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One thing I learned working at magazines was that if you couldn't get people to look at a page or a cover, then you were fired. It was all about how you create arresting works, and by arresting I mean stop people, even for a nano-second.

~Barbara Kruger

Topics: About Cover Create Even Fired Get How Learned Look Magazines Mean One Thing Page People Stop Then Thing Were Working Works You

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I've learned through experience that you can't ever predict what's going to happen with any show. When I signed on to 'Ugly Betty,' I just prayed that I wouldn't get fired after the pilot, and four years later, I was still doing it.

~Becki Newton

Topics: After Any Betty Doing Ever Experience Fired Four Get Going Happen Just Later Learned Pilot Prayed Predict Show Signed Still Through Ugly Years You

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It was a dreamlike time for me from December 1997 to March of '98. Before that, I was basically unknown. Then, bang! The starting gun fired, and everybody just started running. It was learn-on-the-job. And there were more opportunities for work than I had time to do them.

~Ben Affleck

Topics: Bang Basically Before December Everybody Fired Gun Had Just March Me More Opportunities Running Started Starting Than Them Then Time Unknown Were Work

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The ouster of Jill Abramson as executive editor of 'The New York Times' sent shock waves through the media landscape. Reports that she was fired thanks in part to a soured relationship based on the 'Times' alleged sexist pay discrepancy only made those shock waves stronger.

~Ben Shapiro

Topics: Alleged Based Editor Executive Fired Landscape Made Media New New York New York Times Only Part Pay Relationship Reports Sent Sexist She Shock Stronger Thanks Those Through Times Waves York

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The news of the open military help to Franco from Hitler and Mussolini, and the heroic resistance of the people of Madrid, Barcelona and the big cities fired a widespread wish to help the Republic and its people.

~Bill Alexander

Topics: Barcelona Big Big Cities Cities Fired Help Heroic Madrid Military News Open People Republic Resistance Widespread Wish

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I worked at a movie theater in Tempe, Arizona, when I went to community college there. And I got fired because a sorority had rented out a theater to watch 'Titanic,' and they were being really rude to me while they were waiting for the movie. So as I tore their tickets, I told them the end of the movie.

~Bill Hader

Topics: Arizona Because Being College Community Community College End Fired Got Had Me Movie Movie Theater Out Really Rude Theater Them Tickets Titanic Waiting Watch Were While Worked

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Here's the thing, you just have to drive a lot faster, and if you don't get there, we're both fired.

~Bill Murray

Topics: Both Drive Faster Fired Get Here Just Lot Thing You

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A lot of people in Hollywood, and everywhere pretty much, operate on fear. No one wants to get fired, so everyone's scared to take a chance. There's money involved, and there are careers and reputations on the line.

~Billy Eichner

Topics: Careers Chance Everyone Everywhere Fear Fired Get Hollywood Involved Line Lot Money Much Operate People Pretty Reputations Scared Take Take A Chance Wants

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Nobody in the Washington regulatory bureaucracy gets fired for saying no.

~Blake Farenthold

Topics: Bureaucracy Fired Gets Nobody Regulatory Saying Washington

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I got a job working at a publishing company, Balmur Music, which was a company that Anne Murray was a co-owner in, as a tape copy guy. Eventually, I got fired from that job.

~Blake Shelton

Topics: Anne Company Copy Eventually Fired Got Guy Job Music Publishing Tape Which Working

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