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There’s no requirement that jobs be meaningful, Jones. If there was, half the country would be unemployed.

— Max Barry Company (2006)

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Elizabeth is smart, ruthless, and emotionally damaged; that is, she is a sales representative.

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Ninety-five percent of all jobs suck, Jones. That’s why people get paid to do them.

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There’s nothing more fascinating than a girl who won’t have sex with you.

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