to-be-in-the-right-industry-at-the-right-time kind of first world problem. Votes: 0

Stand-up led to me doing solo shows, which led to me being offered my first broadcasting job, being a VJ. Votes: 0

If I ever thought I wasn't the right guy for the job, I'd be the first person to fire myself. Votes: 0

To be able to do this job in the first place you've got to have a bit of an ego. Votes: 0

My first waitress job was at Johnny Rockets in New Jersey, and then I waited tables at a sports bar. Votes: 0

My sense is that being a First Lady is a full-time job, but I'll know more when the time comes. Votes: 0

Remember that your job as a practicing writer is to remember it's never going to be perfect on your first pass. Votes: 0

Doing a job RIGHT the first time gets the job done. Doing the job WRONG fourteen times gives you job security. Votes: 0

At first, I wanted to start my own label, but it was such a full-time job that it became too much. Votes: 0

Two things help to keep one's job. First, let the boss think he's having his own way. Second, let him have it. Votes: 0

Taking a pay cut won't demotivate me, not at all. It's not about money in the first place. It's about the job. Votes: 0

Next to doing a good job yourself, the greatest joy is having someone else do a first class job under your direction. Votes: 0

Starting a new job is always scary, or at least for me it's always scary. It's like the first day of school. Votes: 0

San Francisco hosted the first medical marijuana job fair. The keynote speech was titled, 'Jobs and How to Avoid Getting One.' Votes: 0

Failure is an inside job. So is success. If you want to achieve you have to win the war in your thinking first. Votes: 0

Design job fell on me. I didn't want to do it. It was an accident. For the first 10 years I said, "Tomorrow I'm stopping." Votes: 0

My first professional job was appearing in a disastrous theatre production of Oh, What a Lovely War in Leicester Rep, shortly after leaving Cambridge. Votes: 0

My first official consulting job, therefore, was for a scrap metal dealer (he resented the term "junk dealer") in East Edmonton named Benny Sugarman. Votes: 0

Our first priority has to be getting our fiscal house in order - and creating an atmosphere for the private sector in job creation. Votes: 0

My first obligation is my job. It's very hard to really get into campaign mode when you've got to focus on doing the work. Votes: 0

Joe Biden was first elected to the Senate in 1972 at age 30. Somewhere around 1992, he should have had to go out and get a real job. Votes: 0

Globalization has delivered many benefits for international donors, but it's the job of politicians to represent the people - and to put American workers first. Votes: 0

My first professional acting job was in 'Hair' during the Vietnam War. So I think I've always been drawn to projects with a social conscience. Votes: 0

If you got the job in the first place mainly because you look nice, I can't see why you should keep it when you don't. Votes: 0

Whenever I meet people for the first time, I assume that they have a great story to tell and that it's my job to find it. Votes: 0

The first 90% of the job takes 90% of the time. The remaining 10% of the job requires another 90% of the time. The first condition of immortality is death. Votes: 0

The first rejection that 'Dexter' got, I was like, 'OK. This hasn't worked. Let's try something else. I'll go get a teaching job or something.' Votes: 0

When you first start working, you take whatever job is offered, because you have to build your resume. But you don't think about what you're building. Votes: 0

I took a writing class in college, liked it, and my first year out of school I couldn't get a job, so I wrote a play. Votes: 0

What do you do if you are asked to do a job, first by the Prime Minister, and then by the King? How can you refuse? Votes: 0

The job of the first eight pages is not to have the reader want to throw the book at the wall, during the first eight pages. Votes: 0

To be in the South in my first big job was very nostalgic. There is an energy to the way we do things in the South. Votes: 0

That day, my first day on the job, was September 11, 2001! I was actually being recognized by Switzerland the very day that the World Trade Center was hit. Votes: 0

Being first lady is a full-time job. Betty Ford worked full time and should have received a salary. Michelle Obama works full time and should be paid. Votes: 0

First you write down your goal; your second job is to break down your goal into a series of steps, beginning with steps which are absurdly easy. Votes: 0

What I Suddenly Understand My job is to make people uncomfortable. + I will do it all my life. ---> My mother, Sasha Blake, is my first victim. Votes: 0

I'm not doing my job if people are like, "What you do is fake." And literally people on the street are confused, generally, for the first time. Votes: 0

There is one crucial rule that must be followed in all creative meetings. Never speak first. At least at the start, your job is to shut up. Votes: 0

Your first and foremost job as a leader is to take charge of your own energy and then help to orchestrate the energy of those around you. Votes: 0

The first duty of a human being is to assume the right functional relationship to society - more briefly, to find your real job, and do it. Votes: 0

My first professional job was actually at a place called Opryland U.S.A., which no longer exists, but I've been performing since I was a kid. Votes: 0

A bands first albums usually not great. When you made the first album, you had a day job and you were still trying to be serious about it. Votes: 0

My first, big, silly role at school was as Arthur Crocker-Harris in Rattigan's 'The Browning Version,' where my job was to make school-masters' wives weep with recognition. Votes: 0

When I was the first time for a job in New York, I saw Natalia Vodianova on an oversized billboard in Times Square on a Calvin Klein billboard. Votes: 0

I do understand that going out and promoting the movie is a big responsibility, and part of the reason they give me the job in the first place. Votes: 0

The first time I took acid, I made the decision that I would stay in New York and find an independent film company to get a job with. Votes: 0

I love the first two X-Men movies because I thought that Bryan Singer did such a great job. He elevated that whole genre. He's a very talented director. Votes: 0

Surely the Department of Defense can and needs to do a better job of training new and existing first responders to respond to sexual assaults occurring in the military. Votes: 0

All candidate moves should be identified at once and listed in one's head. This job cannot be done piecemeal, by first examining one move and then look at another. Votes: 0

When you first start out, you are just happy to get a job, any job. And as time goes on, either you move forward or screech to a halt. Votes: 0

I was free from fear for the first time ever while making the music. Fear's job is to distract us from the truth. There's no fear on my record. Votes: 0

The first thing I'd say to women is put aside the guilt. I think we're all genetically programmed to feel guilty for not giving total effort at the job. Votes: 0

That’s when I first learned that it wasn’t enough to just do your job, you had to have an interest in it, even a passion for it. Votes: 0

It feels like my job is to support people. I support great artists. When I worked with a symphony, I sat in the third chair, not the first chair. Votes: 0

I was raised on a farm in East Tennessee, and my first concert was Britney Spears. It's my job as a country music artist to be honest about that. Votes: 0

My main focus is ball. I know what butters my toast. I know what my job is and what is expected of me, and that's what's first and foremost. Votes: 0

When, in the autumn of 1947, I was fired from the first and only job I have ever held, I wanted one thing out of life: to become a writer. Votes: 0

I think my grandmother saw my potential first. When I was young, I told her, 'I think I should get a job.' She said, 'No, just keep boxing.' Votes: 0