We hire military veterans because they make great employees. They bring proven technical and leadership skills. They understand teamwork, and they're adaptable. Bottom line, hiring veterans is good for business.
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Related As a former veteran, I understand the needs of veterans, and have been clear - we will work together... SOLOMON ORTIZ Congress should stop treating veterans like they're asking for a hand out when it comes to the b... NICK LAMPSON I'm not big on the pasty because they say the pastry in the pasty can bring on indigestion. TERRY WOGAN My friends don't think they're rich, because they know someone who's richer. CRAIG GROESCHEL The University of Southern California has a wonderful social work department, and I was thrilled to ... GARY SINISE The words I'm singing now
Mean nothing more than meow to an animal THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS All good people agree, And all good people say, All nice people, like Us, are We An... RUDYARD KIPLING Well, look at what people are doing for returned veterans now. The wounded warriors. They're wor... BARBARA BUSH Now they have a riddle. - Criminal Minds DEYTH BANGER And what do they want!? DEYTH BANGER We're looking for better ways to hire local veterans. Federal law gives priority to veterans and spe... DAVE EASTER Hiring people is like making friends. Pick good ones, and they'll enrich your life. Make bad cho... JASON FRIED The veterans of our military services have put their lives on the line to protect the freedoms that ... JUDD GREGG The deadline is set and they think I am their pet. SANTOSH KALWAR What we look for are people that can come in and make an impact. They are brave and challenging, and... LINDA GILLIAN Although we can never fully repay our veterans, on Veterans Day we thank our veterans for their self... ELIZABETH ESTY America's veterans deserve the very best health care because they've earned it. JIM RAMSTAD This is a good way for the students to learn about veterans and how they fought to preserve our coun... JUDY ARMSTRONG When they hire at the entry level, they're only looking at technical skills. But they want them to b... KATE KAISER The bottom line is that we hire travelers when we cannot recruit otherwise. They are usually well qu... GEOFFREY SMITH What's amazing is that so many leaders who value teamwork will tolerate people who aren't hu... PATRICK LENCIONI Because all of us believe and understand in the fabric of the common bond of why we call ourselves A... STEVE BUYER I do not think they just hire people to be hiring them. I do think that when they hire up there, it'... BARBARA WELCH Being a veteran and having military expertise is helpful. It can set him apart. It's also beneficial... ED MITCHELL If they're out there selling drugs, then they already have some business skills. They understand bud... JACKIE WAGSTAFF I played Miley Cyrus' grandma on 'Hannah Montana,' and the first time I was on, they sai... VICKI LAWRENCE When Kentucky's veterans answered the call to duty, they showed our nation the ultimate respect. In ... BEN CHANDLER They say I'm a revolutionary, but they're all wrong. RALPH BAKSHI They say miracles are past. WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE They Learn to speak... and when they were at level "AVERAGE", they started making the rules and star... DEYTH BANGER "Always love people for who they are, not for whom you like them to be." ~ Tom Baker TOM BAKER AKA THE PONDERING MAN I was a victim of violence... No reason for vileonce just few sucirity guards came... we were 3... t... DEYTH BANGER Reasons... questions... what they have in common? - All get finded in the hard way. DEYTH BANGER Who are "THEY", you are one of "They" and they are the people/humans. DEYTH BANGER Our greatest privilege and responsibility as leaders of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs... STEVE BUYER What basically happens is that when a company becomes great, and I'm being a bit rude here, peop... JORGEN VIG KNUDSTORP This event is designed to let all of our military families, active service people, veterans and othe... GARY MOORE Veterans are a symbol of what makes our nation great, and we must never forget all they have done to... RODNEY FRELINGHUYSEN This was a solid start for us. Our veterans played well and the freshmen did a great job in their fi... BILL POTOCZNY A lot of our younger veterans went into the military so they could get benefits to go to school. The... LANE KNOX We don't want them (veterans) unaware or reluctant to seek out services for which they are entitled. DEAN DARLING As entrepreneurs, we often get pressured into hiring an industry executive. While it's good to h... BLAKE MYCOSKIE Businesses typically look at issues like price, quality, time of delivery. They don't often thin... JERRY GREENFIELD To honor the legacy of veterans and the democratic principles they fought for, I am glad that I intr... CHARLES B. RANGEL I feel proud to be honored. There are so many veterans that should be [here] for this. They couldn't... DOMINICK R. PERRUSO Swift is hiring, and if there are qualified drivers, we will get them employed right away. They may ... DAVE BERRY The bottom line, we just didn't make adjustments, and they came out to play. BRYAN HUIE I'm pretty upfront about my love and admiration for the military. One of the perks of making mov... PETER BERG Midland's a good team. They've got veterans, they moved the ball, and they got good shots, especiall... DAVE MACDONALD Great leaders have a