Career Quotes

I have no idea what I want to do for a career. But in terms of my advocacy work, I'm definitely going to continue.

Jazz Jennings
- Work
- Career
Race and gender definitely came up, occasionally, in my life at work. But the bigger challenge that I had was age. I took roles earlier in my career than people expected, and so a lot of what I got was, 'Do you actually know enough to do this?'

Ursula Burns
- People
- Life
- Up

I had my appendix removed in my 20s. I was in the middle of a play with Helen Mirren at the Royal Court Theatre, a fabulous career break. Then two weeks in I began suffering the most horrendous pain and had to pull out. Sadly, by the time I'd recovered, the show's run had ended.

Cherie Lunghi
- Time
- Pain
- Suffering
When I started in films, it never really occurred to me that I could make a career out of acting.

Sam Neill
- Me
- Never
- Acting
I grew up with a single mother who brought us up. I always look back at my career, and everything that has happened to me is because of the support of women. My mother, my sister, Michelle Obama, Kate Middleton - all these women have believed in my designs and worn them and given me a platform to increase my visibility.

Prabal Gurung
- Up
- Women
- Mother
Standing on the podium at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta and receiving a gold medal was the crowning jewel in a successful gymnastics career and, most certainly, the confirmation that my parents' sacrifices were not in vain.

Dominique Moceanu
- Parents
- Gold
- Gymnastics
I remember, when I was younger, it was such a big fantasy for me. Now that I actually have a career and have made an album, it's really surreal.

Candice Glover
- Remember
- Fantasy
- Album
The balancing act of motherhood and a career, and being a wife, is something that I don't think I'll ever perfect, but I love the challenge of it.

Kerri Walsh Jennings
- Perfect
- Wife
- Challenge