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PROFESSIONS: 'Vice-President' is the title given to a corporate manager instead of a raise. (James Humes, U.S. author and former presidential speechwriter, know for his extensive knowledge of the political landscape, Born 1934)
PROFESSIONS: It's amazing how important your job is when you want the day off - and how unimportant it is when you want a raise. (Robert Orben, U.S. comedy writer, magician, and speech-writer for politicians, Born 1927)
PROFESSIONS: Experience is the one thing you have plenty of when you're too old to get the job. (Unknown source)
PROFESSIONS: Managing is getting paid for home runs someone else hits. (Casey Stengel, U.S. Major League Baseball player and manager of the New York Yankees who was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame, 1890-1975)
PROFESSIONS: People who work sitting down generally get paid more than people who work standing up. (Ogden Nash, U.S. poet well known for his light and humorous verse,1902-1971)
PROFESSIONS: The profession of book writing makes horse racing seem like a solid, stable business. (John Steinbeck, U.S. author and recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature, the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom, 1902-1968)
PROFESSIONS: Ask a writer what he thinks about critics and the answer you get is similar to what you get when you ask a lamppost how he feels about dogs. (Bert Sugar, U.S. boxing writer and sports historian, 1936-2012)
PROFESSIONS: By working faithfully eight hours a day, you may eventually get to be a boss and work twelve hours a day. (Robert Frost, U.S. poet who received the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry and who was named the U.S. Poet Laureate, 1874-1963)
PROFESSIONS: I don't like the fact that doctors are referred to as practicing. (Janet Schwartz, U.S. family physician)
PROFESSIONS: A male gynecologist is like an auto mechanic who has never owned a car. (Carrie Snow, U.S. stand-up comedian and television comic writer)