Kofi Annan Quotes

There is an idea that at some point in your career, you 'make it.' I understand the theory of 'making it.' I don't exactly think that it's the best way to look at it.

I think doing the podcast may have been one of the best career decisions I've ever made in my life.

And finally I begin to have such a success in my examinations that I found myself in a career you see.

For the most ambitious young people, the corporate ladder is obsolete.

I can't complain about my career, that's for sure.

I feel like my place in this industry is still progressing.

I definitely feel a difference about my place in the industry. I feel like I have some longevity now.

I'm happier in my career now than I've ever been.

I long had a goal of becoming president of a company. But it was not till I was 57 years old that I became president of Cisco Systems with its 34 employees. Life offers opportunity at every stage.

Somehow in the public sector, if you start in the mailroom and spend your life getting promoted, it's unseemly.

This is the kind of work I've aspired to my whole career.

All I was looking for is to be successful. I had the opportunity with Australia, with what it provided for me economically.

People don't just show up in the C-suite overnight.

They do say that the profession gets increasingly difficult, but my career seems to have been inside out.

It was hard to know if anything, any one particular thing, increased my career or not.

I loved school, was an exceptional student, and found a passion for math and science that led me to Vanderbilt University, where I discovered the world of electrical engineering. I did well in college, loved the work I was doing, and soon found myself climbing the corporate ladder after graduation. I was one of the lucky ones.

I've had such an inspiring and formative journey in my career.

What I've been doing over the course of my career - everybody's been seeing me be my best self.

I already am very satisfied by my career. It has been long, diverse and hugely rewarding.

'Vikram Vedha' is special because it has taken me to the next level in my career.

Early on in my career, I used to get out in the 30s, 40s, fifties, and 60s. So I really appreciated reaching my first hundred.

Modeling will slow down no matter who you are.

I'm blessed to be able to say that at every juncture in my career, I succeeded.

If you'd asked me at the start of my career I would have said I was going to be a manager. I may still be in future, but there seemed to be an expectation it was a natural progression for me.

You never know the way your career takes.