Eoin Colfer Quotes
'Nice shirt, Fletcher,' said Sergeant Murt Hourihan. ''You looking for a job in a surf store?'
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It is the job of our military to protect America and to hunt down and kill those who would threaten to murder Americans.
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I try to have a normal life since I have an abnormal job.
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I gave up school. I gave up a really, really good job. I gave up a lot of stuff. I cut a lot of people out of my life so I could just focus on my fighting dreams.
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Without sounding too pretentious, I feel my job is almost like becoming a monk or a nun - it's a calling.
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A nice blend of prediction and surprise seem to be at the heart of the best art.
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The hype man's job is to get everybody out of their seats and on the dance floor to have a good time.
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Strong managers who make tough decisions to cut jobs provide the only true job security in today's world. Weak managers are the problem. Weak managers destroy jobs.
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I think that a lot of kids today focus on impressing each other. And while that's really nice, you also have to think about your future, about getting into a good school.
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After two years at UCLA, I decided to leave. I was convinced that no amount of education would help a black man get a job.
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My focus has been and will continue to be on doing my job.
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I could have easily never worked again after 'Precious.' I could be back at my receptionist job and no one would be surprised, but I'm having a very crazy little career that no one thought would happen. Although that was never the plan.
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The job of the president of the United States is to talk to the public, is to explain to them. Now, some presidents talk too much, like Bill Clinton. Some presidents try to talk but don't know how, like George Bush senior.
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I think it's important to be able to say that you did live a normal life and struggled to make ends meet. It all has to do with work ethic and how I apply myself to my awesome job now. I've always been used to working because I've been working since I was four.
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I had a good job as a printer in the East End. Before the unions destroyed it, that job was very lucrative.
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The nice thing about writing at home is that it's almost as though I'm doing it already. I get out of bed thinking of my work, and I don't have to go anywhere to do it.
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When I was in college my girl got me a job at the doctor's office she was working at. I was a file clerk. No disrespect but I don't think a man can do that job. It takes so much meticulous and precise file-keeping.
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When you pay a hospital bill, you're really paying two hospital bills - one bill for you because you have a job and/or insurance and can pay the hospital. and another bill, which is tacked onto your bill, to cover the medical expenses of someone who doesn't have a job and/or insurance and can't pay the hospital.
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If somebody smiles at me on the street, I'm like, 'Hi, have a nice day!'
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Mon ami, if you wish to catch a rabbit you put a ferret into the hole, and if the rabbit is there he runs. That is all I have done.
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Somewhere down the road, if a Senate seat were to open, yeah, it's something I'd certainly take a look at. But that's got to be right in time for me and my family.
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People pulling 16-hour days on a regular basis are exhausted. They're just too tired to notice that their work has suffered because of it.
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Actually, I'd really love to do something in Bali, up in the mountains. A little restaurant with that scenery would be beautiful.
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I knew that I was different. I gravitated more toward playing house, but the teachers were always pushing me toward playing the more competitive games with the boys. I spent so much time wondering, 'What's wrong with me? Why can't I fit in?'
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'Nice shirt, Fletcher,' said Sergeant Murt Hourihan. ''You looking for a job in a surf store?'
