Tom Rath Quotes

You've gotta realize this - you could be working at Burger King or working for the biggest wrestling company in the world.

I like being employed, you know. That's my favorite kind of acting.

I think people tend to apply where they think the greatest opportunities lie.

There is no social program in this country that is as important as a good job that pays well, that gives someone an opportunity to go to work, have some security, have benefits, and take care of their family and have a good life.

I'm glad to have work.

I just want to work.

I'm lucky I get to work a lot.

Better degrees don't automatically translate into better skills and better jobs and better lives.

I don't care where I have to go for work. I just care that it's a good project. That's what I want.

People want the dignity of work.

I've been lucky. I've never really had a job that I did that I didn't like.

I wanted to do something where I could hang my hat.

People from my father's generation didn't have the luxury to be unhappy in their job.

It's one of the most important things in life to provide someone with a job.

Well I guess I always look at other people who have maybe more traditional jobs and I think gosh their weeks are so much more stressful and busy than mine.

Once you have been hot and cold, you get real appreciative when you got a place to go every day with decent material, a paycheck to come in, and nice people to work with.

My parents are great. On every job, my whole family and I try to get as many breaks as I can.

It starts this way: The worth of a job is not defined by what it allows you to do when you're not working.

Don't make career choices on short-term financial gain. Job satisfaction and career enjoyment are far more important.

While the women of the older generation were thankful if only they succeeded in obtaining 'a work and a duty,' however monotonous and wearing it might be, the will of the younger generation for a pleasurable labour has fortunately increased.

Going to work for a large company is like getting on a train. Are you going sixty miles an hour or is the train going sixty miles an hour and you're just sitting still?

Jobs mean freedom for workers to support their families.

A good job is more than just a paycheck. A good job fosters independence and discipline, and contributes to the health of the community. A good job is a means to provide for the health and welfare of your family, to own a home, and save for retirement.

At the beginning it wasn't to do with the work, it was more the experience.

I love that my dad has stopped asking me when I'm going to get a real job.