Formal education will make you a living; self-education will make you a fortune.
The more you learn the more you earn.
A man should never neglect his family for business.
He was at a starting point which makes many a man's career a fine subject for betting, if there were any gentlemen given to that amusement who could appreciate the complicated probabilities of an arduous purpose. . . .
Tell young girls they can be anything, including entrepreneurs and self-made billionaires. Encourage your friends/daughters/female students/yourself to take a shot.
I got a divorce, and I felt like I finally started my career. I started making movies and projects that I just really believed in.
I've seen many actors go awry by making the wrong choices early on.
I've been blessed over the years and I want to help guys to feel good about themselves when they're going for job interviews. You walk in for a job interview, you feel good about yourself, you look the part, you get that confidence going.
I've had a fantastic career playing great parts. In many ways, the colour of my skin has been an asset because I've been asked to play certain roles as a result. I don't apologise for playing them anymore than Robert de Niro is sorry for playing American-Italians.
I feel very fortunate to have broken in with the Milwaukee Braves organization.
I want to be known for my work, that's most important.
You'll be old and you never lived, and you kind of feel silly to lie down and die and to never have lived, to have been a job chaser and never have lived.
I've grown and changed, and I'm still making television and movies that I feel really proud of.
I've been very lucky to work with a lot of amazingly supportive directors.
You should not separate your life from what you do.
For myself, if I'm trying to obtain a certain longevity in my career, to establish myself as a certain kind of star, I don't want that black exploitation image.
I believe I could have had a career in the music industry without 'X Factor,' but it was an amazing platform that propelled me to where I am now.
You get your dream job and, in my opinion, despite anything they might say about you professionally or personally, you shut up, and you just do the job - and enjoy it.
To work all the time is to be incredibly lucky.
My whole career, I've never had no serious injuries or no surgeries.
The slave has but one master, the ambitious man has as many as there are persons whose aid may contribute to the advancement of his fortunes.
One of the things I'm most proud of about my career is the fact I've managed to keep options open.
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.
A strong mentor can help a young woman find and advance in the career of her dreams that otherwise may have seemed impossible.
Every time you do a movie, it's important for your career, your reputation.
