Careers Quotes · Page 244

I said, going into acting, 'I'm never moving to L.A.,' because it scared me. But there was no way you could build…

— Michelle Pfeiffer

Congressman Frank and Senator Dodd wanted the government to push financial institutions to lend to people they would not lend to otherwise,…

— Thomas Sowell

People ask if I regret not winning a Stanley Cup, but winning the series against the Soviet Union was the best. It…

— Marcel Dionne

There's already a marriage clock, a career clock, a biological clock. Sometimes being a woman feels like standing in the lobby of…

— Sloane Crosley

I was an idiot in terms of career-building, but I had a great time.

— Sally Kellerman

When you go through a significant injury and have a major career change, you truly do go one year at a time,…

— Peyton Manning

I wanted Bow's hair and makeup and clothing to look like a woman who has four children, a career, and a full…

— Tracee Ellis Ross

I would have been a disaster as a career politician. I would never have toed a party line.

— Hilary Mantel

I really want my career to be as an actor-writer-director-producer, you know? I don't know what will be stronger than the other.

— Danny Strong

Was Ty Cobb psychotic throughout his baseball career? The answer is yes.

— Al Stump

My whole career can be summed up with 'Ignorance is bliss.' When you do not know better, you do not really worry…

— Jeff Foxworthy

I've found that men I've dated who are in the same business can be really competitive. I've found a great group of…

— Taylor Swift

At the beginning of your career, it's 'Who is Paul Newman?' and then it's 'Get me Paul Newman.' Then it's 'Get me…

— Paul Newman

I think anybody starting any new career needs work.

— Mehcad Brooks

If somebody is deemed more talented within the confines of the school it doesn't mean they're going to have the most successful…

— Gillian Jacobs

I've been poked fun of throughout my career by fellow actors for my notes that I take. I have spiral notebooks that…

— Anna Chlumsky

The reason I haven't had kids yet is because I was so focused on my acting career, hoping I could get something…

— Katharine McPhee

If you stand right fronting and face to face to a fact, you will see the sun glimmer on both its surfaces,…

— Henry David Thoreau

I don't know who you are. I don't know what you want. If you are looking for ransom, I can tell you…

— Tom Glavine

To work for the common good is the greatest creed.

— Albert Schweitzer

[Sundance is] giving people a chance - many first-time filmmakers. It carries that weight - if you bring something here, people connect…

— Elijah Wood

A good part of my leadership skills is crafted from learning from experiences early in my career that were not positive experiences.

— John Lasseter

I always tell people that if you gave me a pen and a piece of paper when I was a teenager and…

— Ice Cube

I believe for the first time in history, entrepreneurship is now a viable career.

— Eric Ries

I don't want to be a flash in the pan. I want to be around for a very long time. I want…

— Cheyenne Kimball