Career Quotes
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I was a newspaper editor in high school, and I truly thought of journalism as a career. I loved it.
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I'm not sure if you can strive your way into a career as a novelist. You have to write books; there are no short cuts.
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I don't have a big career plan. I just like to see how things come out, and I just try to keep going in different directions.
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You reach a point in your career when the weeks turn into a month or more of the phone not ringing.
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My career is a black comedy of sorts. I spent a lot of time explaining myself to various different groups. But more and more, I'm finding that the desire to communicate, which all these audiences share, is a powerful thing.
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I've spent the better part of my career in politics and public policy working on and fighting for education reforms.
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You want a career? Do that first. You don't want to have kids? Then don't. You don't want to get married? Then don't. But once you do something, you've got to know that there is compromise.
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The first half of my TV career, I didn't do any genre at all.
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One has to be fully committed to one's career. Otherwise, there's no point.
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I'm a stand-up comic. I'm always doing dates; it's just that, if I'm working on a project or I'm busy, I can't get out on the road or book any shows. Since the beginning of my career, I'm usually out for at least 10-15 dates throughout the year. If I have time, then I try to get at least 30-40 dates.
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I think it's a lot harder for the pros to have a long career in ice dance and in pairs. It seems the singles have a little bit of a longer career.
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Growing up in a group home, and with an undiagnosed learning disability to boot, the odds of success were not on my side. But when I joined the high school football team, I learned the value of discipline, focus, persistence, and teamwork - all skills that have proven vital to my career as a C.E.O. and social entrepreneur.
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I'd hate to be a songwriter starting a career today.
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I'm trying to mix the cool, independent stuff with the big stuff, but it's been difficult finding the right roles. It's been an interesting ride as far as my career pendulum is concerned.
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My job is to create myself a career that I can go to sleep satisfied with what I'm doing.
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I never had intention of coming to New York or L.A. and actually doing more than scraping by - you know, doing plays. And as my career sort of progressed of its own volition, I did come to New York.
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I really like having a life outside work. I sometimes wish I did more career stuff and was in that Hollywood scene a bit more. But Toronto's my home.
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It's been a career filled with very low valleys and some wonderful, high peaks.
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I've been playing both sides of the law my entire career. It's not really surprising for me to be doing opposing sides simultaneously. I would argue that even though my character on 'Hawaii Five-0' originated on the wrong side of the law, I'd say he's worked his way over to the good side.
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I would like for people to hear my music and hear/realize that people and experiences are deeper than what's at face value. Hopefully, with the span of my career, I can try to convey that in more ways than one.
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I'm not an economist; I'm a hacker who has spent his career exploring and repairing large networks.
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I started acting almost on a whim to help my music career.
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Acting had been a hobby that turned into a career, the directing was a hobby that turned into a career, and music just really allowed me to find another way to express myself. I started playing bass in November 1996, and by June 1998 I was doing my first live show.
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Medicine, anything academic, is a very Persian Iranian route to take in life, in one's career.
