Quotes about "Work & Career"

The Phoenicians are entitled to be commemorated in history by the side of the Hellenic and Latin nations; but their case affords a fresh proof, and perhaps the strongest proof of all, that the development of national energies in antiquity was of a one-sided character. ”

The order of things established by the Romans in Libya rested in substance on a balance of power between the Nomad kingdom of Massinissa and the city of Carthage. ”

You want to look back on your career and see what you've achieved, not just have a fancy car and a big house. ”

If you really want to sort out the High Street, you ask someone like Kate Swann at WHSmith, who has done a fantastic job of running profitable shops. ”

I know I often get a job because of how I look. I hope that I keep the job because of how I act. ”

You question, as anybody should, the overarching worth of your profession, right? So that's a question I've often asked myself. ”

Having a relentless lineup full of professional hitters works on so many levels. It works in terms of pure baseball reasons: if you get on base, you're going to score runs. ”

Failure is inherent in the game. So if you don't respond well to adversity, you're probably not going to have a long career. ”

Whoever your boss is, or your bosses are, they have 20 percent of their job that they just don't like. ”

Scouting and player development is the key to year-in and year-out success, not the occasional lucky hit. There are no definitive answers in this game, no shortcuts. When you think you've got it all figured out, you can get humbled very quickly. ”