“I'm no expert in what country artists go through or how country audiences would react, but I'll say that the work I did to put myself in Will Lexington's shoes absolutely led me to believe that it would ruin his career. Meanwhile, I was getting lots of supportive messages saying, "Will Lexington should just come out! It's 2015 already, audiences are going to embrace it!"” ShouldBelieveCountryArtistCareersAudienceMessagesEmbraceShoesRuinsExpertsSupportiveLexingtonCountry Artist Author:Chris Carmack
“Over the years, I have seen too many politicians ruin their careers because they could not accept defeat graciously.” YearsAcceptingCareersPoliticianDefeatRuins Book:My Years as Prime Minister Source: My Years as Prime Minister
“I think some people will die on the stage, and I'm not so sure I want to do that. Like, I want to have kids! I'm totally fine with saying that. I think some people are scared because they're worried it's going to ruin their career, but I want to live a full life.” PeopleThinkingWantKidsDiesCareersStageFineScaredRuinsWorriedFull Life Author:Katy Perry
“The thing political figures fear most is a terror event that will ruin their careers. The biggest thing they fear is that a bomb goes off and it can be traced to something they did or didn’t do, an action they did or didn’t support. They all fear being accused of not doing enough to keep the citizenry safe.” EnoughActionPoliticalCareersSupportEventsFiguresSafeTerrorTerrorismRuinsBombsAccusedCitizenryBeing Accused Author:Peggy Noonan
“I run great risk of failing. It may be that I shall encounter ruin where I look for reputation and a career of honor. The chances are perhaps more in favour of ruin than of success. But, whatever may be the chances, I shall go on as long as any means of carrying on the fight are at my disposal.” LooksMayMeanLongRunningSuccessFightingChanceCareersFailingRiskGoes OnHonorReputationRuinsMoving OnEncountersEncouragingFavourRoad To SuccessFear Of FailureChances AreRecipe For SuccessWords Of EncouragementCarrying OnGiving Up Is Not An OptionGreat Risk Book:Can You Forgive Her? Source: Can You Forgive Her?
“Like in [the 1950s] if you wanted to ruin someone´s career in Hollywood you claimed he was a Communist. Nowadays, you want to ruin someone´s career in Hollywood, you claim they are Republican.” IfsWantWantedPoliticalPartyCareersRepublicanHollywoodClaimsRuinsCommunistPolitical Parties Author:Jay Leno
“Being the object of Alfred Hitchcock's obsession was horrific, but while he ruined my career, he could never ruin my life.” CareersObjectsObsessionRuinsRuinedHorrificHitchcock Author:Tippi Hedren
“I remember ones I lost [shot]. I remember the ones I won, but I remember the ones I lost, something that I will never forget. Did it ruin me or hurt my career? It taught me about life, how to take the bad with the good.” RememberLostHurtForgetCareersTaughtShotsRuinsNever Forget Author:Arnold Palmer
“Anything from making a mistake on an experiment that would ruin some scientist on earth's experiment - career, potentially - to doing something wrong with the satellite that a country was depending on for its communications, to making some mistake that could actually cost you and the crew either a mission or your lives. So there is a lot of pressure that's put on every astronaut to just make sure that he or she understands exactly what to do, exactly when to do it, and is trained and prepared to carry it out.” CountryEarthMistakeCareersCommunicationCostScientistPressurePreparedMissionsExperimentsRuinsMaking MistakesCrewAstronautSatellites Author:Sally Ride
“There is one recurring, persistent, perennial, and dogging personal problem which, more than any other, steals the force and peace of people and ruins projects and enterprises and careers. It is the habit of feeling hurt, because of what others do, or do not do and what they say or do not say” PeopleFeelingsProblemForceHurtCareersHabitProjectsStealingRuinsEnterprisePersistentHurt FeelingsRecurringPersonal Problems Book:TAKE OFF FROM WITHIN Source: TAKE OFF FROM WITHIN