heart for people. They take time for people. They view people as the bottom lin... PAT WILLIAMS I'm a good actor in that sense for directors because I always do what they say. ALEX COX People are just so insensitive because they're ignorant; they don't understand, so they'... NIKKI GLASER The more we study bald eagles, the better we understand and appreciate how adaptable they are. JODY MILLAR Flying in space is risky. It will never be safe, and the best thing we can do is manage those risks.... ALAN G. POINDEXTER Twice and thrice over, as they say, good is it to repeat and review what is good. PLATO In theater, they say a theater piece is only as good as its transitions. REGGIE WATTS It isn't what they say about you, it's what they whisper. ERROL FLYNN Don't trust everyone, especially if they say, 'Trust me.' MICHELLE PHAN ...Yeah a lot of you have to do... I have gave you one up to three films and books... in other day o... DEYTH BANGER They are always the problem. There is no evil in this world you cannot blame on them. The world will... JAMES ROZOFF Cops aren't really your friends, they are trying to be your friends but they are not.... DEYTH BANGER When people don't like you... you feel it. They don't pay attention at you... they some kind a ignor... DEYTH BANGER The bottom line is you have to make plays. And give them credit. They made plays when they needed to... JOE DYE What do we have for veterans? Government-run health care. I understand that. Congressmen and senator... JESSE VENTURA Every day is Veterans Day at the Fort Taber Military Museum. We're telling the story of many veteran... DONALD MOSS We are telling veterans they must sacrifice to pay for the pet projects and contracts to campaign do... NICK LAMPSON These intellectual guys don't like to have an intellectual conversation with you unless they're runn... J.D. SALINGER Great actors like Willem Dafoe and Ellen Page and Samuel L. Jackson will go and do a videogame, beca... ANDY SERKIS Changing the conversation about how Americans perceive veterans is really important. These are hardw... ROB RIGGLE This is not posturing. This is a very clear indication that Geneva is becoming very doubtful. The bo... IQBAL ATHAS Although AmeriCorps is making a difference among its participants and the people they serve, we must... CLIFF STEARNS He's forcing students to sell things. The bottom line is that they are operating a for-profit busine... BILL GRANT The genius of guys like Lincoln and Reagan and FDR - the great communicator leaders - is that they... NEWT GINGRICH Great leadership can be a difficult thing to pin down and understand. You know a great leader when y... TRAVIS BRADBERRY We like to make the Marvel comics films because they're fun. Families can go see them together. ... DJIMON HOUNSOU When they look for a new assembly site, they want parts plants nearby for a supply base, a work forc... JEFFREY LIKER To honor our national promise to our veterans, we must continue to improve services for our men and ... SOLOMON ORTIZ They say geniuses mostly have great mothers. They mostly have sad fates. D. H. LAWRENCE These kids have high grades, good technical and interpersonal skills. They are reliable. They follow... KATY TOBLER I would just say there is one misperception of our veterans, and that is they are somehow damaged go... JAMES MATTIS People always make war when they say they love peace. D. H. LAWRENCE The focus is not totally on student development or employee development, it's how that employee can ... ELAINE STEWART While we have made great progress in increasing funding for veterans' benefits, we still have a ... SUE KELLY It is unacceptable that disabled veterans in Illinois rank at the bottom of the list when it comes t... DICK DURBIN At Deloitte, our programs for veterans are bringing new approaches to the table. For instance, we... CATHY ENGELBERT You know, veterans come home and they may not be bipolar, but after they've been through a war w... DAVID O. RUSSELL The arts bridge cultures; they're good for the economy, and they're good for fostering empat... JULIE ANDREWS The greatest bad guys, you understand where they're coming from. They believe they're doing ... JOHN LASSETER When we talk to customers, they are talking about hiring more, they have plans to hire more, ... But... JEFFREY JOERRES Books understand me, but humans don't understand me. They are bad friends books are forever as well ... DEYTH BANGER America's veterans have earned more than this President and the Republican Congress have provided. W... DAMIEN LAVERA We knew they were going to give it their best. They have a lot of character and a lot of veterans ov... ROB BLAKE They say any landing you can walk away from is a good one. ALAN SHEPARD We're doing it better as troops are released. They allegedly get a good briefing as to what the vete... GEORGE MORGAN Teamwork is what the Green Bay Packers were all about. They didn't do it for individual glory. T... VINCE LOMBARDI Anything we threw up there, they had an answer for. They?re a good team. Good teams are able to make... BOB FEASEL Castle Rock and New Line each have their strengths, but the great thing about New Line is that they ... FRED SEIBERT They were good for Bartow because they had 50 employees that were eating downtown and shopping downt... BRIAN HINTON This Veterans Day our nation will honor the brave men and women who have served our country in the m... BOB NARDELLI Bottom line, know what they want and know how they want it. HARRY DAVIS
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