“I went through a really low period about 13 years ago, when all aspects of my career and everything went completely wrong.” YearsCareersPeriodsLowsAspectYears Ago Author:John Otway
“I've spent various periods of my career being thought of as various things, various degrees of substance and ideas.” IdeasCareersPeriodsDegreesVariousSubstance Author:Ben Mendelsohn
“My mother is somebody who I think of as having just an intense close focus. She's somebody who really can pay very, very close attention to the thing she's focusing on for a very long period of time, and that has served her incredibly well in her professional career. She knows - the things she knows, she knows them just so deeply.” ThinkingKnowsWellsLongMotherPayAttentionCareersFocusPeriodsIntenseLong Periods Of TimeProfessional Career Author:David Plotz
“I was never happy that my injuries cut my career short and ultimately forced my decision to step away from tennis. I have enjoyed my time away from the court, a period that has allowed me to experience a different side of life. However, I miss the game and the challenge of competing at the highest level of tennis, and I want to gauge whether I can stay healthy and compete against today's top players.” WantI CanDifferentTodayGamesSidesChallengesDecisionLevelsStepsCareersCuttingPlayerMissingPeriodsHealthyHighestCourtEnjoyedMy TimeTennisInjuryCompetingGaugesDifferent SidesTime Away Author:Martina Hingis
“It is said that history turns on small hinges. A human career, too, results from an accumulating series of decisions about large and small matters over a period of years. But the catch is that you can never know when a seemingly small decision may prove to be, from the vantage of later years, the big decision of your life.” KnowsYearsHumansMaySaidMatterBigsTurnsDecisionResultsCareersPeriodsProveSeriesHingesBig DecisionsLife DecisionSmall Decisions Author:Norman Vincent Peale
“Manchester United? That's not an option. I am staying at Bayern Munich. Period. I had a great time under Van Gaal at Bayern, he has been very important for my career but I am very happy at my current club.” Has BeensImportantUnitedCareersPeriodsCurrentsClubsStayingVery HappyVansGreat TimesManchesterManchester UnitedHad A Great TimeMunichBayern Munich Author:Arjen Robben
“Experimental artists build their skills gradually over the course of their careers, improving their work slowly over long periods. These artists are perfectionists and are typically plagued by frustration at their inability to achieve their goals.” LongArtistCoursesGoalCareersAchievePeriodsSkillsFrustrationImprovingInabilityPerfectionist Book:Old Masters and Young Geniuses: The Two Life Cycles of Artistic Creativity Source: Old Masters and Young Geniuses: The Two Life Cycles of Artistic Creativity
“I want to be a free agent. I think everybody in the NBA dreams to be a free agent at least one time in their career. It's like you have an evaluation period. It's like if I'm in the gym and I have all the coaches, all the owners, all the GMs come into the gym and just evaluate everything I do. So yes, I want that experience.” IfsThinkingWantDreamCareersLike YouPeriodsCoachesAgentsOwnersNbaGymOne TimeEvaluateEvaluationFree Agents Author:Carmelo Anthony
“I don't even know why, but my entire career is contemporary films. Entire career! There's no period movies - there's one - but there's no period movies, no special effects movies. I just do character studies and so, some of them are gonna bump into each other, but I love the challenge, with a good script. I love the challenge of playing not a very pleasant or attractive character that seduces an audience or wins an audience over by the end.” KnowsEndsCharacterFilmWinningChallengesCareersAudienceStudySpecialEffectsPeriodsScriptsContemporaryAttractivePleasantBumpsSeducingSpecial Effects Author:Michael Douglas