My Dad hated his job. He sold overcoats, but he wanted to make movies. He had a failed career working with the… — Steve Sabol Copy Share Image
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The most important characteristic that has allowed me to succeed is confidence. I have always been comfortable in my own skin, and… — Heather Bresch Copy Share Image
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My entire career is contemporary based, not by choice, but just by character. So, all the movies I've done, except for one… — Michael Douglas Copy Share Image
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I have very mixed feelings about it. On one hand, I’m concerned that the rampant downloading of my copyright-protected material over the… — Al Yankovic Copy Share Image
The sweet smell of success is no perfume for a woman. Say it's old-fashioned, say it's corny, but, as far as I… — Rod Taylor Copy Share Image
I love football and it's the sport I would really like to play. I've said on national television here that I would… — Novak Djokovic Copy Share Image
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Many people worry so much about managing their careers, but rarely spend half that much energy managing their LIVES. I want to… — Reese Witherspoon Copy Share Image
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You were a soldier?" "Yes, sir." "You barely look old enough to have seen the last battle." "My father was a career… — Jessica Day George Copy Share Image
But unless we are creators we are not fully alive. What do I mean by creators? Not only artists, whose acts of… — Madeleine L'Engle Copy Share Image
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I was an executive before I was a producer, and I've seen franchise fever grow, over the course of my career. The… — Nina Jacobson Copy Share Image
I used to go up to her house. She lived upstate [in New York] and I lived in Manhattan; you're living in… — Nikki Giovanni Copy Share Image
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I saw [ that I and my father, Cecil end our careers with 319 home runs] after I retired. It was just… — Prince Fielder Copy Share Image
My career is very important and I'm pretty ambitious. Marriage is not a priority, not the focus of my existence. Of course,… — Megan Gallagher Copy Share Image
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![“I used to go up to her house. She lived upstate [in New York] and I lived in Manhattan; you're living in a lot of noise and my career was being built. For me to spend time with Nina [Simone] is to spend a lot of quiet time.” quote by Nikki Giovanni](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/950/nikki-giovanni-1757_built_i-used-to-go-up-to-her-house-she-lived-u_2078179.jpg)
![“I saw [ that I and my father, Cecil end our careers with 319 home runs] after I retired. It was just weird. With all the games we played, neither one of us could hit one more home run? Obviously, it was supposed to go that way. It's a pretty cool thing, I guess.” quote by Prince Fielder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/604/prince-fielder-13291_baseball_i-saw-that-i-and-my-father-cecil-end-our_2952348.jpg)
