David Gregory Quotes

Whatever it is you want to do, take a job in that field. You will learn by experience and, slow and steady, you'll get it done!

I learn more with every job, and I'm very thankful for where I am.

I've been fortunate that my career has developed through on-the-job training.

I spent the first 18 years of my career at AT&T, and it was a wonderful place that kept me moving all the time. I mean, I started off as entry level a position as you can get at AT&T.

I want to go a team where it'll be challenging for me.

I enjoy my job. And I love the city of Chicago, and this organization - it gave me the start to my whole career.

I never imagined I would have the opportunities that I've had at NBC. For me, the opportunities have been endless, which I really appreciate.

As you go through your career you learn what works for you and what doesn't and you pick things up with experience.

While I was in college, I became a page at ABC. Suddenly I was working for Good Morning America, local news, national news. The page is the lowest rung of the ladder, and it's the also the place where you can ask any question and not feel dumb.

You know, I'm just grateful to be in this business and to be able to stay in it.

I tell people in their careers, 'Look for growth. Look for the teams that are growing quickly. Look for the companies that are doing well. Look for a place where you feel that you can have a lot of impact.'

I am very fortunate having the job that I do and I want to do it for as long as possible.

You have got to attract the brightest and the best, but the brightest and best won't stay unless they see real career options.

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

A rule of thumb: If the company you work for provides a product or service that's pretty much the same as what was offered last year and a few years before that, it might be time to start looking for something new.

I came to Playboy not expecting to stay. But after five years, I found myself really enjoying the business world, and I realized I had some skill.

I feel like I've been fortunate enough that I've gotten to meet and work with some really passionate people.

I worked for some very good people who have helped me along the way and actually enabled me to have the opportunity to be selected to join the Astronaut Corps.

Fresh out of college, you tend to join a company because it's a job. But, you tend to stay because it becomes a career; you start to feel at home. In the beginning of your career, you're focused on you: 'I like this place because I'm doing rewarding work; they take good care of me; the people are nice; there's runway for me,' etc.

Any time anyone says anything nice about me, whether it's Lady Gaga or your neighbor, it's a nice feeling, I'm very grateful for it. It's very helpful for your career. Every time someone says something complimentary it introduces you to their audience. It gives you credibility.

In my career, I'm very grateful for the opportunities.

In most careers, you find something you do well, and you tie an increasingly larger bow on the package.

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.'

Every job leaves its residue, a bit of extra knowledge, a new skill-set.

Working at a big company sucks - avoid it. Smaller companies are 10 times better for learning.