I learned early in my career, where you get so wrapped up and so excited, that all of a sudden you don’t think. So I worked very hard to keep myself suppressed. And that’s one of the reasons I wasn’t gregarious with the gallery. – Jack Nicklaus
No one’s just going to hand you a career. I waited for years for someone to hand me one and it never happened. – Jane Lynch
I lived my twenties on the road, in all different countries experiencing this momentum of a career which was taking off in its own way. – Jamie Cullum
I very much enjoyed my career in science. I didn’t leave science because I was disillusioned, but felt I’d done my bit for it after about twenty-five years. – John Polkinghorne
I’m concentrating on my career, which is my top priority. The rest will follow eventually. – Jacqueline Fernandez
In essence, I owe my career to Garry Marshall. There was no known reason for him to hire me for ‘Pretty Woman.’ – Julia Roberts
Family issues and a failing career would be enough to consume most young actresses. – Jane Velez-Mitchell
I absolutely want to have a career where you make’em laugh and make’em cry. It’s all theater. – Jim Carrey
My career aspirations as an actor have always been driven foremost by the creative desire to be versatile. – Jimmy Smits
Right now in my career, it’s like I’m having more fun than I’ve ever had, so it’s kind of like, ‘Man, I can’t stop now.’ – Jennie Finch
I don’t deliberately go into comedy or go into indies, but I do deliberately try to keep changing tact, because I think that is the key to longevity in a career. – John C. Reilly
I’ve been fortunate over my career to make a little history on the 16th hole at Augusta National. – Jack Nicklaus
It is unrealistic to expect an entire profession to be completely good. There are bound to be some individuals who are stressed, who are unkind, who are a bit rubbish at their job, who are in the wrong career. – Jo Brand
I have a confession: I’m not a man of simplicity. I spent my entire early career making complex stuff. Lots of complex stuff. – John Maeda
When I wrestled Randy Orton, that was probably the biggest match of my career at that point, because that was when I had the other shot at the WWE championship. – Jeff Hardy
During your career, you put yourself in peak physical condition, but then you bear the brunt of it for the rest of your life. – Greg Rutherford
I am an Asian designer. I was born in Taiwan. That is who I am. But I am a designer, like any designer of any race. Growing up in the ’80s in Taiwan, the arts were not considered a career. – Jason Wu
The biggest rival I had in my career was me. I couldn’t control Arnold Palmer, Gary Player, Tom Watson or Lee Trevino. The only person I could control was me. – Jack Nicklaus
I learned my lesson early in my career that it’s not helpful to go and look at what other people’s opinions are. – Jenny Slate