“In fact, there is perhaps only one human being in a thousand who is passionately interested in his job for the job's sake. The difference is that if that one person in a thousand is a man, we say, simply, that he is passionately keen on his job; if she is a woman, we say she is a freak.”
― Are Women Human? Penetrating, Sensible and Witty Essays on the Role of Women in Society
― Are Women Human? Penetrating, Sensible and Witty Essays on the Role of Women in Society
“Often people attempt to live their lives backwards, they try to have more things or more money in order to do more of what they want so that they will be happier. The way it actually works is the reverse. You must first be who you really are then do what you need to do in order to have what you want. ”
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“Only those who decline to scramble up the career ladder are interesting as human beings. Nothing is more boring than a man with a career.”
― The Gulag Archipelago 1918–1956
― The Gulag Archipelago 1918–1956
“No, scratch the word "career." Careers are for people who wish to advance. I only want to survive, draw a paycheck. ”
― Something Borrowed
― Something Borrowed
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