Alice Barrett
Alice Barrett

Getting fired is hard.

Allen Iverson
Allen Iverson

We should because when coaches get fired, the players have a lot to do with it.

Amity Shlaes
Amity Shlaes

A while ago I did a story comparing the change in employment rates in recessions in the U.S. and in Europe, and what I found was that America fired a lot of people and rehired a lot of people faster than Europe. That difference is disappearing, and that is a problem.

Andrew Thomas
Andrew Thomas

I have decided not to appeal the ruling that took my law license. My accusers, the Board of Supervisors, once again have fired my lawyers, ensuring I cannot properly defend myself or my anti-corruption efforts.

Andy Goldsworthy
Andy Goldsworthy

Once the fired stone is out of the kiln, it is still possible to mentally reconstruct it in its original form.

Andy Rooney
Andy Rooney

I'm in a position of feeling secure enough so that I can say what I think is right and if so many people think it's wrong that I get fired, well, I've got enough to eat.

Angela Bowie
Angela Bowie

David and I were divorced in 1980, and there has been silence between us ever since. Despite our decade of marriage and a child together, I was airbrushed out of his life. He never demonstrated any affection or gratitude after we parted. He fired anyone who mentioned my name.

Chauncey Billups
Chauncey Billups

I don't want to be fired after two seasons and risk never getting another opportunity to coach.

Chely Wright
Chely Wright

I recruited my dad to be my bass player and fired him on several occasions. He stayed on as a bus driver.

Chiang Kai-shek
Chiang Kai-shek

As a boy, the very words 'Liberty Bell' and 'Independence Hall' fired my imagination and made a profound and lasting impression on my mind. Throughout my struggle to secure national freedom for China, I have continuously dreamed of the day when she would assume the full stature of an independent, democratic nation.