Ratan Tata Quotes

What you earn is largely determined by what you learn.

Just keep learning from the role and not just go for the money.

Don't you think it astonishing that, at 58, I am still working at improving my career?

You've got to ask for more money.

The goal is to work as much as possible in projects I respect and that will help me grow.

I think any job you do is an opportunity to learn and an opportunity to explore and challenge yourself.

I'm excited about developing as a Diva and finding where my place is in this company.

I don't measure myself in my contract in terms of what I'm making.

Never look for your work in one place and your progress in another.

A good job is more than just a paycheck. A good job fosters independence and discipline, and contributes to the health of the community. A good job is a means to provide for the health and welfare of your family, to own a home, and save for retirement.

The whole goal for me with my career is just follow good projects and good parts and challenge myself as much as I can.

I feel that working now is the way for me to learn things, whether it's languages or another activity.

I'm not looking for a paycheck.

If you do your job properly you usually learn a lot from any role you do.

Fortunately, now I've got myself in a position where things are about story and not money. In my earlier career, it was more about getting my foot in the door and to get enough money to live, to be perfectly honest.

I spent a long time working in restaurants and making no money. It was very character-building, but I think it could have been built in a shorter time.

It's important for women to work. They need to keep their independence, to keep earning and being challenged.

When you want a raise, you're not only going in saying: 'I want more money.' You're going in and saying: 'Here's what I want out of my career. Here's what I accomplished. Here's what I said I was going to do. Here's what I've done. Not only do I deserve more money, but I want to get to here on my career.'

I like to work. The self-esteem and satisfaction that I get from working makes me a better person, which makes me a better mom. I feel lucky because I have the luxury of working only one or two days a week.

I'm lucky to be in a profession where you can keep getting better.

My goals for myself have changed as my career has evolved and as I've grown as a writer.

Every job I take, I really want to learn something.

I just like to work and get paid.

Price doesn't make deals, and salary doesn't control your career.

My first job was at Proctor and Gamble in Cincinnati, my second job was at a pharmaceutical company in Berkeley Heights, New Jersey. My third job was at Palmolive. And I realized, three jobs in three years, maybe it wasn't the job. It had to be me.