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Quotes About Career

I have an opening on my staff," Danielle said. "I don't want to work for you, Dani." "I'm a terrific boss, and I'll brutally sabotage the career of any underling who says different.
~ John Scalzi
I'm a terrific boss, and I'll brutally sabotage the career of any underling who says different.
~ John Scalzi
I interned one summer in Washington, D.C., and didn't die," I said.
~ John Scalzi
I have some people here who would very much like to do that to me," Grayland said. "Overthrow me, I mean." "I would recommend against it," Chenevert advised. "Not a great career move?" "It frees up your schedule, which is honestly fantastic. But the people who removed you then usually want to kill you too. And that's inconvenient.
~ John Scalzi
don't know where being a servant came into disrepute. It is the refuge of a philosopher, the food of the lazy, and, properly carried out, it is a position of power, even of love. I can't understand why more intelligent people don't take it as a career—learn to do it well and reap its benefits.
~ John Steinbeck
There is also the professional mentor, a person whose success in his or her career can be a source of practical wisdom and inspiration. This success might be mea sured in material gain or far-reaching influence, or in lives touched and relationships fostered. These mentors can offer a model for good business, ethical practices, and effective work habits, and they often provide the motivation we need to seize whatever opportunities come our way.
~ John Wooden
Was it wise of me at all to have confined my career to one small classroom in one small town? Wouldn't I be coming away from my life's work with a higher heart if I hadn't been washing the same blackboard for forty-six years?
~ Unknown
I wasn't very good about juggling family and my career. I was interested in who was coming to the children's birthday party, what my son was writing. I was thinking about Legos.
~ Jill Clayburgh
The homemaker has the ultimate career. All other careers exist for one purpose only - and that is to support the ultimate career.
~ C.S. Lewis
I gave myself two months to book a job. One month later I was cast on 'Modern Family.'
~ Sarah Hyland
I don't care what you bench. I care if you have friends and family you love, a career that you love, and helped someone you don't know today.
~ Dan John
Having control over your schedule is the only way that women who want to have a career and a family can make it work.
~ Mary Matalin
Total commitment to family and total commitment to career is possible, but fatiguing.
~ Muriel Fox
I'm so happy with my family, my career and my friends, and I'd like for them to be here forever, so I guess loss is what scares me the most.
~ Jared Padalecki
The trick is to have a career and have a family. It's like having two dogs that hate each other and you have to take them for a walk every night.
~ Tom Waits
I've always tried to fit what I do professionally into my family, rather than the other way around.
~ Adam West
I played a kid's game, I got to do it at the beach, and I was able to support my family. I consider myself incredibly lucky.
~ Karch Kiraly
I never thought I'd be making a living off of acting - it's still kind of a shock for my family and friends to see my face on TV every Wednesday night.
~ Matthew Gray Gubler
I have to say it's been tough to leave the Ferrari family, which has been a big part of my career.
~ Michael Schumacher
And since I just turned 32, I'm thinking about getting married, having a family, and that's very difficult to do on the road as a correspondent.
~ Linda Vester
When I got 'Family Ties', I wasn't even thinking about being an actress. I thought I might become a window dresser.
~ Justine Bateman
My family has reduced the effect of my career on my self-esteem. When I'm with them, they make me feel special regardless of how I play.
~ Phil Mickelson
I never saw myself so much as an actor. I wanted to be a cartoonist like Charles Schulz and create my own world and be able to have a studio at home and not commute and be able to be with my family.
~ Mark Hamill
I had a great tennis career. I have no regrets. But to find peace with yourself, and to finally be with your family - I'm probably the happiest guy in the world.
~ Bjorn Borg