“There's a false notion that success is a zero sum game. To win in our careers we have to give up family. To work hard we have to sacrifice sleep. To accomplish we must take (or borrow or steal) from somewhere else in our lives. It's just not the case.” GivingHardGamesWinningSleepCareersCasesOur LivesSacrificeHard WorkGiving UpNotionAccomplishStealingZeroSomewhere ElseZero Sum Game Author:Maynard Webb
“Most people have this perception that you have to be out there running for an hour and a half every day. But you don't have to give up your career and family to run a marathon.” PeopleGivingRunningHoursHalfCareersGiving UpPerceptionMarathon Author:Jeff Galloway
“The way to "find" the perfect career is to give up the notion that you will ever find it, stumble across it, or that it will somehow magically find you, and to get to work designing it.” WayGivingPerfectCareersDesignGiving UpNotion Author:Nicholas Lore
“This is my dream. I ain't giving up. I see a band like the Red Hot Chili Peppers, and they've had their ups and downs, but they've continued with heart. We look up to that. I see Papa Roach being around for another 15 years. We've always wanted to be a career band.” GivingYearsLooksHeartDreamWantedCareersBandGiving UpRedHotLook UpUps & DownsPeppersPapaRoachesRed HotChiliChili PeppersRed Hot Chili PeppersPapa Roach Author:Jacoby Shaddix
“I couldn't concentrate on music. So I made the choice to give up my career as a musician in the frontline to deal with the business.” GivingMadeChoicesDealsCareersGiving UpMusicianFrontline Author:Robert Fripp
“Fame, do I like it? No. It has bought a lot for me in my career, but there are a lot of downsides to it. You give up your privacy. I did it to myself but not to my family and friends. You don't ask for it. You just have to live with it.” GivingAsksCareersFameGiving UpMy FamilyPrivacyFamily And Friends Author:Cara Delevingne
“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
“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
“I felt if I didn't find anything, I would give up a scientific career altogether.” IfsGivingFeltCareersGiving Up Author:Simon LeVay
“If women decide that their mission, their political career, balances out what they have to give up, they can be and are equally successful as men.” IfsMenGivingPoliticalCareersSuccessfulBalanceGiving UpMissions Author:Dalia Grybauskaite