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Jack VALENTI

President and CEO of Motion Picture Association of America, Inc.

When I was sixteen years old and a newly hired rookie in the advertising
department of Humble Oil Company, the boss of the department, Garner
Allen Mabry, talked to me. Mabry, a Shakespearean scholar known as

“Pop,” said, “Jack, remember this: Never take a job just for the money, for
soon, like every living organism, you’ll live beyond your means and you’ll
probably be miserable in your job. Always strive to take a job doing
something you truly love to do. If it’s money you seek, it will come to you

in barrels-full, because if you love what you do, you’ll no doubt do it very
well and folks who want the best will beat your door down to employ
you.”

I’ve followed that advice, which is why in my entire working career I

have always been ready to wake up in the morning eager to start the day. I
love what I am doing. It’s been a great life and only getting better.

Don’t follow the money. Money will follow you.