Sue Perkins Quotes

You never can take for granted that you have a job.

I always know I'm going to lose my job. It's either going to be canceled next week or next year or nine years from now, but I always know my job is going to go.

Nowadays, there's no such thing as a stable job.

I really wait for the job to come. Whatever job comes up, I just want to keep working. The jobs don't always come, so you take whatever is available and hope it's a good one.

As a head coach, you're on two lists. You're the guy that might get fired, or you're the guy who might go somewhere.

People no longer have one job for life, so it is right that younger generations adapt.

I started working in London, and I've been free-lance ever since.

Careers can disappear just as quickly as they're made, so I'm in no hurry.

All my life, since I was 16, I've been wondering where that next job was gonna come from.

And, hey, I'm not under the illusion that everything's just going to be hunky-dory work wise forever. I've never been under that illusion. Things could go away tomorrow.

There is no job that is America's God-given right anymore.

We must start with the reality that corporations cannot guarantee anyone a lifetime job any more than corporations have a guarantee of immortality.

I've been out of work so many times in my life that relying too much on just one job is terrifying.

The career isn't guaranteed for as long as you might want to play.

I've tried open-ended jobs and found myself incredibly unhappy. I don't like the monomania of showing up every day and doing the same thing. I don't know where my next cheque is coming from, I don't know where my next job is coming from, I have really sketchy health insurance, but I need variety in my life.

I always figured that I was one new editor away from unemployment.

As an actor you appreciate the security of a job. But I don't ever want to get too comfortable.

You never know which gig is going to be your last.

I had periods when I was out of work, and I still do - I just don't worry about them as much any more.

If you don't allow yourself to change from book to book - take chances - it turns into a dullish job with no health benefits or pension plan and only intermittent paychecks.

Every season, I'm like, 'Who knows if I'm going to get another job?'

It's the nature of the freelancer: you never know where you're going to be. You get great opportunities, and you miss great opportunities all the time.

I'm very aware of how quickly my career could end.

I want to be a manager, it wouldn't scare me, but I also think you could be sacked in six months and you'd have to take the kids back to school with your tail between your legs.

By putting this music out, I think I genuinely eliminated 80 percent of the previous jobs I was qualified for.