Job
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Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work.
The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand, and the determination that whether we win or lose, we have applied the best of ourselves to the task at hand.
I love argument, I love debate. I don't expect anyone just to sit there and agree with me, that's not their job.
In the city, we work until quitting time. On the farm, we work until the job is finished.
My own experience with being interviewed is mixed. I suppose they're a part of my job, and as I would like readers to connect with my books, I do them. I've also made many lifelong friends whom I first encountered as interviewers — as a writer, they're a terrific way to meet and add smart new people to one's life.
What I don't like about office Christmas parties is looking for a job the next day.
One's dream is constantly evolving, rising and falling, changing course. This happens in every job, but because I have worked in comedy for twenty-five years, I can probably speak best about my own profession.
All paid jobs absorb and degrade the mind.
