By working faithfully eight hours a day you may eventually get to be boss and work twelve hours a day.

—Robert Frost

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About Robert Frost

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Robert Lee Frost (March 26, 1874 – January 29, 1963) was an American poet. Known for his realistic depictions of rural life and his command of American colloquial speech, Frost frequently wrote about settings from rural life in New England in the early 20th century, using them to examine complex...

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Poetry is when an emotion has found its thought and the thought has found words.

—Robert Frost

I always entertain great hopes.

—Robert Frost

The brain is a wonderful organ. It starts working the moment you get up in the morning and does not stop until you get into the office.

—Robert Frost

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Education is the ability to listen to almost anything without losing your temper or your self-confidence.

—Robert Frost

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The middle of the road is where the white line is-and that's the worst place to drive.

—Robert Frost

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Nobody has ever been happy in a job they obtained by first handing in a resumé.

—Douglas Coupland

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I saw all the people hustling early in the morning to go into the factories and the stores and the office buildings, to do their job, to get their check. But ultimately it's not office buildings or jobs that give us our checks. It's the soil. The soil is what gives us the real income that supports us all.

—Ed Begley Jr.

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There are very few jobs that actually require a penis or vagina. All other jobs should be open to everybody.

—Florynce Kennedy

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