“When I got my PhD, it was a time when there were just no jobs for PhDs. Period. PhDs were getting the lowest paid technician jobs, if they were lucky, in any kind of science.” IfsKindJobsPeriodsLuckyPaidLowestTechniciansPhds Author:Shannon Lucid
“Most actors are lucky to ever get a job, period. I never forget that, because I have so many actor friends in L.A., and most of us barely ever work. And those of us that do, it's still only 60 days out of the year that we're actually on camera. It's an absurdly low number.” YearsStillsJobsActorsForgetNumbersPeriodsLuckyLowsCamerasNever Forget Author:Emile Hirsch
“I've been extremely lucky to work with Elmer Bernstein, Howard Shore over the years, but I've always imagined films with my own scores, because I don't come from that world or that period of filmmaking. And so how could I make up my own score on a film like this where it isn't necessarily made up of popular music from the radio or the period; it isn't necessarily classical music. But what if it's modern symphonic music?” IfsWorldYearsMadeFilmMy OwnModernPeriodsLuckyRadioScoreWhat IfShoreFilmmakingClassical MusicPopular Music Author:Martin Scorsese
“My first ever tour of my music was in the Netherlands. I didn't really have a grace period to grow or anything, people just started booking for me. I feel pretty lucky.” PeopleFeelsFirstsGrowsGracePeriodsLuckyNetherlands Author:Angel Olsen
“I had long periods where I couldn't make things happen, and then periods of enormous good luck. I guess the trick is to keep going in the periods when you're not lucky, when your stars are not aligned.” LongHappensStarsPeriodsLuckyLuckThings HappenTricksEnormousKeep GoingGood LuckMake Things Happen Author:Mary Harron
“My period as a young teenager when you really listen to music so you can get understand a little bit more about what the music is was, say, 1965 to 1968. I was just lucky to be in those times.” LittlesYoungBitsPeriodsLuckyLittle BitMusic IsTeenagerListening To Music Author:Stanley Kubrick
“I definitely have friends who - they've gone to multiple jobs, they've had trouble finding jobs, some have gone back to school - it's a very transitional period in anyone's life. I think definitely people have, even like my girlfriend for example, she works her job - and just the fact that she has a job - she just feels super lucky in this economy. But it can really shape, I think, the way you view the world.” PeopleThinkingWorldWayFeelsFactsSchoolJobsViewsEconomyGoneTroubleExamplePeriodsShapesLuckyFindingsGirlfriendMultipleMy GirlfriendMultiple Jobs Author:Chris Baio
“Because I'm 44, I feel kind of lucky that I lived through this period where I started my career where there was no Internet at all, and now when I finish it, there will be nothing but the Internet.” FeelsKindCareersInternetPeriodsLucky Author:Chuck Klosterman
“I think that I was lucky to have that period of time [ like coming to New York] because everything was so exciting and new.” ThinkingNew YorkPeriodsLuckyExciting Author:Gena Rowlands
“I have been so deeply, profoundly lucky to have friends in my life that have always just loved me exactly as I am no matter what time period I'm in.” Has BeensMatterPeriodsLuckyNo Matter WhatTime Periods Author:Emma Stone