“I think one of the worst things schools have done is taken out all of the stuff like art, music, woodworking, sewing, cooking, welding, auto-shop. All these things you can turn into careers. How can you get interested in these careers if you don't try them on a little bit?” IfsThinkingTryingLittlesArtDoneSchoolTurnsStuffBitsCareersTakenWorstLittle BitCookingShopsWorst ThingsSewingArt MusicWoodworkingWelding Author:Temple Grandin
“I don't know where my career is going to lead me. I would like my career to be as diverse as possible. I've done theater and I've done music, and I would love to keep that in my life.” KnowsDoneCareersTheaterDiverseLeading Me Author:Graham Phillips
“On a personal note, I think it won't be until after I've retired that I'm fully aware of what I've done or what I've gone on to achieve in my career.” ThinkingDoneCareersGoneAchieveNotesRetired Author:Lionel
“The Democratic party is one that I've always observed. I have struggled greatly in life from the day I was born and I am honored to be apart of something that focuses on working class citizens and molds them into a proud specimen. Mr. Roosevelt and Mr. Kennedy have done so much in that regard for the two generations they've won over during their career course.” TwoDoneCoursesBornPartyClassCareersGenerationsProudCitizensRegardDemocraticWorking ClassHonoredDemocratic PartyMold Author:Joan Crawford
“I know that when I have had whatever run-ins I have had throughout my career, I have had them because I have done the things that I feel like I need to do to be the best, and that is why I am in this sport, that is what drives me.” KnowsNeedsFeelsDoneRunningSportsCareersBeing The Best Author:Brad Keselowski
“I love to draw, so I really want to go and study art. I've never done things for me. I've always done things for my career or for my family.” WantArtDoneCareersStudyDrawsMy Family Author:Milla Jovovich
“Sometimes I am more interested in the richness of the material with all the stuff we've done which all tell a story to me rather than any single film career I could have, because I really do find myself interested in other people's ideas. I just want to be responsible with an array of things that engage me and feel vital, opposed to the corporate media out there that is just about making the loudest noises possible.” PeopleWantFeelsIdeasSometimesDoneStoriesFilmStuffCareersMediaMaterialsResponsibleNoiseCorporateRichnessBeing Responsible Author:Larry Fessenden
“It took a while to find a passion for another career that was as strong as the passion that I had for football. Once I found it in acting, it was simple. Use the tools you were given from playing football and apply it to your new passion. I have done that through acting, producing and writing.” WritingDoneUsePassionFoundStrongGivenSimpleActingCareersFootballToolsPlaying Football Author:Maurice Hall
“I've kept the people who've been in my career who I feel are my family. Kathy [Kennedy] had been with me since 1978. Janusz Kaminsky, my cinematographer, has made every movie with me since Schindler's List. Michael Kahn has cut every movie I've directed since 1976 when we made Close Encounters together. Rick Carter has done more than 15 of my directed films as a production designer.” PeopleFeelsMadeDoneTogetherFilmCareersCuttingMy FamilyProductionsListsDesignerEncountersCarterCinematographersSchindlerSchindler's ListClose Encounters Author:Steven Spielberg
“Billy not only had a distinguished career in the Legislature, but he also has great business instincts and has done exceedingly well making investment decisions in both stocks and private ventures such as real estate.” WellsRealDoneDecisionCareersInstinctInvestmentEstatesVentureDistinguishedLegislatureGreat Business Author:Christie Hefner
“After Princess Diaries, I was labeled a good girl, and for the first eight years of my career I had to fight to get any other kind of role. But I like fighting for a job, actually. Once you get it, you feel like you've emerged victorious from the scrap and you're like, "OK, this one's mine. Did it. Done."” FeelsYearsFirstsKindDoneJobsGirlFightingCareersRolesMinesLike YouEightPrincessDiariesScrapGood GirlPrincess Diaries Author:Anne Hathaway
