“At the end of the day, if I can say that I had a career where I was able to play all different kinds of characters and I'm known as someone who is well-respected for my approach to the craft, that would be a beautiful life.” IfsWellsKindI CanDifferentEndsPlayCharacterWould BeAbleBeautifulKnownCareersApproachCraftsThe End Of The DayDifferent KindsBeautiful Life Author:Adepero Oduye
“If I can win a Cup race, that would pretty much show my whole career that I've been able to win in everything I've gotten into.” IfsI CanWholeShowsAbleWinningRaceCareersCups Author:Scott Pruett
“I actually feel like, for a lot of my career, I wasn't able to show my comedic range. I did a lot of dramas and dramedies. I was on 'E.R.' That's not generally thought of as a funny show.” FeelsShowsAbleCareersDramaRangeComedic Author:Busy Philipps
“The student develops an analytical as well as finely blended character. He is able to choose from a wide variety of job fields from which to embrace a career, without having to be a specialist in one particular discipline.” WellsCharacterAbleJobsCareersFieldsStudentsParticularDisciplineEmbraceWideVarietySpecialists Author:Philippe Perrin
“But if you want to be a songwriter-based musician, whether you play punk or rock or country or jazz, whatever, you have to work on your songwriting and you have to work on being able to play in front of people, I think. That performance is how you create the groundwork for a lasting career.” PeopleIfsThinkingWantCountryPlayAbleCareersRocksFrontsMusicianPerformancesJazzLastingSongwritingPunkSongwritersGroundwork Author:Amy Ray
“I've been blessed in my career to be able to do studio and independent films.” AbleFilmCareersIndependentBlessedStudiosIndependent Film Author:Jackson Rathbone
“Maybe because I didn't have a huge film career right off the bat, I've been able to create something different, which is so important to me. That's myself, my idea of who I am.” ImportantIdeasDifferentAbleFilmCareersHugeWho I AmBats Author:Kim Raver
“In my Olympic history I don't think I have achieved my potential as an athlete. That's what I want when I look back at my career. I want to be able to say I gave it my best shot.” ThinkingWantLooksAbleCareersShotsAthleteBest Shot Author:Paula Radcliffe
“I think it's become an economic necessity for people to be able to learn and grow throughout their lives, because most people can't get through their entire career with one skill set. We have to keep reinventing ourselves.” PeopleThinkingAbleGrowsCareersEconomicSkillsReinventing Author:Chesley Sullenberger
“I feel very blessed in my career to have been able to bounce back and forth between different things, television and film, comedies and some dramas, but I am, um, as long as the script inspires me and there good people, that's it. I'm in.” PeopleFeelsLongHas BeensDifferentAbleFilmCareersComedyTelevisionInspireDramaBlessedScriptsDifferent ThingsGood PeopleBack And ForthBounce Author:Geoff Stults
“It wasn't until I moved to Nashville that I realized what an amazing community it is. It's the thing I've been missing my whole career, the feeling of being able to sit around with a guitar and have people know each other's songs and know songs from people who've influenced all of us. When I moved here pretty early on Vince Gill started calling me to do guitar pulls, and I thought, gosh, this is just like heaven on earth down here.” PeopleKnowsWholeFeelingsAbleEarthSongHeavenCommunityCareersMissingCallingMovedGuitarI RealizedNashvilleHeaven On Earth Author:Sheryl Crow
“People who tap the kundalini and are able to release it are more successful. Anyone who is really on top has some access to the kundalini. They have learned somewhere down the line, in this or other lives, ways of releasing power.” PeopleWayAbleSuccessLinesCareersSuccessfulBuddhismAccessRelease Author:Frederick Lenz
“In my own deepening understanding of myself I find my capacity to serve others is deepened as well. The better I am at self-care the more genuinely nurturing of others I am able to be.” WellsSelfCareAbleUnderstandingMy OwnCareersCapacitySelf KnowledgeSelf CareNurturing Author:Mary Anne Radmacher
“There is something magical about that green coat. I mean that sincerely. It's a very special week, and being able to wear that green jacket. It's made my whole career. It's special.” MeanMadeWholeAbleCareersWeekSpecialGreenCoatsSincerelyJackets Author:Fuzzy Zoeller
“As time goes on and you become more comfortable in your career path, and things are starting to make sense, and it's not just about work, you find that you're able to focus on other things and other people.” PeopleAbleCareersPathFocusGoes OnComfortableStartingMake SenseCareer PathTime Goes On Author:George Clooney
“Somewhere in my wildest childhood I must have done something right. Being able to make a boyhood dream come true is one thing, but to have a kid come along and thrill his dad like Brett Hull has thrilled me over his career is too much for one guy to handle.” DoneDreamKidsAbleGuySportsCareersToo MuchOne ThingChildhoodDadHandleThrillDreams Come TrueBoyhoodHull Author:Bobby Hull
