Famous Quotes & Sayings

Abraham Flexner

At no period of [Michael Faraday's] unmatched career was he interested in utility. He was absorbed in disentangling the riddles of the universe, at first chemical riddles, in later periods, physical riddles. As far as he cared, the question of utility was never raised. Any suspicion of utility would have restricted his restless curiosity. In the end, utility resulted, but it was never a criterion to which his ceaseless experimentation could be subjected.

Harsha Bhogle

Cricket, like all sport, offers glory to few and a lifetime of it to even fewer. For the investment it demands, it offers short careers that end when people in other professions are starting to flourish.

Alex Rodriguez

We (Derek Jeter and I) always talk about getting old, gray, and fat when our careers are over and just having a good time. He's like me. He wants to have a good time and be a good person. It's a weird situation for us. It's just like we're looking in the mirror. the only difference is I'm on the West Coast and he's on the East Coast.

Alex Rodriguez

Well, Milwaukee is a special place to me. It's where I started my career playing in Appleton. Getting cheered on the road is something I haven't been use to.

Alex Rodriguez

I want to build a positive image that will last my career.

Alex Rodriguez

I've learned in my career, it is much better to be recognized for all the great things you do on the field.

Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu

I didn't have a normal academic career. I never studied cinema. I learned from life.

George Benson

I like to sing because my mother was a singer. She sang to me all the time, so I learned to love singing. I did have a career as little 10-year-old George Benson. I made my first record as a vocalist, but I've been playing guitar since I was 9.

Tom Glavine

If it happens, I'll be proud, and it would be a dream come true, though I doubt I ever thought I'd be a Hall of Famer when I started. It wasn't until late in my career that people started to mention it, and you start thinking about it a little bit.

Bill Cowher

We'd like to think he'll end his career here. He's just a good fit.

Aaron Paul

The first part of my career, how I was paying the bills was commercials. I was just doing tons of commercials.

Claire McCaskill

Obviously, I have been a pro-choice candidate for my entire political career, and obviously there is controversy always surrounding this issue.

Daniel Pipes

My career divides in two: before and after 9/11. In the first part I was trying to show that Islam is relevant to political concerns. If you want to understand Muslims, I argued, you need to understand the role of Islam in their lives. Now that seems obvious.

Daniel Radcliffe

I know it wouldn't seem like I've had a lot of failure in my career, but there are things that I regard as failures, when I look at certain performances and go, 'That's not good enough.'

Daniel Radcliffe

I'm a huge fan of Brad Pitt. He could have done rom-coms his entire career, but he took it in a different direction.

Daniel Radcliffe

There's no blueprint for where I should be. I see myself as a young, good actor who still has a lot to learn. There's nobody at any point in their career who is the finished article.

Daniel Craig

I'm definitely not satisfied about my career. I don't know how you can be, it's the very nature of things.

Damon Albarn

If you don't see something as a career but as an important part of your life, you don't know how you're going to feel about it.

Damien Hirst

I don't really have a career plan.

Cynthia Kenyon

You could have two completely different careers if you could stay healthy to 90. How fascinating that would be.

Cory Monteith

I'm pretty focused on my career, and if it comes down to hanging out with somebody or learning my lines, it's gonna be learning my lines.

Cory Doctorow

It's not necessarily about what career you pick. It's about how you do what you do.

Clive Davis

The story of Rod Stewart, the story of Carlos Santana is so inspiring to young musicians because it shows in this trendy business how long a career can last. It shows how you can soar back, regardless of age.

Clive Owen

Ultimately, to have a career in movies, to a certain extent, certainly in England, you can't sustain a career in just English movies.

Clive Owen

One of the things I'm most proud of about my career is the fact I've managed to keep options open.

Clive Owen

The worst piece of advice I've gotten in my whole career is from somebody who said, Remember, it's all about likeability.

Clive Owen

As far as career goes, make sure you're in it for the right reasons - and make sure that the work itself is the most important thing.

Daphne Koller

Juggling a career and a family is a challenge for anyone, and even more so (in general) for women. Probably the most important advice to any woman interested in a career is to pick your life partner with care. Having a supportive partner is key to trying to manage the constraints of these two demanding roles.

Dusty Baker

I'm not sure where my career is going here in Cincinnati.

Duane G. Carey

I consider myself to be very fortunate in my career, my timing has worked out.

Duane G. Carey

I could do exploration in this particular career field, and it was a goal that, even if I didn't reach it, it was so high it seemed almost impossible, but even if I didn't reach it, I would still have a good time and a very satisfying career.

Dorothy Fields

There aren't more lady songwriters for the same reason that there aren't more lady doctors or lady accountants or lady lawyers; not enough women have the time for careers.

Donald Pleasence

I loved working with Jamie Lee Curtis, and I felt she was a wonderful actress even that early in her career.