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title: "21 Career Thought Quotes by 21 authors"
description: "Browse 21 Career Thought quotes by 21 authors. Discover the best Career Thought sayings and thoughts."
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> [I've spent various periods of my career being thought of as various things, various degrees of substance and ideas.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-mendelsohn/i-ve-spent-various-periods-of-my-career-being-thought-of-as-various/)

[Ben Mendelsohn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-mendelsohn/)

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> [My career is not well thought out. Every choice has been instinctive and, quite literally, impulsive in many ways.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samantha-power/my-career-is-not-well-thought-out-every-choice-has-been-instinctive/)

[Samantha Power](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samantha-power/)

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> [I never thought modeling would become my career. I thought it was something I'd do to pay my way through college.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/liya-kebede/i-never-thought-modeling-would-become-my-career-i-thought-it-was/)

[Liya Kebede](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/liya-kebede/)

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> [Motivational speaking became my career. Who would ever have thought it?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rudy-ruettiger/motivational-speaking-became-my-career-who-would-ever-have-thought-it/)

[Rudy Ruettiger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rudy-ruettiger/)

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> [I had this wonderful career and thought I would retire as a teacher.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-gunn/i-had-this-wonderful-career-and-thought-i-would-retire-as-a-teacher/)

[Tim Gunn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-gunn/)

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> [Eventually I lost the idea that I could have a career. I thought I was too old.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dixie-carter/eventually-i-lost-the-idea-that-i-could-have-a-career-i-thought-i-was/)

[Dixie Carter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dixie-carter/)

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> [I wanted to have a political career. I thought studying political science would be the best way to achieve it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bianca-jagger/i-wanted-to-have-a-political-career-i-thought-studying-political/)

[Bianca Jagger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bianca-jagger/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/47c/bianca-jagger-12370_achieve_i-wanted-to-have-a-political-career-i-th_2171006.jpg)

> [The first time in my career I thought it makes no sense anymore, that I'll retire.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/per-mertesacker/the-first-time-in-my-career-i-thought-it-makes-no-sense-anymore-that/)

[Per Mertesacker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/per-mertesacker/)

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> [I first went into social services, and when I did my Ph.D. I looked at intellectual diversity rights as they apply to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cary-fowler/i-first-went-into-social-services-and-when-i-did-my-ph-d-i-looked-at/)

[Cary Fowler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cary-fowler/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6e9/cary-fowler-30286_apply_i-first-went-into-social-services-and-wh_243217.jpg)

> [I never contemplated any kind of existence or identity after my career. I never thought at some point the entertainment industry is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-o/i-never-contemplated-any-kind-of-existence-or-identity-after-my/)

[Steve-O](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-o/)

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> [In my career, I thought I've never wanted to get anywhere in particular. I just wanted to work with interesting people on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cate-blanchett/in-my-career-i-thought-i-ve-never-wanted-to-get-anywhere-in/)

[Cate Blanchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cate-blanchett/)

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> [Sometimes early in my career I thought what I did was who I was. As you mature, I've learned that is not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernie-johnson-jr/sometimes-early-in-my-career-i-thought-what-i-did-was-who-i-was-as/)

[Ernie Johnson Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ernie-johnson-jr/)

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> [ \[My mother told me:\] You must decide whether you want to get married someday,or have a career… I set my sights on… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annie-elizabeth-delany/my-mother-told-me-you-must-decide-whether-you-want-to-get-married/)

[Annie Elizabeth Delany](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/annie-elizabeth-delany/)

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> [My parents always knew that I loved music. They just didn't think I'd try to make it a career. They thought I'd…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benmont-tench/my-parents-always-knew-that-i-loved-music-they-just-didn-t-think-i-d/)

[Benmont Tench](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benmont-tench/)

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> [I don't think that I ever believed that poetry would be a career. I have always thought of poems as something more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dana-goodyear/i-don-t-think-that-i-ever-believed-that-poetry-would-be-a-career-i/)

[Dana Goodyear](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dana-goodyear/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f15/dana-goodyear-24904_always_i-don-t-think-that-i-ever-believed-that_3232636.jpg)

> [A few years ago, when I had no work and started believing that films weren't a viable career, I thought of finding…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/randeep-hooda/a-few-years-ago-when-i-had-no-work-and-started-believing-that-films/)

[Randeep Hooda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/randeep-hooda/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b05/randeep-hooda-7293_believe_a-few-years-ago-when-i-had-no-work-and-s_1118697.jpg)

> [When I started acting, I didn't think of it as a career. I always thought Hollywood was this magical world where a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leonardo-dicaprio/when-i-started-acting-i-didn-t-think-of-it-as-a-career-i-always/)

[Leonardo DiCaprio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leonardo-dicaprio/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/205/leonardo-dicaprio-997_acting_when-i-started-acting-i-didn-t-think-of_943497.jpg)

> [Mentally, I'm really strong, but for maybe the first time in my life, I cried about my career because I thought it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samir-nasri/mentally-i-m-really-strong-but-for-maybe-the-first-time-in-my-life-i/)

[Samir Nasri](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samir-nasri/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4d7/samir-nasri-5240_cried_mentally-i-m-really-strong-but-for-maybe_667661.jpg)

> [There were points in my career where I thought, 'Maybe I'm done. Maybe I've written everything there is to write.' Now I've…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sylvia-day/there-were-points-in-my-career-where-i-thought-maybe-i-m-done-maybe-i/)

[Sylvia Day](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sylvia-day/)

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> [I love my career. I thought, if I was lucky, I would retire as a senior intelligence officer, still working on the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/valerie-plame/i-love-my-career-i-thought-if-i-was-lucky-i-would-retire-as-a-senior/)

[Valerie Plame](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/valerie-plame/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b48/valerie-plame-5250_career_i-love-my-career-i-thought-if-i-was-luck_2734451.png)

> [I really just wanted to be a writer, but people tell you, 'You should have a backup career,' so I thought, 'OK,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patti-davis/i-really-just-wanted-to-be-a-writer-but-people-tell-you-you-should/)

[Patti Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patti-davis/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c59/patti-davis-9012_act_i-really-just-wanted-to-be-a-writer-but_2332171.jpg)

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