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The education that prepared me was my general education classes, which I tried to avoid when I was a stupid undergraduate, but which gave me the foundation of general knowledge that makes a career as a writer possible.

Orson Scott Card

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Many of our nation's great leaders began their careers at a service academy. I encourage anyone interested in a rewarding college experience or military career to apply as soon as possible.

My recording career has luckily run the gamut of recording environments.

Matt Cameron

Career

Oh, what a shock. My career must be slipping. This is the first time I've been available to pick up an award.

I started at Pillsbury as a manager in one of their analysis functions, then worked my way up the corporate ladder to become vice president. Moving to Burger King was an important moment in my career.

Where I am now, you're very much at everybody else's mercy. You have no control over your career in a lot of ways. It's just important to know what your own goals are, because that's empowering.

You know, my parents have always been incredibly supportive. I'm an only child, so we're very close. There's just the three of us. They're exceptional parents but also great friends. My father was able to take his hobby, photography, and turn it into a beautiful career. So when they saw how much I loved acting, they were 100 percent behind me.

Any first lady can do whatever they want to do. In this country, people expect them to work on whatever they want or to have a career of their own.

Even if I went off to some other career, I hope I would still be doing Coen films.

Carter Burwell

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There is no reason why marriage should necessarily compel an actress to forego her career.

An actress who has the gift of swaying the emotions of an audience, of compelling tribute of tears, or of moving the public to joyous merriment, cannot always be satisfied to set aside her whole career, in the work that she loves, simply because she is married.

Dancing is a tough career, but I'm glad I spent it at the Royal Ballet.

I felt Brighton was a perfect ending to a really interesting career.

Harold Budd

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Ending

Once it becomes impossible for members of Congress to make a career of legislative service, the temptation to bend a vote for whatever reason may yield to the better angels of their nature.

I have spoken with many former athletes, and they tell me the best time they had was in sports. I listen to them and use their experience in my career.