“For this very reason I refuse all the tricks of the trade and professional virtuosity which could make me betray my career. As soon as I find a subject which interests me, I leave it to the lens to record it truthfully. Look at the reporters and at the amateur photographer! They both have only one goal; to record a memory or a document. And that is pure photography.” LooksReasonGoalInterestMemoriesCareersRecordsSubjectsPurePhotographyTradePhotographerRefuseTricksBetrayReportersDocumentsLensesVirtuosity Author:Andre Kertesz
“When divorces meant marriage no longer provided security for a lifetime, women adjusted by focusing on careers as empowerment. But when the sacrifice of a career met the sacrifices in a career, the fantasy of a career became the reality of trade-offs. Women developed career ambivalence.” RealityCareersFantasySacrificeSecurityMetsEmpowermentTradeLifetimeDivorceAmbivalenceTrade Offs Author:Warren Farrell
“You must ignore what everyone else is doing and trade only when you feel the odds are in your favor. In short, trade only when you and you alone are comfortable that the expected return of your trades will be positive. That might mean you'll have to sit out a few parties, but it will also mean that you'll have more profits over the course of your trading career.” FeelsMeanMightCoursesPartyCareersReturnComfortableTradeProfitExpectedFavorsOddsTradingBeing Positive Author:Gary B Smith
“I was born with God-given gifts of very talented musical ability and exceptoinal physical coordination. I always needed prodding to practice piano, violin, cornet or French horn. I had to be pulled away from any athletic participation. Now, at 63, I look back on my athletic feats - All-American, All-Pro Quaterback, College and Pro Football Hall of Fame - and I can honestly say I would trade these all if I had been smart enough to pursue my musical career. YOUNG PEOPLE - don't make the same mistake.” PeopleIfsLooksI CanEnoughYoungGivenBornAbilityMistakeCareersPracticeFootballCollegeNeededFameSmartTradeMusicalHonestlyPursuePianoHallsParticipationAthleticHornsViolinFeatsHall Of FameSame MistakesCoordinationPro FootballMusical AbilityFrench Horn Author:Otto Graham
“Work-family conflicts - the trade-offs of your money or your life, your job or your child - would not be forced upon women with such sanguine disregard if men experienced the same career stalls caused by the-buck-stops-here responsibility for children.” IfsMenChildrenJobsWomenWorkResponsibilityCareersConflictTradeYour ChildrenBucksDisregardTrade OffsFamily ConflictWork FamilyResponsibility For Children Author:Letty Cottin Pogrebin
“I still go through stages of wanting to try other trades. When I was young I thought I'd be a magician. And then a cartoonist. Or a professional roller-skater. But there wasn't much support for those on career day.” TryingStillsYoungCareersSupportStageTradeMagicianCartoonistSkater Author:Jason Mraz