“I think every single point will be important, .. I think more than anything, I'll just have to be able to compete better. When you're playing Serena Williams, you have to compete better than her. I got a lot of tricks from Serena just watching her. She inspired me so many times. I also got motivated by her in the early part of my career, and even now. I just have to compete better, bottom line.” ThinkingImportantAbleLinesCareersInspiredBottomTricksMotivatedBottom Line Author:Venus Williams
“I've had a wonderful career and I'm very happy to have had all of the opportunities that I've had to tell stories and work for as long as I have. I'm sure there'll be a few more films but I'm happy that I'm able to be selective.” LongStoriesAbleFilmOpportunityCareersWonderfulVery HappySelective Author:Angelina Jolie
“I have been blessed in my career and I was able to afford the extra procedures and everything to have my children. Does that make me a better mother than someone who cannot afford it? No, of course not.” ChildrenDoeHas BeensAbleMotherCoursesCareersBlessedMy ChildrenExtrasProcedures Author:Cindy Margolis
“Everybody's career is different. In this new age of being able to talk to the whole world at once, the possibilities are staggering, really, to be able to do things yourself. But I've always enjoyed my relationship with the record company.” WorldDifferentWholeAgeAbleCompanyCareersRecordsPossibilityWhole WorldEnjoyedNew AgeRecord CompaniesStaggering Author:Lyle Lovett
“I used to be embarrassed because I was just a comic-book writer while other people were building bridges or going on to medical careers. And then I began to realize: entertainment is one of the most important things in people's lives. Without it they might go off the deep end. I feel that if you're able to entertain people, you're doing a good thing.” PeopleIfsFeelsImportantBookEndsMightAbleUsedRealizingCareersBuildingImportant ThingsGood ThingsEntertainmentMedicalUsed To BeComicBridgesComic BookEmbarrassedMedical CareBuilding Bridges Author:Stan Lee
“Fortunately for me I was able to do well here, and it really did great things for my career and now hopefully I can go out there and continue to do what I did.” WellsI CanAbleSportsCareersGreat ThingsHopefully Author:Latrell Sprewell
“'10' was amazing! I had no career before '10' and then all of a sudden I was able to do pretty much whatever I was able to do in the business.” AbleCareers Author:Bo Derek
“Now I'm a painter. That was another opportunity I was able to pursue, I've been painting all my life, now it's become a second career because of my success in the movies.” AbleOpportunityCareersPaintingPursuePainterAnother Opportunity Author:Tony Curtis
“If you meditate you will be able to find new ways to utilize your career and the routines of daily life.” IfsWayAbleCareersBuddhismDaily LifeNew Ways Author:Frederick Lenz
“Having the competitive edge to be able to succeed is having control of your time, life and mind.” MindAbleSuccessCareersBuddhismSucceedEdges Author:Frederick Lenz
“I always wanted to be an actor and I'd never dreamt that not only would I be able to do this for a living, but also on top of that I'd be able to choose and steer the course of my own career.” AbleWantedCoursesActorsMy OwnCareersSteers Author:Leonardo DiCaprio
“I'd always thought that if I could get sober and stay sober, I would be able to have a career making music. My drug and alcohol addiction was the one thing holding me back. I had finally gotten the tools to stay sober, and it was just a matter of writing the songs.” IfsWritingMatterWould BeAbleSongCareersOne ThingDrugToolsAddictionAlcoholIf I CouldSoberDrugs And AlcoholAlcohol Addiction Author:Macklemore
“I have that need in me, I want everyone to love me, but I'm embarrassed by that need, so I wanted to cover it up in my persona. I felt like I wouldn't be able to do stand-up for a career if I was needy. I didn't want to be complaining or whining onstage. I wanted to be cool and do exactly what I wanted to do. That way I would never have to change for anybody.” IfsWayWantNeedsAbleWantedFeltCareersComplainingEmbarrassedPersonaNeedyBeing CoolWhining Author:Anthony Jeselnik
“The most important decision I ever made in my career was to live my life in sports as honestly and ethically as possible. Never having compromised my values allows me to look back on my life with no regrets and feel satisfaction in what I was able to accomplish.” FeelsLooksMadeImportantAbleValuesSportsDecisionCareersRegretSatisfactionAccomplishHonestlyLiving My LifeNo RegretsImportant Decisions Author:Greg LeMond
“I met my wife, I had no money, I had nothing, and I started my family without really, my career was nowhere, but I had these other businesses, I had these things I was doing to be able to afford a small home.” HomeAbleCareersWifeMetsMy FamilyMy WifeNo Money Author:Greg Grunberg
“I've had so many critics over the past couple of months. I've had so many people who said I'm too old for this, I am burnt out. But, you know what, I am so hungry to make a career for myself. I was able to turn all this negativity into something positive.” PeopleKnowsSaidAblePastTurnsCareersMonthsCoupleCriticsHungryNegativityOver The PastBurnt Out Author:Ashley Wagner
“I had no plan for that year but it wound up being one of the most important years of my football coaching career. It hit me along the way that I needed to really get at the heart of what's really true to myself. And then I was able to mold it and shape it in the years at SC to become the approach and the concept and the culture that we try to create here at Seattle.” WayTryingYearsHeartImportantAbleCultureCareersPlansFootballNeededShapesApproachConceptsWoundsNflCoachingMoldSuper BowlSeattleReally TrueFootball CoachTrue To MyselfFootball Coaching Author:Pete Carroll
