Charles Kuralt Quotes

I don't know what I am doing tomorrow. But I know one thing for sure: the day I stop enjoying my work, I will pack up and leave.

I know from experience that careers do not always arise from a deep sense of destiny.

My two great fears are either not working or working on something that means you can't do something else you really want.

I love filmmaking, but I decided to go to drama school because I thought that when I'm 60 and looking back on my life, if acting hadn't been a part of it, I would hate myself.

Like what you do, if you don't like it, do something else.

For a long time, I didn't know what I wanted to be when I grew up. I was desperate to find something that fit me and I just decided that if I could organically make a professional living out of the things that interested me, then I would be a happy person.

If you don't see something as a career but as an important part of your life, you don't know how you're going to feel about it.

Like what you do, if you don't like it, do something else.

Converting your own passions into a job is the fastest method for eliminating any passion you once had.

I've cheated myself: there are other things I could have done to fill out the bouquet of my career.

I was an idiot in terms of career-building, but I had a great time.

The women I know who have children and have careers, they seem to be very happy. They love their children and they love their jobs. But happiness comes out of being willing to do your work in your twenties to find out who you are, what you love.

I know a lot of people my age are still trying to figure out what to do, and I consider myself lucky that I can make a living doing something that I truly enjoy.

If the next thing I do is not necessarily filling the role of 'the future of journalism,' it'll probably be whatever is making me happiest, and that's enough for me.

I've worked for a long time, but I got to the point where I felt like, I am out here so far, how do I get back? I want to have a real life, a personal life. I didn't want a personal life I just visited.

A person should design the way he makes a living around how he wishes to make a life.

I studied business in school, so I worked for Chanel in marketing. And I also worked part-time in an office. So I had office jobs. And then I realized I needed to get the hell out of there, just realizing there was no fulfillment.

My career choice is my career choice. Just stepping out of that zone, to be able to be a provider. I understand my position as a provider and my role as a dad also... Just being able to be comfortable with it.

I've no idea if I want to do this for the rest of my life, so I want to try and work with the best people I can.

When I started with 'Cocktail,' I was trying to figure out if this was something I wanted to do.

My career is my whole life, so if I'm not happy with that, it affects everything else.

I don't know what kind of career I want to forge for myself. But I want it to be one where I love the work that I've done. And I like to think that I have good instincts.

When I reflect on my career I have no regrets.

Don't manage your career. Follow your dream and contribute.

Putting lifestyle first is how you find a job - not a calling.