“Obviously, throughout my career, I've always felt like certain things come to me at the right time. When I look at the work that I've done, it's always very indicative of where I was in my life at the moment.” LooksDoneMomentsCertainFeltCareersRight Time Author:Jennifer Lopez
“I have always tried to avoid regrets. Could I have done differently some things in my career? Maybe.” DoneCareersRegret Author:Rafael Nadal
“I have always wanted to do daytime television, but past handlers and agents had steered me away from it because they would say to me, "Darius, you have already passed that mark in your career. You have done prime time and feature films and continue to go upward," and I go, "Are you kidding me?".” DoneWantedPastFilmCareersTelevisionMarkAgentsFeaturesPrimeDaytimePrime TimeDarius Author:Darius McCrary
“I sleep well. In my entire legal career, I have not lost much sleep at night worrying about things, because I've done what I could do in the time I had, and I've got some rest.” WellsDoneNightLostSleepCareersWorrySleep Well Author:Steven Pacey
“The best thing about having my very first audition lead me to an Oscar nomination means that I don't have to struggle the rest of my career to be nominated for an Oscar, to prove that I'm a great actress, because I've already done it. Now I can do things that just make me happy.” FirstsMeanI CanDoneCan DoCareersStruggleProveActressesBest ThingsOscarsAuditionsMake Me HappyLeading MeNominations Author:Gabourey Sidibe
“As I look back now on my coaching career, I think of my family, I think of the days that we spent together. I say this to coaches everywhere: If you ever have a chance to take your kids with you, take them. Don't miss that opportunity. Because when it's all over and done with, when you look back, those are going to be your fondest memories.” IfsThinkingLooksDoneKidsTogetherJobsOpportunityMemoriesChanceFamilyCareersMissingMy FamilyCoachesCoaching Author:John Madden
“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 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
“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
“The minute you feel like there's nothing left to learn, whether it's with your career or life, you're done.” FeelsDoneLeftCareersMinutes Author:Rashida Jones
“It would be quite unusual for me to get deep into a project and then shitcan it. One of the advantages of having done this for a while is that I have a better sense than I used to of when something is or isn't working. Until I developed that sense, this was a pretty dicey career for me, both in terms of paying the rent, and emotional wear and tear.” DoneWould BeUsedTermCareersTearsEmotionalProjectsAdvantageUnusual Author:Neal Stephenson
“I regret that I didn't enjoy it all more. I didn't savour it until the end because I was so hard on myself. Life goes by so quickly. A dancer's career goes by so quickly. You've got to enjoy those moments when you know you've done your best.” KnowsEndsHardDoneMomentsEnjoyCareersRegretDancerI RegretSavour Author:Karen Kain
“I think a lot of people try to plan things in their career. They feel like, If I don't get this done by the time I'm thirty, everything's over. But I've worked with a lot of people whose careers shot to the top later in life.” PeopleIfsThinkingFeelsTryingDoneCareersPlansShotsThirtyLater In Life Author:Alison Pill
“I've never really felt that being part of a literary community is all that important. It can be extremely detrimental to a writer. It can damage successful writers by giving them an exalted sense of what they've done, and it can crush less successful writers by infecting them with envy and malice at an early stage in their careers.” GivingImportantDoneFeltCommunityCareersSuccessfulStageEnvyDamageCrushMaliceExaltedDetrimental Author:Pankaj Mishra
“I've had a very different career than a lot of other musicians. I went through the major labels. I was signed to two major labels and bands. I've toured with Aerosmith, and I've had records on the charts, songs in the movies. If you had checklist of things a person wants to accomplish in music...I've done a lot. And I don't mean that in an egotistical way; I never take it for granted. But you can't think outside the box unless you know what's in the box.” IfsThinkingKnowsWayWantMeanPersonsTwoDifferentDoneSongCareersRecordsBandMajorsMusicianBoxesAccomplishGrantedLabelsEgotisticalOutside The BoxThink Outside The BoxChecklistsAerosmith Author:Michael Angelo Batio