Inspiring Career Quotes
From Victoria Beckham and Beyonce to Abraham Lincoln and Barack Obama, these career quotes were sent to inspire you.
Getty ImagesAngela Ahrendts
The Apple senior vice president of retail and online store explains what it takes to get a job at the famed tech company:
"I want to gain insight into how they see themselves in the world; how big is their ego and what role does it play in their everyday life? Do they focus their energy on being an individual contributor, or on connecting and enabling a wider group? Do they care more about their own success or about the greater good of the whole? I ask simple questions about their family, friends, peers, personal interests, sports, spirituality, and community to glean a better understanding of their true motivation and leadership attributes," revealed Ahrendts, adding that this is usually easy as, "people love to talk about themselves."
Getty ImagesVictoria Beckham
"I believe you can achieve anything if you work hard enough to get it."
Rex FeaturesBeyonce
"I strongly believe if you work hard, whatever you want, it will come to you. I know that's easier said than done but keep trying."
Getty ImagesNelson Mandela
"There is no passion to be found in playing small - in settling for a life that is less than you are capable of living."
Rex FeaturesLady Gaga
"Some women choose to follow men, and some women choose to follow their dreams. If you're wondering which way to go, remember that your career will never wake up and tell you that it doesn't love you anyway."
PA PhotosHillary Rodham Clinton
"Don't confuse having a career with having a life."
PA PhotosMichelle Obama
"There is no magic to achievement. It's really about hard work choices and persistence."
PA PhotosBarack Obama
"If you're walking down the right path and you're willing to keep walking, eventually you'll make progress."
PA PhotosSteve Jobs
"The only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven't found it yet, keep looking. Don't settle."
PA PhotosMargaret Thatcher
"In politics, if you want anything said, ask a man; if you want anything done, ask a woman."
Rex FeaturesMadonna
"That we are responsible for our own fate, we reap what we sow, we get what we give, we pull in what we put out. I know these things for sure."
PA PhotosEthan Hawke
"If you can channel the best part of you that is bigger than yourself, where it's not about your ego and not about getting ahead, then you can have fun and you aren't jealous of others. You see other people's talent as another branch of your own. You can keep it rooted in joy. Life is long and there are plenty of opportunities to make mistakes. The point of it all is to learn."
PA PhotosMaya Angelou
"I've learned that making a 'living' is not the same thing as 'making a life'."
PA PhotosMarilyn Monroe
"A career is wonderful, but you can't curl up with it on a cold night."
PA PhotosOprah Winfrey
"I was once afraid of people saying 'Who does she think she is?' Now I have the courage to stand and say 'this is who I am'."
PA PhotosKelly Cutrone
"Getting to this point hasn't always been easy; it took me years to really learn to silence my mind. But as you move through your career and your life, you will have to learn that if you're not what you do, then what you do has no business keeping you entertained at night."
Rex FeaturesRyan Gosling
"I've learned it's important not to limit yourself. You can do whatever you really love to do, no matter what it is."
PA Photos/www.paphotos.comHarrison Ford
"’May the Force be with you’ is charming but it’s not important. What’s important is that you become the Force – for yourself and perhaps for other people."
Rex FeaturesChris Pine
"Ignore the naysayers. Really the only option is, head down and focus on the job."
RexJustin Timberlake
"I think people sometimes don’t pay enough attention to what they do. I’ve done well, but the reason is pretty simple: I’ve worked my ass off."
PA PhotosTina Fey
"There are no mistakes, only opportunities."
Rex FeaturesLily Allen
"People are still under the illusion that every woman who is successful must be controlled by a man, I'm the boss."
PAAbraham Lincoln
"Whatever you are, be a good one."
PAAnne Frank
"Everyone has inside of her a piece of good news. The good news is that you don’t know how great you can be, how much you can love, what you can accomplish, and what your potential is."
PAEleanor Roosevelt
"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams."
Getty ImagesFrank Sinatra
"The best revenge is massive success."
Getty ImagesSheryl Sandberg
"What would you do if you weren't afraid?"
PASusan B. Anthony
"I think the girl who is able to earn her own living and pay her own way should be as happy as anybody on earth. The sense of independence and security is very sweet."
Getty ImagesWalt Disney
"All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them."
PAWinston Churchill
"Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm."
PA PhotosRihanna
"Spend time with people who know how to use their days well."
Getty ImagesKaty Perry
"You don't have to be perfect to achieve your dreams."
PA PhotosKristen Wiig
"Don't become something just because someone else wants you to - or because it's easy. You won't be happy."
WennDolly Parton
"If your actions create a legacy that inspires others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, then, you are an excellent leader."
rex featuresMary J Blige
"Believe in yourself when nobody else does."
