Melvyn Bragg Quotes

My goal has always been longevity. Not fame and fortune, just get a job and keep it.

Going to work for a large company is like getting on a train. Are you going sixty miles an hour or is the train going sixty miles an hour and you're just sitting still?

One of the reasons that I'm still in the military - or I stayed in the military - is because I think the military has been a place where certainly people could improve, advance, and were treated fairly.

I still feel I'm doing the same work I've always done.

Having a career is a bit like navigating an Atlantic crossing - you have to make sure everything is keeping and is balanced.

I come to work, and I have a good time. I have no reason to change anything that I do.

I need to be in a stable environment right now in my career. What I mean by that is a place where I can play and not have too much pressure on me and a place I can develop. Monaco wanted me and did whatever they could to get me so I feel very very good about that.

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.

I am doing the job with the mentality that I am going to be here a long time and I hope that I am.

The longer you're stuck in a position that doesn't truly challenge you, the less likely you'll be able to leave it. Inertia, in fact, is one of my worst fears.

The idea of having a steady job is appealing.

I hope Pinterest is my last job.

I wanted to do something where I could hang my hat.

I could very well see myself ending my professional career at Kaiserslautern.

There's no reason why anyone's job should become untouchable for the rest of their life.

You don't have to start with your dream job, and your idea of what the dream job might be will change during a working life that will have its share of ups and downs, setbacks and advances.

I feel that whoever isn't feeling settled in their career won't think about their marriage.

In my head, that climb up the career ladder just doesn't exist. I feel I've achieved everything I set out to achieve, as far as work goes.

At the bare minimum, you need to be in your position for a year before you ask for a raise or title change.

Don't make career choices on short-term financial gain. Job satisfaction and career enjoyment are far more important.

If you put someone in a job who is thinking for even a moment about the next job, you have the wrong person.

There has to be something in every role that interests you.

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

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

Once a waitress, always a waitress.