J. Cole Quotes

I actually started off majoring in computer science, but I knew right away I wasn't going to stay with it. It was because I had this one professor who was the loneliest, saddest man I've ever known. He was a programmer, and I knew that I didn't want to do whatever he did. So after that, I switched to Communications.

One's work usually occupies more than half of one's waking life. Choosing work that does not bring happiness will lead to a life that is mostly disappointing.

The whole thing with so many people empathising with 'The Office' has made me aware of how people aren't doing jobs they love, aren't living a life they love. Which I find devastating.

I don't think one should ever come to my stage of life and have to look back and say, Gosh. I wish I hadn't spent all those years doing that job I was never really interested in.

Next year, if no one gives me any work, that's fine. I'm not going to do well anyway. I'm not an actor, I'm just exploiting this industry.

I've never felt like my career has been on fire.

I think it's imperative to follow your heart and choose a profession you're passionate about, and if you haven't found that 'spark' yet, if you're not sure what you want to do with your lives - be persistent until you do.

If I wasn't a professional scientist, I'd be an amateur scientist. But plan B was to go into computers.

I think people tend to fall into their careers sometimes, and maybe that's a lucky path to follow because you actually end up doing your purpose.

No, I'm happy to go on living the life I've chosen. I'm a university teacher and I like my job.

Although I loved working on technology - I've always been a computer geek at heart - my professors encouraged me to get a real-world job working with customers.

I hated my work. It never seemed to me to be what I should be doing.

The key is to join an industry that you have a passion for. If you love cars, then automotive is where you should end up.

It's better not to work than to work in something you don't want to be working in.

The thing with me is, if I wake up one morning and I'm not happy working as an actress, I'll stop. It's not something I have to do. It's not a vocation.

I do wish I'd had a better career. Who wouldn't?

I was working at the NSA. I don't know, I was just bored. I just knew that's not what I was supposed to be doing with my life.

I encourage others to choose a career they are passionate about and can do for the rest of their lives.

I worked in an office. I was like an assistant. So, I would just answer phone calls, coordinate events. It was a great day job. I worked with amazing people, but obviously, whenever you are doing something that's not your dream, you kind of feel like, 'Oh, I'm on this grind.'

In 2010, I attended Prince George's Community College in hopes of transferring to The University of Maryland. My major was computer science, and the goal was to one day work as an I.T.

I was a bellman - a great hotel, five-star hotel in Boston. I made great money. I made cash every day. I had good benefits. We had 401k. All the things you could ask for in a great job, I had. You know what I didn't have? I hated my job.

I know what I do for a living is ridiculous.

During my engineering days, we were taken for an industrial visit. I realised that I can't do a regular job.

For me, it's beautiful when career and passion come together.

There are a lot of things that people love, they just can't do for a living.