A human being must have occupation if he or she is not to become a nuisance to the world.

—Edgar Bergen

About Edgar Bergen

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Edgar John Bergen (né Berggren; February 16, 1903 – September 30, 1978) was an American ventriloquist, comedian, actor, vaudevillian and radio performer. He was best known for his characters Charlie McCarthy and Mortimer Snerd. Bergen pioneered modern-day ventriloquism and has been described by puppetry organization UNIMA as the “quintessential ventriloquist...

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Ambition is a poor excuse for not having sense enough to be lazy.

—Edgar Bergen

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Working from home meant we could vary snack and coffee breaks, change our desks or view, goof off, drink on the job, even spend the day in pajamas, and often meet to gossip or share ideas. On the other hand, we bossed ourselves around, set impossible goals, and demanded longer hours than office jobs usually entail. It was the ultimate "flextime," in that it depended on how flexible we felt each day, given deadlines, distractions, and workaholic crescendos.

Doing what you love means dealing with things you don't.

—Diane Ackerman

Real success is finding your lifework in the work that you love.

At least one study of blocked writers has found that they were more productive and more creative when they were essentially forced to write instead of scribbling only when the mood struck them.

—David McCullough

You do your best work if you do a job that makes you happy.

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