Quotes About Career

You just don't go out when you're over 55 years of age, have a colossal failure, and expect to find work in your field again.

My work makes me a better mom. It gives me a little door to step out of my parenting and bring the excitement from my day back home.

Let's face it: in advertising, you are paid more, but you die younger. It's not very forgiving. Like sports stars, you're in it during your better years, and then you're out looking for work.

Every day is like Halloween or Christmas eve for me. I go to bed, and I'm so excited to get back to work. I'm very lucky that I have a career like that 'cause not many people do.

All the leadership positions that I have had have one common denominator: none has required that I give up my science work.

My parents wanted me to be a teacher. Because I could work most of the year and pursue the things that I love to do during the summer. It just seemed like a good plan.

I consider myself a writer. I always wanted to act, and as a teen, I studied acting devotedly. Eventually, I got writing work, but very little acting work.

A woman must make her fortune before she is 30 or work after she is 30 or get married.

I love being on 'Modern Family.' One of my favorite things is looking forward to going to work every day.

Work means independence. It allowed me to shape my life on so many levels.

It's important for women to work. They need to keep their independence, to keep earning and being challenged.

I'm proud - or really more thankful than anything - for all the work that I've gotten.

You're always aware that only eight per cent of actors are in work at one time, so you've got to be thankful for the job you've got and do the best you can.

Particularly with internships, you have to work for a year with no money. How on Earth are you going to finance that?

I don't plan on going back to legal work. I wanted an international career, and finance seemed to be where some interesting career opportunities were.

I want to work as hard as I can. But I also want six kids! It takes a lot of courage as an actor to take time off for family. But family is everything.

I live in Chicago, but my work is always in New York or L.A., so I always have to travel for my job.

The biggest luxury is a job in which I get to live in New York, travel the world, and work with so many incredible people.

I'm positive and I smile a lot, and I'm kind of a banana, but serious work just seems to find me, so I'm not going to argue with it.

My tunnel vision work ethic is very hard to come by, I believe. I have had an unwavering faith in myself and my career for as long as I can remember.

I have a great agency! It's definitely team work with my fashion career. The trick is to surround yourself with the best people, those whose opinions you really trust and value.

It's definitely team work with my fashion career. The trick is to surround yourself with the best people, those whose opinions you really trust and value.

My mom always told me I could do or be anything I dared to dream, and I always wanted to work in the movie industry.

My mom read French 'Elle' when I was a little girl, and so, when I was 15 or 16, I said, 'I want to work in fashion.'