“If something isn't working out in one aspect of my career, it's not any big neurotic, crazy phase for me, it's just something that I accept, and that's okay. I'm not going to keep banging my head against the wall.” IfsBigsAcceptingCareersCrazyWallAspectOkayWork OutPhasesNeuroticBanging Author:Irene Cara
“I had a career at home, and I just knew that it'd be okay if nothing happened in Los Angeles.” IfsHomeCareersHappenedOkayLos Angeles Author:Alona Tal
“I had a good, sound upbringing with sensible people around me. I was brought up by intelligent parents. My mother always said to me, "You've got to work at your career and you've got to be good at it. Okay, you've had a bit of success but that's not longevity. You've got to really work for a long time."” PeopleLongSaidMotherBitsParentSoundCareersLong TimeOkayIntelligentBe GoodSensibleLongevityUpbringing Author:Olivia Newton-John
“I haven't had such an overwhelmingly positive response as I have from The Normal Heart directly to me. And it's a blessing. If this is it, if I have a piano dropped on me tomorrow, then I would go down thinking, 'You know what, I did okay as far as my career goes, because that's a gift. That's rare.'” IfsThinkingKnowsHeartCareersHavensTomorrowBlessingNormalOkayResponsePianoPositive Response Author:Mark Ruffalo
“I only want to make movies I want to see. That may mean my career is somewhat limited, but that is my version of integrity. No matter how it performs or how it's received, I can be okay with it.” WantMayMeanI CanMatterCareersIntegrityOkayVersions Author:Ryan Phillippe
“I've always been very focused on my career. But, it's good to have people [say], "Okay, you need a vacation." "I do? Oh yeah, you're right. I think I do."” PeopleThinkingNeedsCareersOkayYeahFocusedVacationNeed A Vacation Author:Scarlett Johansson
“At the beginning, I didn't see what Givenchy could give my career. It was like, "Okay, I'll do it for the money for a few years to help my mom and my sisters."” GivingYearsHelpingCareersMomOkayMy MomMy SisterGivenchy Author:Riccardo Tisci
“There was a race that I was running in Mexico City and I was the only high school athlete running against grown women. It was a professional race, but I ended up winning. That was kind of a turning point for me where I felt like, "Okay, I'm pretty good at this and there's a possibility for this to be a career for me." That was a defining moment for me.” KindMomentsRunningSchoolWinningFeltRaceCitiesCareersPossibilityHigh SchoolOkayAthleteMexicoDefiningTurning PointsMexico CityDefining MomentsGrown Women Author:Allyson Felix
“One of the worst elements of Obama's career, which no one talks about, is that he voted twice for a bill that said, if there is a botched abortion, if the child emerges from the womb alive, it should be okay to kill the baby. We have elected a president - twice! - who agrees with infanticide.” IfsShouldChildrenSaidPresidentCareersAliveWorstBabyElementsOkayAgreeBillsAbortionWombInfanticide Author:Nat Hentoff
“I could vanish the silk better than Ben Vereen - that was for sure. So I think maybe they said, "Okay, maybe he has something to offer." Years pass and I get a bit of a career, and Ben Vereen ends up hosting one of my specials where I walked through the Great Wall of China. Things came full circle in kind of an ironic way, when you have that honor of people that have influenced you so much host your show. It's a huge experience in your life.” PeopleThinkingWayYearsKindSaidEndsShowsBitsCareersHugeWallHonorOffersOkayChinaCirclesIronicHostThey SaidSilkFull CircleGreat WallGreat Wall Of China Author:David Copperfield
“One of the high points in my career came from a time I had with Tim Conway on a film when I had him fall down with laughter. I had this scene with him where I was this mechanic down fixing his car. I can't remember what my line was as written, but they were okay with me doing a made-up line. So Tim asks me what's wrong with his car, and I look up and say, "Well, looks like you got a squirrel caught up in there."” WellsLooksMadeI CanRememberFilmFallAsksLinesCareersWrittenCarLike YouSceneLaughterOkayCaughtAsk MeLook UpCaught UpMechanicFalling DownFixingSquirrelsHigh Points Author:John Ratzenberger
“Probably the biggest mistake that I made personally is I knew early on that I wanted to go into start-ups and creating kind of software that could help change the lives of millions of people. And basically what I did is I kind of went, okay, well, I need a set of titles and I need a checklist of skills, and I ran through all that, and that wasn't a useless thing, but what I didn't realize, and, you know, and no one gave me the right advice for doing this, is that actually your network, in essentially, is your career.” PeopleKnowsNeedsWellsKindMadeHelpingWantedRealizingMistakeCareersMillionsAdviceSkillsCreatingOkayUselessTitlesRanSoftwareBiggest MistakeChecklistsUseless Things Author:Reid Hoffman