Careers Quotes
I believed that I was being forced to sacrifice my family and my career in defense of the Communist Party, from which I had long been separated and which I had grown to dislike and distrust.
It is important not to copy other people's careers but set the tone of who you want to be. My father's always encouraged me to do that.
My mom was a great cook so I always wanted to eat and make stuff. I did cooking in 4-H but it wasn't until I was out of college that I decided I wanted to make this my career.
In the career of a prodigy there invariably comes a time when it is compelled to relinquish being very clever for a child, and has to enter the business of life in competition with adults.
That's such a thrill - a story I wrote at the beginning of my career, and it's still packin' the house.
I had never even thought I'd be an actress - I was supposed to be a lawyer. But the motivation is the same: when you act, you defend a role; you have to be convincing. It's the same career.
Foundations exist to help charities, to help those in need. And Mr. Trump has been incredibly generous throughout his career.
There aren't more lady songwriters for the same reason that there aren't more lady doctors or lady accountants or lady lawyers; not enough women have the time for careers.
You know, there's nobody where I've said, 'Man, I really want that guy's career.' I mean, each of us has to make our own go of it.
In a career playing heroes, I learned a little about the real thing. A hero stands up-for himself, for herself, but most importantly for others.
I think my Italy career is over - it's only right they begin a new era without me. Besides, you have to run a lot under Conte!
Well, it was the beginning of my film career. It was amazing to me that I got nominated for an Academy Award.
I've spent my entire career on horseback or on a motorcycle. It boxes you in, the way people perceive you.
As far as a career legacy, I just want to be known as the guy everyone had to watch for, constantly.
I've always done what I thought was good if I could live on what they were offering-and sometimes if I couldn't. So even when I was broke, my career didn't lack for interest.
There are moments that I've had some real brilliance, you know. But I think they are moments. And sometimes, in a career, moments are enough.
Don't ever let economic alone determine your career or how you spend the majority of your time.
I am the richest person alive (or at least one of!) because I get to do what I love as a career.
I hope to be around past the 90's. I don't want to just be categorized as one of this era. My goal is to have a career that stands.
I was looking very much for a career. My second marriage to Stan Herman had ended, and I wanted very much to be independent, not take alimony from him, be on my own, do the right thing.
At some point in your career, someone is going to tell you, "This stove is hot. Do not touch this stove." And the weird thing is, you'll want to touch it. But resist that urge, man.
Twyla Tharp put it together from the material I wrote and recorded over my whole career. I thought it was pretty good, but how objective could I be?
Working with Ronnie Barker was always a joy and were without doubt some of the best years of my career
I have no intention of ending my career in a rooming house, with full scrapbooks and an empty stomach.
It took me a long time to get to where I'm at, in my career and as a man. I was going through my trials and tribulations in life, and it gave me the strength to tackle things that have come my way.
If I feel like I've reached this greatness in my career than there's no more room for growth. I don't think I'm ever going to get there. If I ever get complacent, it's time for me to bow out.
If you look a little punkish, then they’re going to give you the parts. And if you play an iconic villain early on in your career, you tend to get asked to play one over and over and over again.
Faith is huge and I am a proud Christian. I think it would be difficult to have a career like the one we have without having faith.
I had someone very close to me say to me that hopefully I’ll have many more ups and downs, not in just my career but in life. If you don’t have that, you’re not taking enough risks.
I could never have imagined the films I've done and the people I've worked with when I was starting out; I certainly did not have a career path.
When I was writing songs, I always thought I'd make more of a career out of the drawings, the comics even more than the music.
I couldn't see myself filling some definite niche in what is called a career. This was all misty.
Anybody who has the illusion that you can have a career as long as I have and be a star is kidding themselves.
I think a lot of women, especially ones that want to achieve career goals, tend to worry. I don't want anyone to worry their life away.
It is capitalist America that produced the modern independent woman. Never in history have women had more freedom of choice in regard to dress, behavior, career, and sexual orientation.
Girls that aren't cut out for business careers usually wind up married to some nice man.
At 35 years of age, I realized that my ballet career wasn't going to last for ever. As a parent of three young children, I had to start to plan my future after dance even though I dreaded about.
I couldn't stop looking at the award when I received it. It was as if my whole career flashed in front of me, from beginning to the moment I was handed the Golden Globe.
As far as career goes, make sure you're in it for the right reasons - and make sure that the work itself is the most important thing.
My career came together very quickly. I only trained for four years before I became a professional, so I didn't have a lot of time to sit back and be inspired before I took my first ballet class.