“Stay focused. You gotta believe in yourself. I think that's the biggest thing I've been able to do throughout my whole career, even before I actually had a big career in this industry.” ThinkingBelieveWholeBigsAbleCareersIndustryFocusedBelieve In YourselfBelieve In YouStay Focused Author:Ace Hood
“The true measure of a career is to be able to be content, even proud, that you succeeded through your own endeavors without leaving a trail of casualties in your wake.” AbleHappinessCareersProudSelf ImprovementLeavingEndeavorBusiness SuccessTrailsDishonestyCasualties Author:Alan Greenspan
“I'm a working actress able to make choices based on characters rather than what I 'should' do for my career.” ShouldCharacterAbleChoicesCareersActresses Author:Selma Blair
“For me, I was able to make that statement of faith early on when my career began, so there weren't really a lot of surprises. People around me knew where my husband Ray and I stood as far as my faith went.” PeopleAbleCareersHusbandSurpriseStatementsMy HusbandRays Author:Jodi Benson
“I'm a New Yorker, and working in New York was divine for me. I loved working there and going to work there, which I've been able to do three or four times in my career, and I just love it. It's my favorite.” AbleThreeCareersFourNew YorkDivineMy FavoriteGoing To WorkNew Yorkers Author:Ali MacGraw
“I don't want to be another Jordan, Magic, or Isiah. When my career is over, I want to be able to look in the mirror and say 'I did it my way'.” WayWantLooksAbleCareersMagicBasketballMirrorsMy WayNbaJordan Author:Allen Iverson
“But on the other hand, I look back at my career sometimes and can't believe how fast everything has gone and how much I've been able to accomplish.” BelieveLooksSometimesHandsAbleCareersGoneAccomplish Author:Karrie Webb
“Throughout my career, I was never able to relax; I always had to go on the field with another responsibility. I felt like I was playing, not just for my team, but for my race.” AbleFeltRaceResponsibilityCareersTeamFieldsGoes OnRelax Author:Warren Moon
“I want to be able to make people laugh and cry and feel happy or sad and feel all these different emotions through singing and acting. Hopefully throughout my career, I'll get to pursue them.” PeopleWantFeelsDifferentAbleActingEmotionCareersLaughingCrySingingIllPursueHopefullyMaking People LaughDifferent EmotionsSinging And Acting Author:Olivia Holt
“Given my age, I am pretty near the end, probably, of my career as a writer, a scholar, a teacher. And I wanted to speak of things I will not be able to do.” EndsAgeAbleWantedSpeakGivenCareersTeacherScholarI Am Pretty Author:George Steiner
“The most important thing to having a long career, as an actor, is diversity and being able to play different types of characters in different types of movies. I want to keep acting, all my life. In order to do that, I think it is important to go and do the bigger tentpole box office movies, and then also do more character roles.” ThinkingWantLongImportantDifferentPlayCharacterAbleOrderActorsActingCareersRolesTypeOfficeDiversityBiggerImportant ThingsBoxesBox OfficeLong Careers Author:Josh Hutcherson
“I surround myself with inspirational quotations. This easy-to-follow piece of advice has played a huge role in my being able to get past my own fears and insecurities throughout my entrepreneurial career.” MotivationalAblePastMotivationEasyMy OwnCareersRolesPiecesAdviceHugeInsecuritySurroundQuotationsEntrepreneurial Book:Start Something That Matters Source: Start Something That Matters
“In every career, you are balancing or negotiating tricky waters. But, I think that's been something nice that comedy has been able to give me a little bit more. I have the ability to laugh at myself and hopefully not take all of this whole world too seriously.” ThinkingWorldGivingLittlesHas BeensWholeAbleBitsWaterAbilityCareersLaughingComedyNiceLittle BitGive MeWhole WorldHopefullyTrickyNegotiatingHopefully Not Author:Anna Faris
“I've never left for New York. I've stood my ground here my whole career and hopefully will be able to until the day that I die.” WholeAbleDiesLeftCareersNew YorkHopefully Author:Hank Williams III
“I can make films. And some of them come out good, and some of them come out better, and some of them come out worse. But I've been very lucky over the years to be able to sustain the length of career that I've had.” YearsI CanAbleFilmCareersLuckyLength Author:Woody Allen
“I think if you're able to do over the course of your career 20, 30, 50 very wonderful rich characters, you'd rather have that than an Oscar.” IfsThinkingCharacterAbleCoursesCareersRichWonderfulOscars Author:Angela Bassett
“I went through a change in my life and my career where I finally understood how to train and prepare. I finally understood what it meant, and I've had so many fantasies about being able to go back and be 16 again. And redo parts of my high school career. Redo all of my college career. Redo my attempt to make an Olympic team.” AbleSchoolCareersFantasyTeamCollegeUnderstoodHigh SchoolTrainChanging My LifeRedos Author:Chael Sonnen