I only know that I fired twice, or perhaps several times, without knowing whether I had hit or missed. – Gavrilo Princip
I was fired at the pinnacle of my career, on my 39th birthday. And in the year that followed, I learned that there are many psychological phases of being ‘let go.’ – Mika Brzezinski
I was once fired as opening act for Seals and Crofts because I got loaded and introduced them as Arts and Crafts. – George Miller
The body and dendrites of a nerve cell are specialized for the reception and integration of information which is conveyed as impulses that are fired from other nerve cells along their axons. – John Eccles
Most recently, terrorist forces have captured Israeli soldiers and fired rockets into Israeli cities – both unprovoked. These acts of aggression deserve the rapid and decisive response they received. – John Boehner
Being fired from a show – being fired in any way, in any instance, any business – is just hard. – Kathleen Rose Perkins
When I got the script for Memento, I read it and I got killed off on page one and I fired my agent. – Joe Pantoliano
Firstly, we have personnel records of persons we hired, persons we fired, reasons we fired them and so forth. These records have nothing to do with the assassination of the president and, therefore, ought to remain in the files. – Louis Stokes
Israel is a country that reacts vigorously when its citizens are fired upon, which is a good thing. – Tzipi Livni
I’ve never been fired in my life. From anything. I’ve never failed at anything I’ve tried. – Tom Freston
I was fired from a movie because I did ‘Heathers!’ I was cast in a movie, and the director saw an advance screening and was offended by it and fired me. – Winona Ryder
I was once hired to write a column for ‘The Guardian’ and then got fired before I’d submitted my first one. That was unusual. Most newspapers wait until I’ve written at least one piece for them before firing me. – Toby Young