“Show business is fickle, and though I have been blessed with a healthy career, who knows how long that will last?” KnowsLongHas BeensShowsLastsCareersKnow HowHealthyBlessedShow BusinessFickle Author:Tamara Tunie
“So when my film career took off, I always felt like I was trying to play catch-up because I hadn't studied acting before. I didn't know how to manage money or my career. When I look back, I think I was a little bit shell-shocked.” ThinkingKnowsTryingLooksLittlesPlayFilmFeltBitsActingCareersKnow HowLittle BitManageShellsShocked Author:Lea Thompson
“One of the most startling discoveries of my career was when I realized that the strongest women in the world are not lesbians but heterosexual women, who know how to handle men.” KnowsMenWorldCareersKnow HowDiscoveryI RealizedHandleStrongest Book:Vamps & Tramps: New Essays Source: Vamps & Tramps: New Essays
“I think for a lot of artists, if you're lucky enough to have a kind of career, especially toward the end, you start to think about what the whole ensemble looks like. It's the whole that counts. The parts are given, but you don't know how the whole thing's going to look when it's all put together.” IfsThinkingKnowsLooksKindEndsEnoughWholeTogetherArtistGivenCareersKnow HowLuckyEnsemble Author:Frank Stella
“Look at guys like Larry Bird and George Brett and John McEnroe; that's what they did in their careers. They all wanted to be the guy under the microscope late in the game or late in the match. So you just take on that know-how that that's part of your responsibility, and you learn that's what makes it exciting. That's what makes it fun!” KnowsLooksWantedGuyGamesFunResponsibilityCareersKnow HowLateBirdExcitingLarryMicroscopes Author:Wayne Gretzky
“People don't know how heavily involved I am in my own career. I'm on 15 to 25 conference calls every few days strategizing with my team. I think a lot of artists sit back and have it done for them. Sometimes as women in the industry - if you're sexy or like doing sexy things - some people subconsciously negate your brain. They think you're stupid.” PeopleIfsThinkingKnowsSometimesDoneArtistMy OwnBrainCareersKnow HowTeamStupidIndustryInvolvedSexyConferencesYou Re StupidConference Calls Author:Nicki Minaj
“You never know how diverse your career can be. I think it's wonderful. My life has always been the next page, not the last page.” ThinkingKnowsLastsNextCareersKnow HowWonderfulPagesDiverse Author:Jack Welch
“The disowned parts of ourselves are what get in the way of us having the relationships we long for, the careers we don't know how to create, and the goals we want to achieve. It is by getting in touch with ALL the parts of ourselves - by having a gentle dialogue with all the "selves" we have inside - that we integrate them into a more comfortable, peaceful way of being with ourselves.” KnowsWayWantLongSelfGoalCareersKnow HowAchieveComfortableDialoguePeacefulGentleIntegrating Author:Shakti Gawain
“He said I couldn't do (off the field) what I did when I was 23 or 24, and I paid attention to him. Damn it, I got a trainer and went to spring training in the best shape of my career and in 1985 had the best season I ever had and we won the World Series. Before that, I didn't know how long I was going to play. That talk with Mr. Fogelman was the most inspiring talk I ever had with anyone.” KnowsWorldLongSaidPlayAttentionCareersKnow HowFieldsShapesSpringTrainingSeasonsPaidSeriesDamnTrainersWorld SeriesSpring TrainingMost Inspiring Author:George Brett
“The no-hitter was the highlight of my career. The specialness of it, I didn't know how lasting it would be when it happened. Everywhere I go, people talk about that game, how exciting it was. That makes me very proud. I'm awfully happy that a ball didn't bloop in somewhere.” PeopleKnowsWould BeGamesCareersKnow HowHappenedProudBallsExcitingLastingHighlightsSpecialness Author:Jim Abbott
“I didn't know how story worked. So, when writing the screenplay, people introduced me to the science of it. And I'm grateful. I'll probably use that information for the rest of my career, in terms of writing novels or writing stories. And then, of course, to help me live a better story, a more meaningful story” PeopleKnowsWritingHelpingStoriesUseCoursesTermCareersNovelKnow HowInformationGratefulMeaningfulHelp MeScreenplaysWriting Stories Author:Donald Miller
“Tweeting is something you can do wherever you are, on your phone, on the computer, in an airport lounge. It's easy to do, and I do find it fun to communicate with people. It's quite nice that we can have almost direct contact with anyone in the world at any time. I don't know how important it is in terms of one's career. It seems to be pretty much superfluous in terms of that, but it's nice to communicate.” PeopleKnowsWorldImportantSeemsFunEasyTermCan DoCareersKnow HowNiceComputerDirectPhonesCommunicateContactAirportsSuperfluousWherever You Are Author:Boy George