“I have spoken with many former athletes, and they tell me the best time they had was in sports. I listen to them and use their experience in my career.” UseSportsCareersAthleteFormerBest Times Author:Sergei Bubka
“If your opponent has an exposed king it is frequently worth sacrificing a pawn to be able to bring your rooks into the game, especially if your opponent's rooks are languishing in the corner. Kasparov has made a career out of such sacrifices.” IfsMadeAbleGamesCareersSacrificeKingsCornersChessOpponentsExposedPawns Author:Neil McDonald
“Through this additional support, we must renew our commitment to provide talented young people with the opportunity to build scientific careers based on their curiosity, the same opportunity that was provided to me when I began my work.” PeopleYoungOpportunityCareersSupportCommitmentCuriosity Author:Kenneth G. Wilson
“Minor league umpires are evaluated in their respective leagues each year and rated numerically. This enables umpires to know where they stand and helps them make prudent career decisions.” KnowsYearsHelpingDecisionCareersLeagueMinorsUmpiresPrudent Author:Jim Evans
“Whether it's choosing a career or deciding what charity to get involved with, the choice should come from your heart. Ultimately you are the one who has to get up every morning and enjoy what you are doing, so make sure it matters to you.” ShouldHeartMatterChoicesEnjoyCareersMorningInvolvedCharityGet UpEvery MorningGet Involved Author:Dave Thomas
“If you don't put 99 percent of yourself into the writing, there will be no publishing career. There's the writer and there's the author. The author - you don't ever think about the author. Just think about the writer. So my advice would be, find a way to not care - easier said than done.” IfsThinkingWayWritingSaidDoneWould BeCareCareersAdviceEasierPercentPublishingEasier Said Than Done Author:Andre Dubus
“I resented that my career wasn't going the way that it was supposed to. And I was angry that I wasn't getting the parts that I wanted.” WayWantedCareersAngry Author:Scott Thompson
“The whole point of a sacrifice is that you give up something you never really wanted in the first place. People are doing it around you all the time. They give up their careers, say -- or their beliefs -- or sex.” PeopleGivingFirstsWholeWantedBeliefSexCareersSacrificeGiving Up Author:John Osborne
“One could make money and get a career going with a low-budget horror film about killers attacking on holidays. It is always flattering to have somebody copy you.” FilmCareersHorrorLowsMaking MoneyBudgetsHolidayCopiesKillersAttackingFlatteringHorror Film Author:John Carpenter
“I'm either going to have the career I want doing films, or I'll do something else - I'll be gone.” WantFilmCareersGone Author:Matthew Fox
“I'm not saying I want a film career because I think I'm too good for television. I'm simply saying I want more control over my life.” ThinkingWantFilmCareersTelevision Author:Matthew Fox
“I had already been into my professional career for six years and had not won an individual gold medal at the Olympics. There was a tremendous amount of pressure going into 1996 to get it done.” YearsDoneIndividualCareersAmountSixGoldPressureOlympicsMedalGold MedalsGet It DoneProfessional Career Author:Michael Johnson
“Not being re-signed in Baltimore was probably the lowest point, mentally, of my career. That city was the only place where I wanted to be at the time, based on everything that had transpired.” WantedCitiesCareersLowestBaltimoreLowest Point Author:Eric Davis
“Looking back I find it hard to believe that I could forge a career in anything other than football but I didn't do too badly in my final exams and there were a few business-related courses that interested me.” BelieveHardCoursesCareersFootballFinalsRelatedLooking BackExamHard To BelieveFinal ExamsBusiness Related Author:Kenny Cunningham
“I did not win and in fact I was called into the principal's office for a consultation with my parents. But that was the beginning of my literary career.” FactsWinningParentCareersOfficePrincipalConsultation Author:William Joyce
“Corruption is subtle, just like the Bible said. Many young poets have come to me and asked, How am I gonna make it? They feel, and often with considerable justice, that they are being overlooked while others with less talent are out there making careers for themselves. I always give the same advice. I say, Do it the hard way, and you’ll always feel good about yourself. You write because you have to, and you get this unbelievable satisfaction from doing it well. Try to live on that as long as you’re able.” WayGivingFeelsWritingTryingWellsLongSaidHardAbleYoungJusticeCareersAdviceTalentPoetSatisfactionCorruptionFeel GoodSubtleAbout YourselfUnbelievableOverlookedHard Way Author:Philip Levine
“Write. Remember, people may keep you (or me) from being a published author but no one can stop you from being a writer. All you have to do is write. And keep writing. While you’re working at a career, while you’re raising children, while you’re trout fishing--keep writing! No one can stop you but you.” PeopleWritingMayChildrenRememberCareersFishingRaising ChildrenTroutTrout Fishing Author:Katherine Neville
