--- title: "12 Years Worked Quotes by 12 authors" description: "Browse 12 Years Worked quotes by 12 authors. Discover the best Years Worked sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f96/edward-albert-26858_acting_over-the-years-i-have-worked-professiona_1886513.jpg" --- > [Over the years, I have worked professionally as a musician, photographer, and writer. I've been able to earn my living in other…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-albert/over-the-years-i-have-worked-professionally-as-a-musician/) [Edward Albert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-albert/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f96/edward-albert-26858_acting_over-the-years-i-have-worked-professiona_1886513.jpg) > [Seven years I worked in landscaping. It was a good job, I don't complain. I liked going out to different houses every…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/glover-teixeira/seven-years-i-worked-in-landscaping-it-was-a-good-job-i-don-t/) [Glover Teixeira](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/glover-teixeira/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4f3/glover-teixeira-6722_complain_seven-years-i-worked-in-landscaping-it-w_1989362.jpg) > [I worked at CNN for almost 26 years. I worked in Mutual Radio for 20 years. I've been in the business 57…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-king/i-worked-at-cnn-for-almost-26-years-i-worked-in-mutual-radio-for-20/) [Larry King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-king/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6b9/larry-king-7288_air_i-worked-at-cnn-for-almost-26-years-i-wo_2132193.png) > [For four years, I worked as one of the general shop crew on movies like 'Naked Lunch' and 'Arachnophobia.' I made lots…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamie-hyneman/for-four-years-i-worked-as-one-of-the-general-shop-crew-on-movies/) [Jamie Hyneman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamie-hyneman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a93/jamie-hyneman-3349_bugs_for-four-years-i-worked-as-one-of-the-ge_1946116.png) > [For five years I worked independently waiting for the right opportunity to present itself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/latto/for-five-years-i-worked-independently-waiting-for-the-right/) [Latto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/latto/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/43a/latto-5912_five-years_for-five-years-i-worked-independently-wa_106484.jpg) > [Some of you may know my story: How for nineteen years, I worked as a manager for a tire plant in Alabama.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lilly-ledbetter/some-of-you-may-know-my-story-how-for-nineteen-years-i-worked-as-a/) [Lilly Ledbetter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lilly-ledbetter/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a8c/lilly-ledbetter-39097_alabama_some-of-you-may-know-my-story-how-for-ni_1058184.png) > [During my participation in the Manhattan Project and subsequent research at Los Alamos, encompassing a period of fifteen years, I worked in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frederick-reines/during-my-participation-in-the-manhattan-project-and-subsequent/) [Frederick Reines](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frederick-reines/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5fb/frederick-reines-33515_company_during-my-participation-in-the-manhattan_831080.jpg) > [For years, I worked seven-day weeks, through birthdays and most public holidays, Christmases and New Year’s Eves included. I worked mornings and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/antonella-gambotto-burke/for-years-i-worked-seven-day-weeks-through-birthdays-and-most-public/) [Antonella Gambotto-Burke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/antonella-gambotto-burke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5df/antonella-gambotto-burke-14296_afternoon_for-years-i-worked-seven-day-weeks-throu_2130727.jpg) > [In the years since I worked with John Hughes, there were many years where I literally had hundred of doors slammed in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-michael-hall/in-the-years-since-i-worked-with-john-hughes-there-were-many-years/) [Anthony Michael Hall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-michael-hall/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4e1/anthony-michael-hall-20521_actor_in-the-years-since-i-worked-with-john-hu_1845631.png) > [My name is Wendell Potter and for 20 years I worked as a senior executive at health insurance companies, and I saw…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wendell-potter/my-name-is-wendell-potter-and-for-20-years-i-worked-as-a-senior/) [Wendell Potter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wendell-potter/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/648/wendell-potter-63603_business_my-name-is-wendell-potter-and-for-20-yea_1516052.jpg) > [In 1948, I began coaching basketball at UCLA. Each hour of practice we worked very hard. Each day we worked very hard.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-wooden/in-1948-i-began-coaching-basketball-at-ucla-each-hour-of-practice-we/) [John Wooden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-wooden/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ef0/john-wooden-420_basketball_in-1948-i-began-coaching-basketball-at-u_2168401.png) > [“Unlike Kate, by then I’d had a job. In fact, I’d had sixteen jobs, not including the years I worked as a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cheryl-strayed/unlike-kate-by-then-i-d-had-a-job-in-fact-i-d-had-sixteen-jobs-not/) [Cheryl Strayed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cheryl-strayed/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1cf/cheryl-strayed-605_high-school_unlike-kate-by-then-i-d-had-a-job-in-fac_991392.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/years-worked/#itemlist", "name": "Years Worked Quotes", "numberOfItems": 12, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Over the years, I have worked professionally as a musician, photographer, and writer. 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