Nuseir Yassin Quotes

I split my commission and personal work about 50 per cent each. It is important to get that balance in life.

I'm not here to tell you to take risks and quit your job and travel the world. No, don't do that if it doesn't make you feel comfortable and excited.

I have earned enough money in my life. When I started my career, for about 10 years, I told myself I want to make money. Now, I just want to do different roles.

Careers can disappear just as quickly as they're made, so I'm in no hurry.

I know a lot of people at some point in their business careers decide they'll just cash in and do something else, but for some reason, I've never had that feeling.

Don't ever let economic alone determine your career or how you spend the majority of your time.

Sometimes I think, 'Oh, I wish I just had a nice job where you're getting a salary.' Just sometimes.

I won't give up my day job of design.

I'd like to just work - steadily work - and do parts that I enjoy doing.

I want to travel the world and enjoy things, so if you gave me $50 million and said, 'You can never perform again,' I probably would take it and be fine with it.

I can totally understand why people say: 'I'm going to do this T.V. series so that I can buy a flat'. But you've got to see what's of value to you as an actor.

I'm very, very fortunate to be in the job that I'm in, and I would love for it to continue forever, but it won't. I have to financially and emotionally prepare for the day that 'Mad Men' will go away, because who knows what my next job is going to be?

I don't want to stay on the road for the rest of my life. I have two kids.

I don't play for job security.

You know when you take a manager's job it could be terminal. I was making sure there was enough in the bank to cover that, making sure myself and my family would be all right when I took the plunge.

Don't make career choices on short-term financial gain. Job satisfaction and career enjoyment are far more important.

If money was my only motivation, I would organize myself differently.

Jobs mean freedom for workers to support their families.

I hope that in 5 years from now I'll be working and doing what makes me happy. Whatever that may be.

I never would have given up my work to stay home.

A good job is more than just a paycheck. A good job fosters independence and discipline, and contributes to the health of the community. A good job is a means to provide for the health and welfare of your family, to own a home, and save for retirement.

I always felt I needed to teach to survive.

My entire adult life has been devoted to family and career, each adding to the other in many rewarding ways. I have never felt that I had to set a pattern for my writing and teaching.

I spent 26 years in the business without ever knowing what I was doing a month from now.

I've never thought about the end of my career. I've had this growing motto in my life to live day to day - and when you live day to day, it's hard to talk years.