“At some time in their careers, most good historians itch to write a history of the world, endeavor to discover what makes humanity the most destructive and creative of species.” WorldWritingHumanityCareersCreativeSpeciesDestructiveEndeavorHistorianWorld History Author:Paul Johnson
“I play the sort of character who would sell his grandmother for career advancement, something I've come across a lot with actors.” PlayCharacterActorsCareersSellsGrandmotherAdvancement Author:Hugh Grant
“I just don't believe in love at first sight any more, even though I've based my whole career on the concept.” FirstsBelieveWholeCareersConceptsSightDon't BelieveLove At First SightBelieve In LoveDon't Believe In Love Author:Hugh Grant
“[Learn] to slow down and perceive the mysterious events and opportunities that happen in life. We call them coincidences, but if we look closely we see they are meaningful. They bring us just the right information at just the right time to extend our careers, relationships, and growth. These events feel destined in some way, as though the world is set up to help us make a better life, work through our problems, and reach our dreams - if we just pay attention.” IfsWorldWayFeelsLooksHelpingProblemDreamHappensOpportunityGrowthPayAttentionCareersEventsInformationDown AndMeaningfulMysteriousPay AttentionPerceiveCoincidenceRight TimeDestinedOur DreamsSlow DownBetter Life Author:James Redfield
“This is a slow business to have success in. There are exceptions, but for the most part it's kind of like the last writer standing.... I've got gray. I've got plenty of gray. I'm creating a career slowly, like a coral reef.” KindLastsCareersCreatingStandingPlentyExceptionGrayReefsCoral Reefs Author:Robert Reed
“I don't consider myself to be a media guy. It just happens to be that I've had opportunities in the media. I don't consider myself to be on a career path. I'm just a Christian and a Catholic priest.” HappensChristianGuyOpportunityCareersPathMediaCatholicPriestsCareer Path Author:Jonathan Morris
“My favorite tattoo right now is the one on my lower stomach that reads "Almost Famous" because as my career grows I'm still humbled every morning when I look at that tattoo, and I'll always remember how much it sucked to ALMOST be famous.” LooksStillsRememberGrowsCareersMorningRight NowMy FavoriteStomachEvery MorningTattoo Author:Machine Gun Kelly
“No man can succeed in a line of endeavor which he does not like.” MenDoeMotivationalSuccessLinesPowerfulCareersSucceedEndeavorRehabilitationThink And Grow Rich Book:Think and grow rich: Brazilian edition Source: Think and grow rich: Brazilian edition
“Teaching well draws from the same well that writing draws from: the reserves of compassion and ability to listen and concentrate on another. So I have to have fine line between teaching and writing. I try not to ever think of career. I just try to go to the dream world every day.” ThinkingWorldWritingTryingWellsDreamLinesAbilityCompassionCareersTeachingFineDrawsReservesFine LinesDream World Author:Andre Dubus
“Historical romance is still very strong in the market. Writers of historical romance are making the bestselling lists on a regular basis and careers are growing. However, since there is much more variety in romance today, the total sales of historicals might be down from their peak. The talk of the market softening is a reflection of this, and of the fact that one does not see big growth in this area of the market.” DoeStillsFactsBigsMightTodayRomanceStrongGrowthCareersGrowingReflectionAreasBasesHistoricalListsVarietyVery Strong Author:Madeline Hunter
“I enjoy my solo career because I get to play smaller places like clubs and theaters, and the interaction with the audience is much higher quality. It also sounds better than a baseball stadium. Everybody has a good seat, and I don't have to play a specific part like I do in the Eagles.” PlayEnjoySoundQualityCareersAudienceHigherBaseballTheaterClubsSeatsInteractionSoloEaglesStadiums Author:Joe Walsh
“Any planning that I have in my career is totally accidental really.” CareersPlanning Author:Christian Bale
“All of the advice that I give, I'm not an expert by any means, but it's just my opinion. So if somebody likes me or likes y style or my career, I think they should have that feeling.” IfsThinkingGivingShouldMeanFeelingsOpinionCareersAdviceStyleShould HaveLikesExperts Author:Molly Ringwald
“You think you're writing one historical novel and it turns into three, and I'm quite used to a short story turning into a novel - that's happened through my whole career.” ThinkingWritingWholeStoriesUsedTurnsThreeCareersNovelHappenedHistoricalShort StoryHistorical Novels Author:Hilary Mantel
“I never really considered film as a career, but I knew I didn't want to be a builder. So I went to art college, and it just gradually happened.” WantArtFilmCareersHappenedCollegeBuilder Author:Roger Deakins
“I'm quite spontaneous in my decisions often. Your career is kind of what happens whilst you're busy developing other screenplays, and so it came out of the blue.” KindHappensDecisionCareersBlueBusyDevelopingSpontaneousScreenplays Author:Joe Wright
