“Once lay down the rule that the job comes first and you throw that job open to every individual, man or woman, fat or thin, tall or short, ugly or beautiful, who is able to do that job better than the rest of the world.”

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Norton Juster book The Phantom Tollbooth

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“A woman's job is to lead a man back to his heart and a man's job is to protect her so she can do that.”

Teal Swan (1984) American spiritual teacher

“Get the facts. Recognize the equities of all concerned. Realize the necessity of doing a better job every day. Keep an open mind and work hard. The last is most important at all. There is no short cut.”

Alfred P. Sloan (1875–1966) American businessman

Alfred P. Sloan in: The Magazine of Wall Street, (1927), Vol. 41, p. 480

“Furie had once asked her, “Why would you ever send a man to do a woman’s job?”
Confused, Myst had answered, “Because I can.”

Kresley Cole book The Warlord Wants Forever

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“Tell yourself every morning as you go to work that you love your job. Think of it as interesting, even fascinating. By so doing you will ultimately get enthusiastic about your work — and you will undoubtedly do a better job.”

Norman Vincent Peale (1898–1993) American writer

Power Of The Plus Factor (1987)

“If you want people to do a good job, give them a good job to do — an enriched job.”

Frederick Herzberg (1923–2000) American psychologist

Frederick Herzberg in: Randall B. Dunham (1984), Organizational Behavior: People and Processes in Management. p. 118

“It marks a big step in your development when you come to realize that other people can help you do a better job than you could do alone.”

Andrew Carnegie (1835–1919) American businessman and philanthropist

“Who gets to be best-liked in any community? Who is the most trusted? Why, the man who does the dirty job, of course, and does it with a smile. The man who does the job you couldn't bring yourself to do.”

Stephen King book The Stand

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“I can do short jobs. If I was still starring in three movies every year, there’s no way that I’d be the person my kids want when they fall down.”

Gwyneth Paltrow (1972) American actress, singer, and food writer

Interview with Gwyneth Paltrow, Elle http://www.elle.com/Pop-Culture/Cover-Shoots/The-Spellbinder-Gwyneth-Paltrow#mode=base;slide=0; (August 3 2011)

“Never criticize, unless you can do a better job.”

Laurell K. Hamilton book Guilty Pleasures

Source: Guilty Pleasures

“Once lay down the rule that the job comes first and you throw that job open to every individual, man or woman, fat or thin, tall or short, ugly or beautiful, who is able to do that job better than the rest of the world.”

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