“You can get famous for doing something stupid and empty, but you do something stupid and empty and you're already famous, you lose your career.” LosesCareersStupidEmpty Author:Billy Bob Thornton
“I have no fear; I have nothing to lose. I'd rather burn out than fade away, and I would rather go out in a blaze of glory on my own terms than let anybody dictate anything to me in my career. I had the chance to wrestle The Undertaker [on Smackdown in 2013], and one thing I took away from it was that he looked me in the eye and said, 'Trust your instincts because you've got great instincts.'” SaidEyeTermLosesChanceMy OwnCareersOne ThingGloryInstinctFadesNo FearFade AwayHave No FearNothing To LoseBurn OutUndertakerTrust Your Instincts Author:Dean Ambrose
“In the Atlantean civilization, law existed to create order, that is to say, to see justice was done. In the old way, the law was equal for all, not the strong win and the weak lose.” WayDoneSuccessLawOrderWinningStrongLosesJusticeCareersCivilizationEqualWeakAncient EgyptOld WaysAtlantis Author:Frederick Lenz
“I believe in winning. It is clean. I like it. I definitely don't believe in losing. It is a bad attitude. It is not necessary to lose, but it does happen once in a while.” BelieveDoeHappensSuccessWinningI BelieveLosesAttitudeCareersBuddhismLosingCleanDon't BelieveI Believe InBad Attitude Author:Frederick Lenz
“The way to win the race is not to trip somebody else. Simply have more energy. You will not only have a greater chance of winning; but whether you win or lose, you'll be happy.” WaySuccessWinningEnergyLosesChanceRaceCareersGreaterBuddhismWin Or Lose Author:Frederick Lenz
“You work many hours. It is the major activity of your life. You can lose a lot of energy or gain a lot of energy from it. Put your full attention into it and do a good job, because it is part of your impeccability.” JobsSuccessEnergyHoursLosesAttentionCareersBuddhismActivityMajorsGainsGood Job Author:Frederick Lenz
“I love doing animation - mainly because you get to over-act. They're always saying "more," "louder," "bigger," "huger" and you just turn it lose. Plus, doing animation voiceovers, I have learned so much, and it's always good in your career to discover something you didn't know, and to learn to do things differently. So it's a fascinating experience.” KnowsTurnsLosesCareersBiggerFascinatingPlusI Have LearnedAnimation Author:David McCallum
“There were times in my career when I would try to write songs like Bob Dylan... Artists get hooked up in that. To be a follower, you lose.” WritingTryingArtistSongLosesCareersFollowersBobDylanHooked Author:Del Shannon
“Jenny Simpson loses her shoe in the women's fifteen hundred, with a lap and a half to go, destroying her chances to repeat as world champion, and she gives the most gracious interview afterward about how she's had a wonderful career already. Great for Jenny Simpson. Bad for the sport! We need drama!” WorldNeedsGivingSportsLosesChanceHalfCareersWonderfulDramaHundredShoesChampionRepeatsInterviewsDestroyingFifteenLapGraciousWorld ChampionsJenny Author:Malcolm Gladwell
“Careers go in cycles. I've plateau-ed. I've been at the bottom of the ocean... You win some, you lose some.” WinningLosesCareersOceanBottomCycles Author:Brendan Fraser
“If you're 22 years old and you can't believe you're even in the position to have a career making music, the first thing you're going to think is: Maintain. Don't lose it. And that's precisely what causes you to lose everything.” IfsThinkingYearsFirstsBelieveCausesLosesCareersPosition Author:Danger Mouse