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title: "6 Careerist Quotes by 6 authors"
description: "Browse 6 Careerist quotes by 6 authors. Discover the best Careerist sayings and thoughts."
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> [Here's the thing that people don't understand: I don't really care. I've never been a careerist. It's not a strategy. I react…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harmony-korine/here-s-the-thing-that-people-don-t-understand-i-don-t-really-care-i/)

[Harmony Korine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harmony-korine/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/887/harmony-korine-8808_been_here-s-the-thing-that-people-don-t-under_735261.jpg)

> [Up or out" greatly magnified the careerist emphasis on holding a position rather than doing a job.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-fallows/up-or-out-greatly-magnified-the-careerist-emphasis-on-holding-a/)

[James Fallows](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-fallows/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d79/james-fallows-13576_bureaucracy_up-or-out-greatly-magnified-the-careeris_788225.png)

> [I watch films and TV almost like as a hobby - not even as a hobby: it's bordering on careerist. It would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jacob-anderson/i-watch-films-and-tv-almost-like-as-a-hobby-not-even-as-a-hobby-it-s/)

[Jacob Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jacob-anderson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b07/jacob-anderson-14791_cinema_i-watch-films-and-tv-almost-like-as-a-ho_1960867.jpg)

> [I've made a point of not being, say what I refer to as a 'careerist' about anything.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-brion/i-ve-made-a-point-of-not-being-say-what-i-refer-to-as-a-careerist/)

[Jon Brion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-brion/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e09/jon-brion-28876_about_i-ve-made-a-point-of-not-being-say-what_2065401.jpg)

> [I'm not a careerist, what I really want is to be a mum. I am driven, but that drive goes as far…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lily-allen/i-m-not-a-careerist-what-i-really-want-is-to-be-a-mum-i-am-driven-but/)

[Lily Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lily-allen/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/16d/lily-allen-4074_habits_i-m-not-a-careerist-what-i-really-want-i_2570123.jpg)

> [I don't think I've ever been particularly careerist about music.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-howard/i-don-t-think-i-ve-ever-been-particularly-careerist-about-music/)

[Ben Howard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-howard/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/77d/ben-howard-4511_about_i-don-t-think-i-ve-ever-been-particularl_2915009.png)

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