“Growing up I definitely looked up to Dominique Moceanu. She was my favorite gymnast and she was on that '96 Olympic team. She was always so fun to watch. I kind of wanted to model my career after hers.” KindWantedFunCareersWatchesGrowing UpGrowingTeamModelsMy FavoriteGymnast Author:Alicia Sacramone
“I felt like the luckiest kid in the world. And I was. I was growing up middle-class in a time when growing up middle-class in America meant there would be jobs for my parents, good schools for me to prepare myself for a career, and, if I worked hard and played by the rules, a chance for me to do anything I wanted.” IfsWorldHardWould BeKidsWantedSchoolJobsAmericaFeltParentChanceClassCareersGrowing UpGrowingMiddleMiddle ClassGood School Author:Al Franken
“In a consumer society, expectations dare not plateau, because a growing economy depends on rising expectations... The more we let our level of contentment be determined by outside factors-a new car, fashionable clothes, a prestigious career, social status-the more we relinquish control over our own happiness.” SocialLevelsCareersEconomyGrowingCarDependsClothesExpectationsDareDeterminedFactorsConsumersRisingContentmentConsumerismFashionableOverconsumptionNew CarSocial StatusPrestigiousGrowing EconomyFashionable Clothes Author:Paul Brand
“I've been writing about growing old for some time, really from the beginning of my career. It's something I'm apparently hung up about and now that I am old, hopefully I speak about it with some authority.” WritingSpeakCareersGrowingAuthorityHopefullyHungGrowing Old Author:Loudon Wainwright III
“Being funny wasn't a career choice growing up, it was my way out of situations; a way to survive another day.” WayChoicesSituationCareersGrowing UpGrowingMy WayAnother DayBeing FunnyCareers Choices Book:I Am the New Black Source: I Am the New Black
“I've never thought about the end of my career. I've had this growing motto in my life to live day to day - and when you live day to day, it's hard to talk years.” YearsEndsHardCareersGrowingDay To DayMotto Author:Troy Polamalu
“I am an Asian designer. I was born in Taiwan. That is who I am. But I am a designer, like any designer of any race. Growing up in the '80s in Taiwan, the arts were not considered a career.” ArtBornRaceCareersGrowing UpGrowingWho I AmDesigner80sAsianTaiwan Author:Jason Wu
“The word ‘philanthropy’ brings up an image of somebody who’s had an illustrious career, has retired and is giving to highly established institutions that may or may not have ivy growing up their walls. I personally have felt the need to give philanthropy a reboot.” NeedsGivingMayFeltCareersGrowing UpGrowingWallInstitutionsPhilanthropyRetiredIvy Author:Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen
“I had parents who were working actors, who did really well in their careers, but it was a living. So it was a reality for me growing up; it wasn't a fantasy. It wasn't sitting there going, "I want to be adored." It wasn't that at all. Not to say that the screams of fans aren't a smile-raiser, but that was never the pull for me.” WantWellsRealityActorsParentCareersFantasyGrowing UpGrowingFansSittingScream Author:Benedict Cumberbatch
“It was a real honor for me to get to be the first woman astronaut. I think it's really important that young girls that are growing up today can see that women can be astronauts too. There have actually been a lot of women, who are astronauts, that that's a career that's open to them.” ThinkingFirstsImportantRealTodayYoungGirlCareersGrowing UpGrowingHonorAstronaut Author:Sally Ride
“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 think there comes a time in any comedian's career where they can either coast or keep growing and evolving.” ThinkingCareersGrowingEvolveComedianCoastThere Comes A Time Author:Ted Alexandro