Careers Quotes

But, if there's any aspect of my career that needs attention, it's writing.

I never pursued a career relentlessly

Life has a balance and natural order. I'm not fighting the flow anymore. My career right now is very up. It's happening naturally and it's happening well.

I began my journalistic career on the day Ronald Reagan was sworn in. That's the day I showed up for work at 'The New Republic' magazine.

I've never suffered from writer's block. I have plenty of ideas, sometimes too many. I've always had a strong imagination. If it dries up I'll stop and look for another career.

I think I enjoy London the best as it's where I started my career. But Paris is beautiful too.

Being funny wasn't a career choice growing up, it was my way out of situations; a way to survive another day.

All through my career I've written 1,000 words a day - even if I've got a hangover. You've got to discipline yourself if you're professional. There's no other way.

Over my career, I think I've shown can make a big pitch.

Nobody ever got started on a career as a writer by exercising good judgment, and no one ever will, either, so the sooner you break the habit of relying on yours, the faster you will advance.

Every fight can be the last one, that's why for every fight I prepare myself like it's the last fight of my career.

Around New York, our group had become known as 'Dee Dee and her girls' because we were used on everything, so going out on a solo career wasn't as much a big deal to me.

I began my show business career playing violin in San Francisco at the corner of Market and Taylor. I understand that there is a theater there now.

Earlier on in my career I felt that I had to hide behind a lot of different masks, and showboat ways of performing. Now, that's a lie. The less I have to hide, the less I have to act.

Early in my career, I decided I never wanted to get out of shape.

I know that eventually, I'll have to change my life and my career, but I've got a lot of good years left in me yet.

More than a career, I feel that I've got a function. I see things in a much more holistic way. Some people bake the bread, and some people write the songs.

Every man is captain of his career and there must be cooperation all around if he is to get what he wants out of life.

The beginning of my career was so brilliant. It wasn't until ten years later that I went, 'Oh, that was a big, fat fluke and, boy, was I ever lucky.

I've been so fortunate throughout my career, when I was doing theater, more theater than anything else, and when I was doing films that I got a chance just to do a broad range of things.

It is a career that can be enhanced or destroyed by success.

You definitely have to be focused at certain times in your life and in your career, but at the end of the day, there's only so much you can do. Then you just have to chock it up to fate.

Everything happened very quickly in my career. It was a very great honor for me to break Jim Clarks record (as youngest champion).

Every single organization - or career, for that matter - exists on three levels: WHAT you do, HOW you do it and WHY you do it.

I thought if I had straight hair and a perfect nose, my whole career would be different.

Kill time and you will kill your career.

Let's play with the career, if we can't find anything else to do

Don't you think it astonishing that, at 58, I am still working at improving my career?

I have really been blessed in my career with some wonderful songwriters and in turn, songs.

If I can make a career for myself after Harry Potter, and it goes well, and is varied and with longevity, then that puts to bed the 'child actors argument'.

I have no idea where my career is going. I just make the best music that I possibly can.

There is no reason why marriage should necessarily compel an actress to forego her career.

Having an enviable career is one thing. Being a happy person is another

Once you break someone of the habit of up-talking, they can start to see immediate improvement in their careers.

My parents, especially my dad, had a big influence on my hockey career. He introduced me to the game when I was younger, and I stuck with it.

A man divorcing would never be accused of choosing career over children.

My music career has been very rewarding, but success never came easily.

I've only had one dramatic role in my entire career and when I did it, I was in heaven and I thought, 'Oh my god, I'm going to get more of these.'

I like being in love. I want to be in love, but at this stage of my life, my career is, by far, the most important thing to me. It's my passion.

I learned very early in my career that when I don't arrive on set, production will shut down, which means people won't get paid; there's that much responsibility.

During his long political career, my father was always active in communicating the Christian gospel from the evangelical perspective.

It was a tough. Sixteen games into my career, we had a coaching change. It was something I never experienced before, and something I had to go through a lot earlier in my career than I expected.

I may drive in a few races next year if someone needs a substitute driver ... (but) if I were never to drive again, I have had a great career.

Oh, I think I've been entirely selfish with my career. I've done what I wanted to do, and not put myself out for anyone else particularly.

I don't want to end my career and then start something. I like to do something while my career is still hot and I've always enjoyed designing.

I think my career will be remembered for what it was and what it is, and I don't need more than that.

In my career, I learned that giving your services for free gives you a good return on your investment, not just financially but morally. It supplements your personal integrity.

I love Barbra Streisand and Sade who've both had careers in soul and I want my music to have that timeless quality that isn't necessarily now.

[Nancy Reagan] took that career, that obviously mattered to her, and just tucked it away in a box, because she thought, "That's over with now. I'm going to make wifehood my career."

I'm never the kind of person who's sitting at home reading the charts and basing how I feel about myself or even my career on stats. I've always based it on, 'Am I doing the best that I can do?'