Quotes on Careers

“Our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feeling deeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in such moments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of our ruts and start searching for different ways or truer answers.”


– M Scott Peck



“A bit of advice given to a young Native American at the time of his initiation: “As you go the way of life, you will see a great chasm. Jump. It is not as wide as you think.””


– Joseph Campbell



“There are stories — legends, really — of the “steady job.” Old-timers gather graduates around the flickering light of a computer monitor and tell stories of how the company used to be, back when a job was for life, not just for the business cycle. … The graduates snicker. A steady job! They’ve never heard of such a thing.”


– Max Barry



“If we are together nothing is impossible. If we are divided all will fail.”


– Winston Churchill



“I really want people to know that I’ve worked hard, very hard, to get to where I am today, this didn’t just happen overnight. I started in business over 25 years ago and have found a way to build on what I’ve learned through every partnership and opportunity.”


– Magic Johnson



“The unions say ‘last hired – first fired,’, we say hire and fire based on merit. We want the best and brightest in the classroom.”


– Scott Walker