Career Quotes
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It's important to have the right agent - people that are working hard for you. But an actor needs to be in control of their career no matter how good the representation is.
 Joel McHale
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Be willing to take on career risks.
 Debra L. Reed
					 
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I gave up planning when our children were born, when I had three children to feed and a roof to keep over our head and all of that. Early in my career, I said I would never do television at all; then I wound up doing nothing but television for 10 years when I did 'St. Elsewhere' and all those TV movies.
 David Morse
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I had never taken acting at Brown to be the beginnings of a career. I always did it just for fun.
 John Krasinski
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Once I started down the path of co-founding Image Comics, and even co-publisher, it just seems a lot more like a career path that isn't that atypical for someone with a college degree. Whereas, someone who draws comic books as a freelancer and lives from job to job is a more unusual story.
 Jim Lee
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It's weird how much social media affects someone's career. Deals and jobs are sometimes based off how many followers you have, which is a little sad. I would rather that not be the case, but I understand that it's important.
 Lili Reinhart
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Almost every officer is going to put their life on the line at some point in their career.
 Peter James
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The band will be going along, and somebody or another will say, 'I want to go off and do a solo career.'... They come back, and other people come in.
 Chris Squire Cinema
					 
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It definitely puts a strain on family life - I miss them like mad. Being a working mother I've been juggling house and career from day one. I want to hold out for telly for the second half of the year.
 Louise Jameson
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People think that being on Star Trek is career suicide, but it's really just the opposite.
 Brent Spiner
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We finally have another opportunity with the Cardinals. We have a shot. You only get a few chances like this in your career.
 Craig Biggio
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Candidly, I've noticed that throughout my career, whether in offices that are majority male or majority female, the men are quick to advocate for themselves for a higher starting salary or more pay bumps over time.
 Whitney Wolfe Herd
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Even more than 'Swingers,' 'Go', for me, defines my career.
 Doug Liman
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Early in my career, I had difficulty breathing during workouts and my performance on the ice suffered. It wasn't until I was diagnosed with EIB and received the proper treatment that I was able to reach my peak performance.
 Apolo Ohno
					 
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Something I learned very early on in my career is that there are a lot of things that you do not have any power over.
 Charlize Theron
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It's very hard trying to have love and a career at the same time. For those who can, great, but I can't.
 Janet Jackson
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I know how difficult it is to get one job, much less an entirely new career. I'm very blessed and grateful. It's like I'm a normal person with an extraordinary journey.
 Phyllis Smith
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Top managers love people and they want to be loved - it turns out being loved is good for your career, especially if you are the boss.
 Chade-Meng Tan
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My career was a gift that I'm very happy about. I loved every step of it. I was blessed. I won all the titles and put my stamp on the sport.
 Naseem Hamed
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When the 'Guardian' is commissioning writers to write obituary pieces about you and your career... it doesn't get much nastier than that. And you've just got to go, 'It doesn't actually matter.'
 James Corden
					 
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What I learned from Lennon was something that did stay with me my whole career, which is to be very straightforward. I actually love talking about taking pictures, and I think that helps everyone.
 Annie Leibovitz
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I was a very efficient doctor. I would get rewarded with a lot more patients. By the end of my medical career, I had maybe 2,000 patients in my practice.
 Ken Jeong
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I want the type of career where I can come back to theater. Theater is my home. Theater, to me, is like ballet for dancers. It's my foundation.
 Condola Rashad
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I had a handle on satisfaction, and I loved my career, but I didn't really know what happiness was. So I started on this quest to have a happy life.
 Dennis Christopher