Career Quotes · Page 111

Sport, rightly conceived, is an occupation carried out by the whole man.

— Pope Pius XII

Poetry isn't a profession, it's a way of life. It's an empty basket; you put your life into it and make something…

— Mary Oliver

It's complicated coming from a culture where to be a mother is more important than to have a career.

— Monica Bellucci

Escape' really helped launch my career as a writer/director, so from there I just kind of took off on my own.

— Nick Castle

I have a strange career. I know it because people come up to me, like colleagues, and say, 'Chris, you have a…

— Chris Adami

Acting is probably the only profession where you are relying only on empathy.

— Richa Chadha

My life/career is more filled with left-field thrills than I could ever have hoped for.

— Michael Cerveris

If my children want a career in the entertainment industry that's fine - as long as it's realistic.

— Emma Willis

The most successful career must show a waste of strength that might have removed mountains, and the most unsuccessful is not that…

— E. M. Forster

A fierce literary woman with a penchant for married men, Margaret Fuller was ultimately torn between motherhood and her final career as…

— Susan Cheever

Throughout my career, I would not be surprised if it has dramas and romcoms in it, just because I like movies. But…

— Ti West

Never not dare to hang yourself. That's the only way you grow in your profession. You must continually attempt things that you…

— Charles Laughton

It's the pressure of live TV. I also have the added stress of keeping my dental career in check because I am…

— Britt Baker

I rate 'Naan Thaan Bala' as one of the best performances of my career. It was a rare feat, perhaps in Indian…

— Vivek

Throughout her political career, Vice President Harris has never shied away from issues of race. In fact, the former senator from California,…

— Jonathan Capehart

I think, for most of us is that once you get to a certain place in your career you're not having to…

— Tavis Smiley

Pleasure is by much the most laborious trade I know, especially for those who have not a vocation to it.

— Hannah More

I wanted to be a vet when I was little, so it never really dawned on me that acting was my career,…

— Jenna Ushkowitz

I want to end my career when it is right for me and not because of my health.

— Juan Martin del Potro

Being feminine in the way you dress doesn't have to compromise who you are as a woman or your career.

— Jason Wu

I really hope that's what my career ends up looking like, that every character is different from the last, and that I…

— Naomi Ackie

Everything I've done in my career has started in and around Detroit, you know, the metro area and Michigan.

— Kid Rock

One minute you're starting left fielder, hitting home runs; the next, it's career over. I was 20.

— Richard Linklater

Working with great people makes you great; you learn a lot and it also gives you the experience and confidence to move…

— Nas

If you don't get a kick out of the job you are doing, you better kick it and look for another one.…

— RVM

When I get to work with someone like Prabhu Dheva at the beginning on my career, why would I say no?

— Yami Gautam

The idea that I might finish my career without going to the Premier League, it is not possible.

— Dani Alves

Plus, I've always felt that, if the worst came to the worst in my career, I could always fall back to doing…

— Rob Brydon

I grew up with my career being thrust upon me. It took me a long time to believe that I could do…

— Angelina Jolie

Your vocation lies in the intersection of the world's deep need and your deep joy.

— Frederick Buechner

I come from an almost unknown village near Rohtak called Madina, and that is where I started my wrestling career.

— Sangram Singh

Look at my nine-year career: I've always been close to a point a minute. I've always been a walking bucket.

— Michael Beasley

We all control our careers. Those choices that you make are so critical.

— Angela Ahrendts

If I can see myself finish my career at PSG? That is my plan! I would like to finish at PSG.

— Serge Aurier

I decided to pursue an acting career after having had an incredible experience working on a play in high school.

— Pawel Szajda

Ultimately, some of these things I did not get paid for, they did not further my career, they were done just for…

— Paul F. Tompkins

There's not many firsts in my career, as I have been a part of many tournaments and fortunate enough to win many.

— Maria Sharapova

“When you seek first to develop relationships based on personal and human ground, you will surely gain interest of another party.”

— Julieanne O'Conner

Lloyd Austin has a long and distinguished career across a multitude of challenging posts.

— Jake Auchincloss

Acting has given me a successful career and I will do it whenever I'm approached for any challenging and promising role.

— Sara Khan