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"Give a guy a girlfriend and a great job, he doesn’t need therapy"
Larry David
"Aren't we all striving to be overpaid for what we do?"
Will Ferrell
"My career isn't about getting the next leading role; it's about giving myself a job that keeps me excited about going to work every day."
Ryan Reynolds
"Acting is just a way of making a living, the family is life."
Denzel Washington
"Love and work... work and love, that's all there is."
Sigmund Freud
"I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed."
Michael Jordan
"I don't believe that man was born to work for a living; I believe he was born to make what he lives for HIS WORK."
Les Brown
"I never did a day's work in my life. It was all fun."
Thomas Edison
"Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do."
Steve Jobs
"Climbing to the top demands strength, whether it is to the top of Mount Everest or to the top of your career."
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
"I think the reason I was able to get the roles I did was because I can't dance or sing."
Adam Sandler
"Treat your career like a bad boyfriend"
Amy Poehler
"I always knew I wanted to be an actor, so I had a passion for it, and it felt like I would have this little sinking feeling if I didn’t do it."
Chris Pratt
"It is your work in life that is the ultimate seduction."
Pablo Picasso
"Lean in"
Sheryl Sandberg
"I've always been very aware of balance and, even before I had my child, my life always takes priority to my work"
Charlize Theron
"If you look at my IMDb page, it kind of looks like I only do dramas"
Jennifer Lawrence
"I don’t really know why I’m still working, but I’m enjoying myself"
Jennifer Lawrence
"My career should adapt to me. Fame is like a VIP pass wherever you want to go. The best thing about acting is that I get to lose myself in another character and actually get paid for it. If you can do what you do best and be happy, you're further along in life than most people."
Leonardo DiCaprio
"Many people worry so much about managing their careers, but rarely spend half that much energy managing their lives"
Reese Witherspoon