“Peter Forsberg's skills and determination made him one of the most powerful forwards in the NHL during the best years of his career. Hearing of his retirement is sad news but one day every athlete has to come to this decision. He should be very proud of all he accomplished throughout his career.” ShouldYearsMadeDecisionPowerfulCareersProudOne DaySkillsNewsDeterminationAthleteHearingAccomplishedMost PowerfulRetirementPeterNhlBest Year Author:Patrick Roy
“I would have never dreamed that my career would be this successful. I grew up in an average home in Barbados, and we didn't live in the best neighborhood. But I was never aware that we were poor; my mom never made us feel that way. She loved me unconditionally. She made us feel anything was possible and instilled in me such confidence.” WayFeelsMadeHomeWould BePoorCareersSuccessfulGrewMomGrew UpAverageMy MomNeighborhoodBarbados Author:Rihanna
“I've not made a career of being physical in my movies, but I love sports. I'm a very physical guy.” MadeGuySportsCareers Author:Aaron Eckhart
“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
“Everyone knows Jordan as a winner, and that's what I want to be known as at the end of my playing career. Someone who's won multiple NBA Championships and has made a difference in the NBA.” KnowsWantMadeEndsDifferencesKnownCareersWinnerNbaMultipleChampionshipJordanNba Championships Author:Mario Chalmers
“Most of us think that decisions such as where shall I live, with whom shall I partner, what shall I pick as a career for my life are the most important decisions that we make. But from the point of view of the universe these decisions are not that important. Within you, you have already made decisions about who you are, what the universe is and how you will relate to other people and how you will relate to the universe and these decisions are creating consequences in your life moment by moment.” PeopleThinkingMadeImportantMomentsUniverseDecisionViewsCareersCreatingPicksConsequenceWho You ArePoint Of ViewPartnersRelateWithin YouImportant Decisions Author:Gary Zukav
“I have made a lot of career mistakes, a lot and I have made a lot of personal ones too!” MadeMistakeCareers Author:Sylvester Stallone
“I gladly, I voluntarily gave up the kind of commercial film career I had going as soon as I had enough money to finance my own films. I didn't make that money necessarily from the film business, but I eventually made a lot of money and that's what I do. Of course, I consider myself unbelievably fortunate, and I'm pretty content with my life.” KindMadeEnoughFilmCoursesMy OwnCareersFinanceFortunateLots Of MoneyGave UpHad Enough Author:Francis Ford Coppola
“I had a world. I don't think I had a career. I made films.” ThinkingWorldMadeFilmCareers Author:Agnes Varda
“I really don't have no regrets. I think that where I am in the stage of my career and in my life made me who I am today.” ThinkingMadeTodayCareersStageRegretWho I AmNo RegretsHave No Regrets Author:Kurupt
“I made a conscious decision to take my life and career in a different direction. I started working on a play, and also, by attending Burning Man for several years, I was incredibly stimulated by the art there. I increasingly wanted to be a part of it, and focused on what I wanted to say as an artist.” MenYearsArtMadeDifferentPlayWantedArtistDecisionCareersConsciousFocusedBurningAttendingDifferent DirectionsBurning Man Author:Scott Cohen
“To think of writing poetry as a "career" is not only ridiculous, it's dangerous. To the imagination. To the way one thinks of art. The reason poetry as a genre is so special is because it cannot be made a commodity.” ThinkingWayWritingArtMadeReasonImaginationCareersSpecialDangerousRidiculousGenreCommodityWriting PoetryGenre Is Author:Cate Marvin
“When I landed in L.A. in early '89, William Morris decided to take me on to see if I could get any jobs. I was cast in a TV movie called Protected Surf, and made $30,000 in four weeks, and I decided I needed to take acting seriously, because I had never made that much money in a year, much less four weeks. That's when I decided I thought I could make a career out of it.” IfsYearsMadeJobsActingCareersFourWeekTvsNeededDecidedCastsIf I CouldTake MeProtectedSurfMorris Author:Thomas Haden Church
“My career has been in a weird kind of like low-flying under the radar-kind of place. I never made it on "Saturday Night Live" where all my friends did.” KindHas BeensMadeNightCareersLowsMy FriendsFlyingMade ItSaturdaySaturday NightRadarSaturday Night Live Author:Jim Carrey
“I probably hold the distinction of being one movie star who, by all laws of logic, should never have made it. At each stage of my career, I lacked the experience.” ShouldMadeLawStarsCareersStageLogicExperienceMade ItDistinctionMovie Star Author:Audrey Hepburn
