Pat McGrath

I knew I wasn't going to make money in the beginning, so I found another way to support myself - I was a receptionist. It's quite smart to work that way. Otherwise, you get vicious and desperate, and no one wants to work with you. Build your career slowly; then people start to trust you and pay you well.

Holly Willoughby

After doing kid's television on CBBC and messing around with eight and nine year olds, there was a period of three years in the middle of that when I wasn't doing anything. I was working as a receptionist and in a pub; I was a cleaner and all sorts of things. All life has its ups and downs.

English Celebrity

Lee Daniels

I moved on to a nursing agency as a receptionist just to get a job, and ended up managing it, which led to me opening my own - say your mom is sick and needs someone to help her, then you call something like what I had: a home health agency.

American Actor

Jesse Eisenberg

When you're acting in a movie, you never consider the reception of it. It's impossible to predict how something will be received. Even if you think it's the greatest thing in the world, other people might not like it. Or agree with it.

Jessica Szohr

The fact of the matter is that when there are feelings involved and you like someone, it doesn't matter if you're an actor, a teacher, a doctor, a lawyer, a receptionist - you can't really help it when you have feelings for someone.

American Actress

Maggie Rogers

For me, it's important to ask what are you making, and what's the public's relationship to that. And I say public relationship because I don't really care so much about any sort of reception.

American Musician

Nana Mouskouri

I left the table where there were important people and had lunch with my husband and a few friends. The reception was organised in my honour, so it was rather amusing.

Greek Musician

Benjamin Franklin

I have no private interest in the reception of my inventions by the world, having never made, nor proposed to make, the least profit by any of them.

American Politician

James Cleverly

Wow, a left-wing leader getting a good reception at a rock festival. What kind of crazy world is it we live in that that kind of thing happens?

British Politician

Alex Rodriguez

I've been humbled by the reception I've received everywhere.

American Athlete

Reception often refers to a social event celebrating a specific occasion like marriage or achievement.

Social Event

This type of reception usually occurs in a formal setting and might involve speeches or presentations.

Formal Setting

Typically, guests need an invitation to attend a reception.

Invitation Required

Reception can imply an emotional response to an event, artwork, or performance.

Emotional Response

The word 'reception' often describes the first impression or primary response to something new.

Initial Reaction

A mixed reception indicates that something received both positive and negative feedback.

Varied Feedback

Reception here means formally accepting something, like a document or payment.

Acceptance Process

Reception can occur at a specific location, such as receiving a package at home.

Doorstep Delivery

Reception areas are where visitors receive their initial welcome and information.

First Contact Point

The reception often provides assistance, like answering questions or giving directions.

Assistance Center

Reception in this context refers to how clear or strong a signal is from a device.

Signal Clarity

The quality of reception can affect the experience of using TVs, radios, or phones.

Technical Quality

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 Think about the woman working front desk reception at your job, the woman who delivers your mail, your neighbor -- our call to action to them, to join us on the front lines for change in your community. And I'll bring us back to this moment and why it's so important for my dear, dear friend Vanessa and I.

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 "I do" has acted upon them and profoundly changed their world. However, performatives depend on context and reception. These are known as felicity conditions. Imagine if the mayor showed up to the wedding and said, "By the power vested in me as mayor of the city,

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 so they could be showcased along with the very writers they read and admired. And we could also enter into other people's digital platforms. So, imagine imagine you're a receptionist, you've had a long day at work, you book your cab in your ride-hailing app,

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 people have now more and more problems that they are not choosing anything. Not long ago, I was at a wedding reception, and I met a young, beautiful woman who immediately started telling me about her anxiety over choice. She said to me, "I needed one month

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 asia's gone through what africa is gonna start going through what's important now is that i go over there and i learn as much as i can my reception just goes out i'm very lucky to have reception at the moment she's reaching out to people in asia who

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 TED represents a set of values, and as we unite around these values, something really interesting begins to emerge. If you want this experience to live on as something historic, then at the reception tonight I'd like to encourage you to do something

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 information and teaching to the medical profession to the entire healthcare profession she rolled into the reception area in the center for human simulation and she said I want to be part of this

How a Woman's Donated...

 and some others having not a conscience. It's about system, it's about organization. It's also about environment and respect. We removed the kiosks. We built the bright new reception hall

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 but they don't oversee tapering or withdrawal. When my desperation was clearly coming through my voice, much as it is now, the receptionist took a deep breath and said,