“My whole career, my whole life, I’ve trusted my gut, my sense of what is right and what is wrong. And I am not about to stop now.”— Brendan Gall, Kurt Weller, Sullivan Stapleton, imdb.com
“I’ve been a freelance copywriter for about ten years, and on the whole, I’ve made more money doing phone sex than I have turning in pages of well-researched, on-brand work. $15 for 500 words versus $4 a minute. You tell me the better way to spend an hour.”— Mila Jaroniec, lennyletter.com
“Reminder: A creative career is a lot like surfing. Most of it is about paddling like hell, trying not to drown, and waiting for just the right moment to stand. The surfing, although exhilarating, is the rarest, briefest part.”— Delilah S. Dawson, twitter.com
“Your career isn't over until you stop writing. If your book flops, if they drop your contract, if they don't buy your next book-- it's not over. Pick a pseudonym, switch genres, self-publish, hybridize. It's not over until you are.”— Delilah S. Dawson, twitter.com
“We've got nothing but time, and it is on our side. This is why we continue to be provided with the opportunity to repeat and re-create in our lives.”— Iyanla Vanzant, twitter.com
“Are you living your truth? Are you doing what brings you peace and joy? If not, are you really living?”— Iyanla Vanzant, twitter.com
“If you don't have time to do the things you love, slow down. There is something that you are missing!”— Iyanla Vanzant, twitter.com
“Get clear about what you want, what you are doing, and why you are doing it.”— Iyanla Vanzant, twitter.com
“How can we expect life to bless and support when we say one thing, think something else, and feel a completely different way.”— Iyanla Vanzant, twitter.com
“What you know in your soul will bring you peace. Be still and know. Be still and listen.”— Iyanla Vanzant, twitter.com
“We are blessed with a wonderful gift called intuition. Unfortunately it won't work unless we pay attention to it!”— Iyanla Vanzant, twitter.com
“What kind of marriage is this? What kind of family? You’ve taken my career from me, you’ve taken my home. You’ve taken my name. I thought we were in this together.”— Peter Morgan, Philip Mountbatten, Duke of Edinburgh, Matt Smith, imdb.com
“You understand, the titles, the dukedom. They’re not the job. She is the job. She is the essence of your duty. Loving her. Protecting her. Of course, you’ll miss your career. But doing this for her, doing this for me, there may be no greater act of patriotism. Or love.”— Peter Morgan, King George VI, Jared Harris, imdb.com
“Marion: What do you plan to do when you get out of school? Fonzie: Oh, I was thinking I might become a cop. Marion: That's very admirable. Fonzie: I mean, it's the only job I know where they pay you to drive a motorcycle.”— Garry Marshall, William Bickley, Fonzie, Henry Winkler, imdb.com
“My goal is not to wake up at forty with the bitter realization that I've wasted my life in a job I hate, because I was forced to decide on a career in my teens.”— Glenn Eichler, Daria Morgendorffer (voice), Tracy Grandstaff, imdb.com
“Think carefully, everything after this moment will not only determine your career but life. You can spend it in a corporate office drafting contracts and hitting on chubby paralegals before finally putting a gun in your mouth or you can join my firm and become someone you actually like. So decide: d…”— Peter Nowalk, Annalise Keating, Viola Davis, imdb.com
“Anyway. Be great. Make all the great things in your imagination. It’s not weird. You’re not weird. Don’t get distracted. Do that shit. It’s hard as hell. Demand your credit. Keep going.”— Jean Grae, twitter.com
“Allow for the possibility that the best of you is still inside you, waiting to emerge. Prepare the way, bit by bit”— Lin-Manuel Miranda, twitter.com
“Best career advice that I can give: Don't ever attach yourself to a person, a place, a company, an organization or a project.”— erica williams simon, twitter.com