Esa-Pekka Salonen Quotes

Switching from one career to another can be scary, but it also can be a thrilling experience. Look at it as an opportunity to really go after what you want to accomplish in life and make a difference in the world. The key is to take small, conscious steps and prepare yourself for a successful transition.

Although I've had several major career changes, I was extremely hesitant about making some of them.

I just spent a lot of time on 'ER' for that eight years. I also started working when I was 16, so by the time I left 'ER,' I was 40 years old, I had this incredible experience, my wife had this great company, we had four kids, it was like, 'Let's go to New York and live for a while and make that the priority.'

Your name or what you've done on the rugby pitch is not going to carry you through for the rest of your life. I realise I'm going to have to eventually do something else, and that does frighten me a little bit.

Now I am ready to set new goals and start a new career for myself outside of the ring.

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

I'm definitely in a place where I'm looking for different than what I've done in the past, just so I can go to work and do something I haven't done before.

Lincoln's removal from New Salem to Springfield and his entrance into a law partnership with Major John T. Stuart begin a distinctively new period in his career.

I tried to make a distinct point that I wasn't retiring - that I was moving on.

I love my career. I thought, if I was lucky, I would retire as a senior intelligence officer, still working on the issues of counterproliferation. But that didn't happen, so - new chapter.

Working with Shankar is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Coming to Pakistan has been unbelievable. It is the best thing of my career.

Everything that ever happened to me in my career, Trump was the first guy to pick up the phone and reach out to me.

I do not think my career is over after being at Real Madrid.

I think when it comes to re-signing with an organisation, there's no real compromise if you're trying to move on.

I never thought I'd end up coaching. It wasn't the plan.

The biggest thing I learned at Wisconsin was, it's all who you work for, not where you work or what level.

Playing in America led to me getting a chance. Kicking around in the non-leagues I was going nowhere so I'm glad I did it.

I didn't play much for Roma and arriving here at Milan is a step forward for me.

I thought 2013 was the end of my coaching career.

I have never even considered a future outside the walls of the WWE. However, sometimes life takes an unexpected turn, and while it is the most difficult decision I have ever made, it is time for me to move on.

I wanted a new experience, to learn another language. I wanted to be different. I wanted people to realise I'm taking my coaching career very seriously. I wanted to create my own pathway.

I would say moving to Iowa turned out to be the best thing for my basketball career.

I didn't want to come to the end of my career and think, 'What next?'

After having a career in Spain for eight years, I went back to being anonymous again, having to prove myself to the industry and myself, to prove I was capable of acting in a different language. It was a good challenge, and I can't complain.