“I love boxing. I really respect the guys and admire the guys who do it. But, I'm very, very happy with my career as an actor. I made the right choice.” MadeGuyChoicesActorsCareersAdmireBoxingVery HappyRight Choices Author:Holt McCallany
“If your opponent has an exposed king it is frequently worth sacrificing a pawn to be able to bring your rooks into the game, especially if your opponent's rooks are languishing in the corner. Kasparov has made a career out of such sacrifices.” IfsMadeAbleGamesCareersSacrificeKingsCornersChessOpponentsExposedPawns Author:Neil McDonald
“It's three disparate elements: the stop sign, the stage paintings, and the skeleton paintings. Those are three sharp ideas, although none of them are necessarily good ideas. Tons of artists have made whole careers out of those three ideas.” MadeIdeasWholeArtistThreeCareersStagePaintingElementsGood IdeasSkeletons Author:Josh Smith
“So there's a choice that I made to tell stories that are still psychological melodramas about domestic issues. The challenge is to figure out how to make 10 films a career as a filmmaker, and that's a really challenging thing.” MadeStillsStoriesFilmChoicesChallengesCareersIssuesFiguresPsychologicalFilmmakerMelodrama Author:Ira Sachs
“I've always made some legendary comebacks since 1998 when it first started. So that's kind of just been my MO for my whole career.” FirstsKindMadeWholeCareersComebackLegendary Author:Serena Williams
“I wrote lots of scripts that never got made and they were terrible. I thought they were good at the time. You can't write two scripts and expect your career to take off. Keep writing. Be you. Be original. A lot of people go for a genre, which is fine if you can do that really well, but we all have such layered histories. We all come from a unique background. Write about your past, write about you. Or make stuff up, but make it about something that really matters.” PeopleIfsWritingWellsMadeTwoMatterPastStuffCan DoCareersFineTerribleUniqueOriginalsScriptsBackgroundsGenreBe YouOur PastYour Past Author:Nicole Holofcener
“I've been on a major label for 14 years. I've always wanted as many people as possible to hear my music, and it definitely made sense for the majority of my career to be on a major label, on a distribution level, to be in people's faces and be out there, and have access to major labels' incredible machine, even though they have not understood or haven't been invested in what I was doing.” PeopleYearsMadeWantedFacesLevelsCareersHavensMajorsUnderstoodMachinesMajorityIncrediblesAccessLabelsDistribution Author:DJ Shadow
“Casting is everything. I put a huge amount of work into casting, and consistently across my career, I am most proud of my bold choices I made in casting.” MadeChoicesCareersHugeAmountProudConsistentlyCasting Author:Doug Liman
“I started my career wanting to make a 'James Bond' movie, and I couldn't get hired! I made 'The Bourne Identity,' and ultimately the impact of that film was that it changed the 'James Bond' franchise.” MadeFilmCareersIdentityChangedImpactBourneBond MovieJames Bond MovieBourne Identity Author:Doug Liman
“When she (my mother) passed away, I kind of understood the commitment that she made to make sure that I could stay in skating. And I wanted to live up to whatever I could. Not so much win everything, but just to be the best that I could possibly be, to honor her memory and everything she went through to make sure that I was given the opportunities to be the best that I can be. Not to be a world champion or an Olympic gold medalist, but to be the best that I could be. And that was the most important thing that ever happened in my career.” WorldKindMadeI CanImportantWantedMotherOpportunityWinningGivenMemoriesCareersHappenedHonorUnderstoodCommitmentGoldImportant ThingsChampionBeing The BestSkatingPassed AwayWorld ChampionsMother Passed Away Author:Theodore Roosevelt
“Embracing failure is the most important trait I've developed in my career. I have tried to learn from my failures, and I believe it has made me stronger, more confident and more resilient.” TryingBelieveMadeImportantI BelieveCareersLearningFailureConfidencePoliticianSelf ImprovementStrongerResilienceLawyerDevelopingBelieve In YourselfTraitsStay StrongResilientFailure Is Not An OptionGetting StrongerStronger Than You ThinkStronger Than Before Author:Reshma Saujani
“I feel like no matter what happens in my career endeavors after today, going to grad school is one of the best decisions I've ever made.” FeelsMadeMatterHappensTodaySchoolDecisionCareersNo Matter WhatEndeavorGradGrad School Author:Gene Weingarten