35 quotes found
“When does a job feel meaningful? Whenever it allows us to generate delight or reduce suffering in others. Though we are often taught to think of ourselves as inherently selfish, the longing to act ...”
“The different sacred gifts serve a divine purpose.”
“I'd known since girlhood that I wanted to be a book editor. By high school, I'd pore over the acknowledgments section of novels I loved, daydreaming that someday a brilliant talent might see me as ...”
“It really is something ... that men disapprove even of our doing things that are patently good. Wouldn't it be possible for us just to banish these men from our lives, and escape their carping and ...”
“You know, theres no pleasure like the joy of being a sexual woman. You can take your careers, your money, your houses and possessions, and you go and throw them in a ”
“Everybody achieves success in lifea blessed few early in their careers, the rest of us when we lower our standards”
“Analyzing everyday situations using a systematic approach similar to that utilized by physicians when investigating a medical mysteries can result in better choices.”
“Having a system for thinking deeper can provide greater insight into solving everyday problems. Such a system is shared in my book, Medical Investigation 101.”
“We anyway have to THINKWhy not think BIGWe anyway have to WORKWhy not do what we LOVE”
“Our specific profession serves a sacred purpose.”
“Careers are not made in a family business, they are born by patricide. Then they die from neglect, and avoid the tragedy of being put out of business.”
“You can't be tempted, unless you want what is tempting you.”
“The most important thing you need to do [in this job] is to have big chunks of time during the day when all youre doing is thinking.”
“You look at me and judge me. And I just want to ask, for what? I am in full control. No one has a gun to my head. Why can't this be my profession,one I have chosen for myself? I tell you prostitute...”
“The only person worth risking everything for is the one person that would never let you risk everything for.”
“Your success in the job market has nothing to do with the job market itself - instead it has everything to do with you.”
“Careers increasingly come with a reboot button, and companies that realize this early possess a competitive talent advantage”
“You may be thinking that your company has a human resources person who will keep you out of trouble. This is a dangerous misconception. Whether your company has a massive Human Resources Department...”
“We had these sudden revelations that employment, the daily nine-to-five, was driving us far from our better selves.”
“Although he too was heading to work, Shahid was glad he wasn't dragging himself off to some office job. Shahid's view: anybody who had to wear a suit to work died a little inside, every day.”
