2,702 Quotes About Careers

  • Author John Waters
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    True success is figuring out your life and career so you never have to be around jerks.

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  • Author John Waters
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    My idea of an interesting person is someone who is quite proud of their seemingly abnormal life and turns their disadvantage into a career.

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  • Author John Waters
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    I built my [early] career on negative reviews. There was a cultural war going on, the '60s was going on. All the film critics were square. They hated my movies. You could never have that happen today. Critics are way too hip.

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  • Author John Waters
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    The only way I've learned to change anyone's mind politically is to make them laugh. My whole career has been about that.

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  • Author John Waters
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    I built a career on negative reviews. I didn't get a good review ever until Fran Lebowitz gave me a good review in Interview. That was the first good review I got in 10 years.

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  • Author Joss Whedon
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    As far as I am concerned, the first episode of Buffy was the beginning of my career. It was the first time I told a story from start to finish the way I wanted.

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  • Author Joss Whedon
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    I loved the idea of a girl going into a dark alley, and a monster comes, and then she just aces him. It’s like, you want to see the tiny person suddenly take control. God, my whole career is basically about that!

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