Jillian Hervey Quotes

All great work is preparing yourself for the accident to happen.

I'm not opposed to anything. If an opportunity comes across, I'll answer the door if it comes knocking.

I have never chosen my next job. I focus on what's in front of me, and serendipity steps in.

We can't plan life. All we can do is be available for it.

I love the idea that I planned my career. I did not. It started out by getting invitations from artists that I really love and respect, to share a stage... I've been very lucky in that I haven't had to create a five-year plan. It's evolved.

I've never had a game plan. It's just if something comes along and it feels right in the moment.

I am not very good at planning things, actually, but I believe that things happen when they need to and when they have to.

Life is full of surprises and and serendipity. Being open to unexpected turns in the road is an important part of success. If you try to plan every step, you may miss those wonderful twists and turns. Just find your next adventure-do it well, enjoy it-and then, not now, think about what comes next.

I'm surprised as anyone about where I've ended up. Maybe it's because I say yes to things.

You've got to take what comes. You've got to make yourself available for everything; you've got to pray that you're in a position to do the jobs when they come around.

I've never been a planner. I didn't know I was going to run for the State House. I didn't know I was going to run for governor. I don't know what's next, and I love not thinking about it because the doors open at a certain time.

Don't plan too hard, because something much better might be out there.

Nothing I ever did I expected to do. It just kind of happened.

Life is about making plans from which you deviate, almost always. If you are lucky, you do come up with a plan.

I always leave room for serendipity and chance.

I just said yes to opportunities that came my way.

I've never made a plan for my life. I have just taken whatever opportunities have come and been very genuine with them.

There's no master plan; I'm just going with what I'm inspired to do and what I get asked to do, and luckily the things I've been the most passionate about, I've gotten to do. And a lot of times I've gone up for movies that I didn't really care that much about, and I never got that.

It is not enough to be in the right place at the right time. You should also have an open mind at the right time.

I've never really had specific goals and stuff like that - I think I sort of learned early on that if you kind of let life roll in at your feet, you will get a lot of great stuff if you are just aware and open to it.

I am always living in the now, so I like what fate brings to you. That's always fun for me. To have a process and someone be like, 'How about this?' And you just grab onto that and see where it takes you.

I tend to go with the flow and that flow can end up in great places or not so great places.

I didn't go onto 'The Voice' thinking I was going to go country. I went into it with an open mind and thought whatever happens, happens.

Very happily, I am very fortunate to be able to be where the wind takes me, where the work takes me, and where I want to be.

Great opportunities almost never fit your schedule.