“Given, a man with moderate intellect, a moral standard not higher than the average, some rhetorical affluence and a great glibness of speech, what is the career in which, without the aid of birth or money, he may most easily attain power and reputation in English society? Where is that Goshen of mediocrity in which a smattering of science and learning will pass for profound instruction, where platitudes will be accepted as wisdom, bigoted narrowness as holy zeal, unctuous egoism as God-given piety?” MenMayGivenMoralCareersAtheismBirthHigherHolySpeechStandardsProfoundAverageIntellectPositive AtheismAidsAcceptedReputationMediocrityInstructionModeratesZealPietyEgoismAffluenceRhetoricalPlatitudesEnglish Society Book:The Essays of George Eliot Source: The Essays of George Eliot
“I knew that one movie could either kill my career or give birth to it. It's the same thing with Nelson. If you fail at Nelson [movie about nelson Mandela], you don't get to comeback and say, 'Well, I was trying. Let me do it again.' There are no re-takes.” IfsGivingTryingWellsCareersFailingBirthLet MeComebackNelson Author:Terrence Howard
“If you have a choice of selling shoes to ladies or giving birth to a flaming porcupine... look into that second, less painful career.” IfsGivingLooksChoicesCareersBirthShoesPainfulSellingGiving BirthPorcupinesSelling Shoes Author:Richard Jeni
“I chose a career in obstetrics and gynecology because there's something about honoring women, honoring the birth process. We all come from women, and there's something extraordinary about the mothers who raised us.” MotherProcessCareersBirthRaisedExtraordinaryGynecology Author:Annie Lennox
“I have had someone wonderful things happen to me during my career and lifetime. Of course, personally, the birth of my daughter is the highlight of my life.” HappensCoursesCareersWonderfulBirthDaughterLifetimeThings HappenMy DaughterWonderful ThingsHighlights Author:Olivia Newton-John
“I went to business school, and I went straight from that to a nine-year career at Microsoft. Eventually, I ran a big chunk of the consumer products division for Microsoft.Then I left with the birth of our first daughter because Bill and I both wanted to have a few kids.” YearsFirstsBigsKidsWantedSchoolLeftCareersProductsBirthDaughterBillsNineConsumersRanDivisionMicrosoftNine YearsChunksBusiness School Author:Melinda Gates
“Called to the throne by the voice of the people, my maxim has always been: A career open to talent without distinction of birth. It is this system of equality for which the European oligarchy detests me” PeopleVoiceCareersTalentBirthEqualityDistinctionThronesMaximsOligarchy Author:Napoleon Bonaparte