“I don't need to make more stuff. I've made a lot of stuff! I'm financially okay. I'm not gonna make stuff just for the sake of making stuff. I want to make stuff ’cause I'm inspired. Right now I don't really feel inspired.”— Aziz Ansari, gq.com
“Can you imagine if someone called us a few years ago and said, ‘All right, you're going to have this much money when you're this age. What are you gonna do with it?’ You would say all sorts of fantastical things, right? No one would say, Oh, I would figure out how to make more money and keep working…”— Aziz Ansari, gq.com
“The risks associated with being a commercialized artist and embarking on a typical album release, like endless promotion and touring, have nearly killed me.”— Michael Angelakos, pitchfork.com
“Every additional 10 months an employee stagnates in a role makes the person 1 percent more likely to leave the company.”— Inc., twitter.com
“Success isn’t overnight. It’s when everyday you get a little better than the day before. It all adds up”— Dwayne Johnson, addicted2success.com
“Figure out what you love to do, then figure out how to get paid to do it.”— Nick Offerman, azquotes.com
“Let’s face it: passion is sexy. And I’m not just talking about sexual passion, either. I’m talking about a woman who is passionate about her ideals, her career, her favorite cause, or sport, or political party.”— Ben Neal, thoughtcatalog.com
“None of us knows what we want to do when we’re his age. When we’re your age, when you’re my age. Any age, I guess. We think we do, and sometimes we’re right, but only ever in retrospect.”— Joseph Fink, amazon.com
“If you're waiting until you feel talented enough to make it, you'll never make it.”— Criss Jami, amazon.com
“Don’t skip out on work to look for love because love will find you when it’s ready, but your career can pass you by any second.”— Becca Martin, thoughtcatalog.com
“I’m not supposed to admit that I want someone. That sometimes late at night when I can’t sleep the fact that there isn’t a person I can call makes me pause. I’m not supposed to admit that I feel like my career is becoming the most interesting thing about me and I’m terrified that that’s not going to…”— Kendra Syrdal, thoughtcatalog.com
“It's not how much money we make that ultimately makes us happy between nine and five. It's whether or not our work fulfills us.”— Malcolm Gladwell, amazon.com
“We are all just making this up as we go. The best advice I can give--no matter your job, your goals, or your rue passion in life--is to work hard and try no to take anything too seriously. Do what makes you happy and be a decent human being.”— Joel Mchale, amazon.com
“Flirting in a professional setting. This is a big mistake. This may include a company party or professional banquet. Flirting in these situations can be taken the wrong way, and may cause people to view you differently in your career, leading to negative consequences within your job.”— Devon Brown, yourtango.com