“Sometimes, you go - you achieve a few things in life. I have achieved more career success than I ever experienced or that I ever thought. And I just realized, it doesn't make you happy. It's an elemental truth. It's so true.” SometimesCareersAchieveThings In LifeMake You HappyElementalsCareer SuccessJust Realized Author:David Brooks
“I'm really loving acting. I want this as a career. I'll still write music and collaborate with people, but I'm focused on the acting path.” PeopleWantWritingStillsActingCareersPathFocused Author:Julianne Hough
“What I love about the gay thing is that every single person I type into Google, it doesn't matter if it's Florence Welch, anybody, if you are not being called gay you don't have a career. That's my theory!” IfsPersonsMatterCareersTheoryTypeGayGoogleSingle PersonFlorence Author:Daniel Radcliffe
“I've done a lot of independent travelling, which hasn't been the best career choice, but it's been a really great life choice.” DoneChoicesCareersIndependentReally GreatLife ChoicesCareers Choices Author:Nikki Reed
“I'm almost 40, so it's an awkward time in my career. You kind of hope it comes through and, if not, I'll be a waiter. Awesome.” IfsKindCareersAwkwardWaiter Author:Matthew Lillard
“Being Jewish and having lost relatives in the Holocaust, I've always been aware of the meaning of prejudice. These are things that have remained with me throughout my political career.” PoliticalLostCareersPrejudiceHolocaust Author:Bernie Sanders
“I consider myself lucky to have had wonderful teachers. They expose you to a lot and basically teach you how to paint. I think of my career as a series of lucky incidents.” ThinkingCareersTeachTeacherWonderfulLuckySeriesPaintIncidentsWonderful Teacher Author:Brice Marden
“I don't want to, I don't plan my career based on what I want people to believe I'm capable of doing. So I just take things that I think might be good or might be fun to do or might ultimately entertain.” PeopleThinkingWantBelieveMightFunCareersPlansCapableBe Good Author:Steve Carell
“And when you're with a great crew like we had, it becomes a thrilling, again, collaboration, which is to me one of the great aspects of the process that you go through. I find myself at this point in my career, getting potentially, incredibly bored if I stand around a lot, so that's why I really like the pace of television.” IfsProcessCareersTelevisionAspectBoredCollaborationPaceCrewThrilling Author:Glenn Close
“Happiness, sadness, being mean and being nice. They're all very close to one another. My goal in my career is to do movies that are both... I hate when people say is it a comedy or a drama? My favorite movies are kind of both. Just like life, one day you're not crying all day, one day you're not laughing all day. I like to play characters that have that kind of balance, too.” PeopleKindMeanPlayCharacterHateGoalCareersLaughingComedyNiceSadnessCryBalanceDramaOne DayI HateMy FavoriteBeing NiceBeing MeBeing MeanHappiness Sadness Author:Topher Grace
“I do save a lot. I'm a reality TV star but at the end of the day I know you have to save. With my career it can sometimes be over in an instant and that's why I've always saved.” KnowsEndsSometimesRealityStarsCareersTvsSavedInstantThe End Of The DayReality Tv Author:Amy Childs
“I took part in a theatre festival in Massachusetts two summers after I graduated from college. Then I was in Los Angeles thinking: "I'm going to go to New York." I'd decided that I would not have a chance of a film career, so I was about to make the move. I bought a plane ticket and found a place to live in New York, packed my bags and of course the universe "told me" that I was not meant to go. Suddenly, a week before I was supposed to leave, I had three job offers and one of them was my first movie.” ThinkingFirstsTwoJobsFilmMovingUniverseThreeCoursesFoundChanceCareersWeekNew YorkCollegeOffersSummerDecidedTheatrePlanesBagsLos AngelesTicketsFestivalsPlaces To LiveMassachusetts Author:Chris Pine
“You'd be lucky to get tortured to death in one of my films. It's the best thing that could happen to your career. But I'm very aware that as soon as you put women in this situation, all of a sudden people are like: "Wow, well wait a second!" Immediately, people become very sensitive to it.” PeopleWellsHappensFilmWaitingSituationCareersLuckyBest ThingsSensitiveWow Author:Eli Roth
“Careers go in cycles. I've plateau-ed. I've been at the bottom of the ocean... You win some, you lose some.” WinningLosesCareersOceanBottomCycles Author:Brendan Fraser
“I'm at a stage in my career where I don't expect or get too much editorial input into what I'm doing. I have a proven track record of success, so my editors are willing to cut me some slack even when a particular approach is not to their personal taste.” CareersRecordsToo MuchCuttingStageParticularWillingTasteApproachTrackEditorsProvenInputEditorialsTrack RecordPersonal Taste Author:Grant Morrison
“I think it's cool when Scorsese will pop up in a movie or something like that. I never want to make a career out of that or anything. I like directing. That's my favorite thing.” ThinkingWantCareersMy FavoritePopsFavorites ThingsScorsese Author:Jody Hill
“Part of what's exciting to me about my career is the constant looking forward. Whenever I finish one project, I am looking to what's next.” NextCareersProjectsExcitingConstantLooking Forward Author:Michael Ian Black