Shannon Bream Quotes

I don't know if many people know that one of the first jobs that I wanted and I lined up for was cabin crew at Jet. I was rejected because I was told I don't have a good personality. Thank God for your rejection. After that, I got a job at McDonald's, and the rest is history.

We're not a vocational school. If someone wants to get a high-paying job, I would hope that there are easier ways to do it than working through a formal computer science curriculum.

I've just been lucky. I'd like to have more choices, and I'd like to have a leading part.

I planned on being an English teacher, but I don't know where that went.

I realized that I would have some very tough sledding, and I was very discouraged because I didn't see much hope of getting into the field I wanted to get into with no college education.

I thought I would, you know, go to college, get to law school, finish, and then get a job and work as a lawyer, but that proved to be not a good fit for me.

I've been pretty career-focused since moving to New York.

There are a lot of new opportunities that are poking their head up in my future. I've been very fortunate that way, but for right now, what I like is what I'm doing.

If I had been at a University I don't think I would have been able to have the experience I had in my Smithsonian work. I don't think I have been as successful.

My dream job has already happened.

I have always advised people never to apply for a job you do not really want.

I wish I knew what was next. I got this movie without planning to. I'm really excited to be continuing in film because it's a great job but I have my portfolio and resume for any other opportunity.

My only advice is to try to get the job that's most like the job you want, rather than the one that's more prestigious. Always try to be the talent.

The best jobs will go to the best educated people.

I have a very clear idea of what kind of career I want and the choices I need to make to get there.

Your first job can set the trajectory for the rest of your career.

I've worked for a long time to get myself in a position where maybe I'd be fortunate enough to land one of the big jobs.

My career needs to progress. Time's ticking.

It's a game that I love and I want to continue to play. I know that I'll have a job somewhere. You've just got to go out there and put your best foot forward.

Ask people who have the job you want how they got it.

I know I won't be a manager, I don't want to do it, never.

As you move along, it's about choices. Once you've gathered enough credits, you have to be more specific. You have to know what level of show you want to work on and be willing to turn down a lot of work to have the career you want.

So I was shampooing at 14. But I've always thought that had I the opportunity for an education, I would have been an architect. There's no question about it.

I mean, I knew I wanted to do this kind of thing in school, but to actually have somebody that would bring you into that world, that was really exciting, you know?

No one's calling me for lawyer roles. I still have a lot to do to prove myself.