“My career has been very strange. My career is like a heart monitor. I get involved in a good project now and then to keep things going. And then I make things that I work on that I hope are going to be good so I can make a living and keep a roof over the heads of those little monsters I have in my house.” HeartLittlesHas BeensI CanHouseCareersStrangeInvolvedProjectsBe GoodMonstersNow And ThenRoofGet Involved Author:Michael Madsen
“Maybe further down the road in my career, in a couple of years when I'm maybe not that fast any more around the court, then maybe it would be good to come to the net a little bit more often” YearsLittlesWould BeBitsCareersCoupleLittle BitCourtBe GoodDown The Road Author:Roger Federer
“It's not an irrational decision, I've been thinking about this for quite a while and maybe it'll be good for me [on his career break” ThinkingDecisionCareersBreakBe GoodIrrational Author:Ronnie O'Sullivan
“I HAVE no patience with the hypothesis occasionally expressed, and often implied, especially in tales written to teach children to be good, that babies are born pretty much alike, and that the sole agencies in creating differences between boy and boy, and man and man, are steady application and moral effort. It is in the most unqualified manner that I object to pretensions of natural equality. The experiences of the nursery, the school, the University, and of professional careers, are a chain of proofs to the contrary.” MenChildrenSchoolBornNaturalDifferencesEffortMoralBoysCareersTeachWrittenObjectsBabyCreatingUniversityBe GoodProofContraryTalesChainsAgencyApplicationSteadySoleHypothesisPretensionNurseryImpliedUnqualifiedNo PatienceProfessional CareerI Have No Patience Book:Hereditary Genius: An Inquiry Into Its Laws and Consequences Source: Hereditary Genius: An Inquiry Into Its Laws and Consequences
“This is something that I do consider to be good advice: I took my first paycheck and I put it in the goddamn bank. Then I took my second paycheck and put it in the goddamn bank. I had seen the roller coaster of my father's career - top of the world, then unemployed - and I never wanted to take a job because I needed money.” WorldFirstsWantedJobsFatherMoneyCareersAdviceNeededBe GoodUnemployedGood AdvicePaychecksRoller CoasterCoastersTop Of The World Author:Joss Whedon
“A lot of people are like, 'So you want to be famous.' And I'm like, 'No, I want to be good at my craft. I don't care about fame, I don't care if I even ever make it. As long as people know what I am as an actress in this business, I'm set for my career right now.” PeopleIfsKnowsWantLongCareCareersRight NowFameDon't CareActressesBe GoodCraftsI Don't CareChloe Author:Chloe Grace Moretz
“Get into something that's really personal that means something to you, where you have something to say and is something really individualized. I wish I was more aware of that when I started my career instead of doing a few things I was told would be good for me. And they weren't, because it left me empty, so I didn't do a good job anyways. I think that's what's key to what we do: It's got to be personal.” ThinkingMeanWould BeJobsLeftWishCareersKeysEmptyBe GoodGood Job Author:Brad Pitt
“I was told that my going to college wouldn't be good for my career. I think that's nonsense. It's good to empower yourself by cutting yourself off from this business every once in a while.” ThinkingCareersCuttingCollegeBe GoodEmpoweringNonsenseGoing To CollegeEmpower YourselfCutting Yourself Author:Claire Danes
“Many women assume they can't be good mothers and have challenging careers at the same time, so they might give up trying to do both as they get to a crucial point in their career. Although it can be hard at times, it's important for women to recognize the benefits of working outside the home.” GivingTryingImportantHardHomeMightMotherChallengesCareersGiving UpBenefitsAssumingWork OutBe GoodCrucialGood Mother Author:Susan Wojcicki
“I had a good, sound upbringing with sensible people around me. I was brought up by intelligent parents. My mother always said to me, "You've got to work at your career and you've got to be good at it. Okay, you've had a bit of success but that's not longevity. You've got to really work for a long time."” PeopleLongSaidMotherBitsParentSoundCareersLong TimeOkayIntelligentBe GoodSensibleLongevityUpbringing Author:Olivia Newton-John
“Advertising. I'd definitely like to try that. In fact, it was a genuine second choice career-wise. I'd be good at selling stuff - I've got the gift of the gab.” TryingFactsChoicesStuffCareersWiseBe GoodGenuineSellingAdvertisingSecond Choice Author:Tony Blackburn
“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