2,702 Quotes About Careers

  • Author Taylor Swift
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    When I'm getting to know someone, I look for someone who has passions that I respect, like his career. Someone who loves what he does is really attractive.

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  • Author Tavis Smiley
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    I can't count the number of people I've talked to over the course of my career who have said to me that the thing that they most regret is the one time they did something just for the money.

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  • Author Taylor Swift
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    As your career grows, the list of things that makes you happy should not become smaller, it should become bigger.

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  • Author Taylor Swift
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    My career always involved being the person in charge of what I was portraying to people. "I never wanted to be an image of something I didn't believe in, an image that somebody else had put together. The idea of that just really scared me, more than the idea of failing.

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  • Author Taylor Swift
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    One element of Madonna's career that really takes center stage is how many times she's reinvented herself. It's easier to stay in one look, one comfort zone, one musical style. It's inspiring to see someone whose only predictable quality is being unpredictable.

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  • Author Terence Stamp
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    Peter Ustinov was the first really positive influence in my career. He was real and he bore witness to it. The things he said to you, he lived them.

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  • Author Thomas Sowell
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    A lot of what is called 'public service' consists of making hoops for other people to jump through. It is a great career for those who cannot feel fulfilled unless they are telling other people what to do.

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  • Author Thomas Sowell
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    Military pay has been allowed to lag behind to the point where career enlisted men with families to feed have been forced to resort to food stamps.

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