“Really, throughout my career, what I've done is taken teams with bad records and with every situation I've made them better.” MadeDoneSituationCareersTakenRecordsTeam Author:Don Nelson
“I had three weeks of prep on 'Wolfman,' a ridiculously inadequate amount of time to try to bring together the fractured and scattered pieces of the production. I had taken the job mostly because I had a cash flow problem, the only time in my career I've ever let finances enter into the decision process.” TryingProblemTogetherJobsThreeProcessDecisionCareersTakenPiecesWeekAmountFlowProductionsFinanceCashOnly TimeInadequatePrepsCash Flow Author:Joe Johnston
“People ask me if I believe how quickly my career has taken off. I just tell them that Jesus Christ is my strength. God has blessed me and I will continue to do my best for him. That is more important than anything I could ever do in baseball.” PeopleIfsBelieveImportantAsksJesusI BelieveChristCareersTakenJesus ChristBaseballBlessedAsk MeGod Has Blessed Me Author:Albert Pujols
“A student of mine is an actor, he used to go into these interviews and sometimes not get the part. He was "taken out". Someone would use power in a way that would cause him not to succeed” WaySometimesUseSuccessUsedActorsCausesCareersTakenStudentsMinesBuddhismSucceedInterviews Author:Frederick Lenz
“I think all of us, looking back on our careers and our lives, there'll probably be a "road not taken" that we'll regret and mourn. Certainly, artists will always feel that way, especially when the path taken was more commercial than the one not taken.” ThinkingWayFeelsArtistCareersPathTakenOur LivesRegretLooking BackMournRoad Not Taken Author:Liz Garbus
“I'm always trying to be the best, on and off the pitch, is also very important. I've always taken things very seriously, since I was very young, and that's reflected in my career. Always being nominated, winning trophies for the club or individual awards, that's the culmination of many years of dedication, hard work and professionalism and that makes me very happy.” TryingYearsImportantHardYoungWinningIndividualCareersTakenHard WorkClubsBeing The BestAwardsDedicationVery HappyAlways TryingTrophiesProfessionalismAnd OffCulmination Author:Cristiano Ronaldo
“Most of the time I'm not even working, I'm just helping people, because I feel that I am too lucky. If there really is a god, then he really looks after me. All these years he's taken care of me, my career keeps getting better and better. Whatever I want just seems to come. And it keeps coming. So I promised myself that I have to pay for this, payback society. So this is why I started my Jackie Chan Foundation to help children and sick kids and people in hospitals.” PeopleIfsWantFeelsYearsLooksChildrenHelpingSeemsCareKidsPayCareersTakenLuckySickFoundationGet BetterHospitalsHelping PeopleJackiePaybackSick Kids Author:Jackie Chan
“The things that have taken place over my career have been unbelievable. I have a lot of great moments to cherish.” Has BeensMomentsCareersTakenCherishUnbelievableGreat Moments Author:Steve Largent
“A career must be husbanded. Care must be taken. Everyday must bring some small bit of progress. How would an artist with any self-worth act? Act that way.” WaySelfCareArtistBitsCareersTakenProgressEverydaySelf Worth Book:Finding Water: The Art of Perseverance Source: Finding Water: The Art of Perseverance
“My television and movie career has also taken me all over the world. I've had great times in the Far East, Russia, South America and Sweden - where I met my wife of 55 years, Maj.” WorldYearsAmericaCareersTakenWifeTelevisionMetsSouthMy WifeEastRussiaGreat TimesSwedenSouth America Author:Larry Hagman
“I think one of the worst things schools have done is taken out all of the stuff like art, music, woodworking, sewing, cooking, welding, auto-shop. All these things you can turn into careers. How can you get interested in these careers if you don't try them on a little bit?” IfsThinkingTryingLittlesArtDoneSchoolTurnsStuffBitsCareersTakenWorstLittle BitCookingShopsWorst ThingsSewingArt MusicWoodworkingWelding Author:Temple Grandin
“I have never taken performance-enhancing drugs in my life and I never will. Over the course of my career I have taken hundreds of drugs tests and every single one has been negative.” LifeHas BeensCoursesCareersTakenDrugNegativeTestsPerformancesPerformance Enhancing Drugs Author:Mohamed Farah
“Babies don't need fathers, but mothers do. Someone who is taking care of a baby needs to be taken care of.” NeedsCareMotherFatherCareersTakenBabyMotherhoodMemorable Author:Amy Heckerling
“The sports are also hard on my body, and I do have a longstanding bad back due to an injury some years ago. I don't regret any part of it though. I love what I do and my sporting career has taken me to some wonderful places and seeing the world.” WorldYearsHardBodySportsCareersTakenWonderfulSeeingRegretYears AgoDuesInjurySeeing The WorldDon't RegretWonderful Places Author:Liz Halliday
“Well, I've always thought that my career was in England, really. I used to do more in the theatre, and I felt that I should be there. It's not far is it? It's amazing the way that special FX have taken a quantum leap in what they're capable of doing.” WayShouldWellsUsedFeltCareersTakenSpecialCapableEnglandTheatreLeapQuantumQuantum Leap Author:Albert Finney
“Instead of thinking about building up my image or building up my brand or building up my career, I've turned it and taken the approach of focusing on what I can give instead of what I can get. It's been a very enjoyable process for me. That's more of a heart position that I've taken. It's been one of the greatest things I've ever done.” ThinkingGivingHeartI CanDoneProcessCareersTakenPositionBuildingApproachBrandsEnjoyableBuilding Up Author:Kelly Clark
“Every time I would give a talk, someone would say, 'You ought to go into politics.' I prefer to call it government leadership. My life has taken me to places where I have experiences that I think I can share. A lot of times, we see people who are career politicians. I'm not the conventional candidate, nor do I want to be.” PeopleThinkingWantGivingI CanGovernmentCareersTakenShareOughtPoliticianCandidatesConventionalCareer Politicians Author:Brad Wenstrup
“My idea of that[idea of career] is constantly changing. I mostly just throw it out to the universe and I can't really do much after that. I've never taken the steps to be "successful": I've never had a manager or signed to a publishing house. I've talked to people about it but I've never followed through because it gives me the creeps.” PeopleGivingI CanIdeasUniverseHouseStepsCareersSuccessfulTakenGive MeManagersBeing SuccessfulPublishingCreepsPublishing House Author:J Tillman
“I felt that putting my all into the relationship would have taken me away from my career. And I couldn't do that then.” FeltCareersTaken Author:Toni Braxton