James Black Quotes

I owe my career to J.J. Abrams. He fought for me.

I definitely would have liked to stay at RCA and have had that relationship, and had them grow with me and support that.

I am profoundly grateful for the opportunities he gave me and not once have I ever been ashamed to say these five words: Roger Ailes believes in me.

I don't get much career advice at all, and I would like some.

For me, it is just the total experience - from the time I first started as an assistant coach until I wound up at the University of Texas for 20 years.

Being part of a team helped me so much. I know the fact that there was a man in the room with me all those years made the medicine go down. I had made the companies money. I didn't have to start, like a lot of women, from ground zero. My path was not the same as a woman starting out by herself.

The relationships we have with people are extremely important to success on and off the job.

I owe Bankhead a gift; she made a director out of me.

Paul Bearer was very influential in the early stages of my career. He constantly hounded me and I just think he realized the potential that was there. He convinced me that I was in the right place and doing the right thing.

David Moyes was one who, at a certain crossroads in my career, he was there. And since then, I've kicked on. That's why he played such a big role in my career.

A strong mentor can help a young woman find and advance in the career of her dreams that otherwise may have seemed impossible.

It would be a joy for me if someone who was working with me became a big success.

I have the best agent, manager, publicist, acting coach, and lawyer. Without them, I wouldn't have the opportunities that I've had.

Warren Beatty took an interest in my career at one point.

At the Centers for Disease Control, I rose up fairly quickly into management positions. The first team I led there included many people who had been my supervisors in previous roles or were more senior than I was. So it was kind of a daunting challenge.

I have worked for a lot of really great leaders and mentors that I felt provided me, along with many of my peers - many of them women - opportunities.

I came in with the intention of serving as long as it made sense for me to do so. The election was a natural moment to think about whether I wanted to stay longer, and I'm thrilled to turn the reins over to my longtime colleague Elisse Walter.

I had great teachers, great ensembles, and great companies to work with who supported my career.

He helped my career, helped me basketball-wise and every other way. I'm a big fan of Thibs.

You need a big team to support a career.

Guardiola has trusted me right from the start.

Boy, if you dont have the network and the producers that believe in you, it's too, too much.

I believe in the power of peer mentorship. When I learned how to ask for a raise, how to fire someone, how to deal with a board challenge - I didn't get that from mentors like Hillary Clinton. I got that from women who were my friends and who had already done the thing that I was doing.

A friend is someone who can help you with your career.

My mother has been an advocate for me as far as modeling goes.