Exploring Careers Quotes & Sayings

A writer must be fearless. A writer has to be like a clawed animal.
-The Carrie Diaries pg. 337 — Candace Bushnell

Nothing's
broken, nevertheless I'm skinless,
the gentlest touch would gut me. — Margaret Atwood

I know how tough engineering school can really be, but it's worth it. — Brian Krzanich

I think they got caught up in how much money they could get from each of the city governments as far as tax rebates. But that stuff works when you make money. It's a little bit phantom money. — David Neeleman

Documentaries can embrace contradictions in a way that journalism can't. — Alex Gibney

I have to say from an actor's perspective, to work with a director who has been an actor through most of their career is a pleasure. They generally have a very deep understanding of the process of what you're doing, of how you are building and exploring the character. — Karen Allen

I love blogging, even though apparently it's still dying, and hate it when I have too much going on to do so regularly. — Justine Larbalestier

I always thought I'd get farther. I'd like to blame the world for what I've failed to do, but the failure - the failure that sometimes washes over me as anger, makes me so angry I could spit - is all mine, in the end. What made my obstacles insurmountable, what consigned me to mediocrity, is me, just me. I thought for so long, forever, that I was strong enough
or I misunderstood what strength was. — Claire Messud

A scent that disturbs me and delights me. It smells like ripe pears, vetiver, a bit of violet and something else- something spicy almost biting and exotic. — Rebecca Wells

How many paths had I avoided in life? How many times had I been content to stop at "close enough"
too afraid to push ahead? Too afraid to let go?
Too afraid to give up ... control. — Nicole Deese

It was rude, insulting and frequently infuriating, but it made such a refreshing change from the awful politeness of most people. — Iain M. Banks

I'll never reach my destination, If I never try, So I will sail my vessel, 'Til the river runs dry. — Garth Brooks

We are creating and encouraging a culture of distraction where we are increasingly disconnected from the people and events around us, and increasingly unable to engage in long-form thinking. People now feel anxious when their brains are unstimulated. — Joe Kraus