John Sununu Quotes

It’s hard to have a better job than the government, where you really do have an opportunity to have a broad reaching impact. Very few private sector jobs are going to offer you that.

Even the dumber parts of our government are not run by idiots. These are ordinary people like us, doing a job. By and large, they're trying to do it as well as they can. Or at least as often as people in the private sector try to do as well as they can.

I can see my work as a job. I do it for money. I likely already look forward to the weekend on Thursdays. And I probably will need a hobby as a leveling mechanism. In a career, I'm definitely more engaged. But at the same time, there will be periods when I think, 'Is all that really hard work really worth my while?'

In addition to higher pay, federal government employment is far more secure than private-sector employment.

Men and women want to do a good job, and if they are provided the proper environment, they will do so.

Money and salary is not a particularly good motivator in the long term.

I learned in business that you had to be very careful when you told somebody that's working for you to do something, because the chances were very high he'd do it. In government, you don't have to worry about that.

I have to have a creative role; otherwise, I simply wouldn't come into work.

As a prosecutor, I got a paycheck for coming to work every day. I didn't get a promotion when I won, and I didn't get a demotion when I did a bad job.

I would do anything to keep looking the job. I think you make an extra effort if you're on show.

It's hard to get fired from the government. You have to, like, kill people.

For me, though, the fun is over when I get the job.

The public sector certainly includes the Department of Labor. Those are jobs that are available. They are open and they are good paying jobs. The government as a whole has been actually retrenching under President Clinton's leadership.

The civil service can never be placed on a satisfactory basis until it is regulated by law. For the good of the service itself, for the protection of those who are entrusted with the appointing power against the waste of time and obstruction to the public business caused by the inordinate pressure for place, and for the protection of incumbents against intrigue and wrong.

Alternatives to government employment are a safeguard of the freedom of the individual

I just like to work and get paid.

That's the nature of the business. If you're not doing the job good enough then they're looking to replace you.

To those out of work, it may seem unfair for someone to complain that they aren't happy with the type of work they are doing, but the more we like our jobs, the better we do them. In the long run, this doesn't just make us happy - it makes businesses more successful and increases employment even further.

I come to work every day thinking I have to earn my job, and I really believe that. I don't have a given right to my job; I need to prove my value in my role every single day.

I'm not arrogant enough to think that I will be in a job through anything. Any manager will tell you that you have to win games, and you have to get results. You have to perform.

Who wants good people in government? Good people should be in the private sector. Helping us out, helping themselves out in the private sector. We want schmoes in government. We want people who can't find the doorknob. Why waste productive people, as well as looting the taxpayer?

It's very exciting to continue to work at DreamWorks.

Having done what I've done at 24 years old, I'm not the kind of person who likes to be out of work.

DoMode' is get out here and do your job and do work.

Stop overanalyzing how you 'feel' about your job and focus on being great at it. That will lead to bigger and better opportunities.