Carl Karcher Quotes

Maybe forced retirement isn't necessary after all.

In the last 17 years of his working life, my father was finally rewarded with having landed a great job as first, a maintenance engineer, and then a senior locksmith with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

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

First and foremost, I enjoy working. I'm not at that level where I can pick and choose anything. When I get hired, I take it, and I'm like, 'Let's go!'

I don't want to retire. I still want to play.

I want to talk about jobs and health care and pension security and what we're going to do to stop the brain drain in Ohio and make it possible for our young people to stay here and build a life in Ohio rather than in Pennsylvania or West Virginia or God knows where.

I hope that I will be able to work all of my life - even when I am older. It's easier to do that in Europe than in America, because in America it is difficult for older actresses to find work.

Ambitious parents need more flexibility in how, where, and when they work, including the ability to work less or even not at all for a period. Equally important, they will need employers … who don’t view this kind of a zig-zag career path as a lack of commitment or professionalism.

When I was younger, it was so much easier. All I needed to do was just get a job. It was like, 'Oh, my God, I have a job! I can call myself a working actor.' But then, the older you get, you have to be more selective, and that's tough.

For me, turning 65 doesn't include walking away from my profession because of age; I love my job and the company I work for.

The roles do get fewer as you get older. That's the same for all professions, there's fewer roles for people later in life. I don't think it should be like that because as long as you are able to do your job then people should keep working with you. It shouldn't come down to age.

I'm so glad we have jobs after fighting. A lot of important fighters before would stop fighting and have nothing left. Today, you can fight and make money in a normal life.

I was hoping I could die of old age in the military, but they wouldnt let me.

I'll be that guy who's 80 years old and still has a job. There is no 'retire' for me.

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

I always say, I have been fired from more jobs than most people would ever have had in their entire career.

My parents are great. On every job, my whole family and I try to get as many breaks as I can.

People want identity, security, and jobs.

I worked in finance for 14 years, and I loved it. But after the financial industry, I thought a lot about, 'Do I love what I'm doing?'

Having done what I've done at 24 years old, I'm not the kind of person who likes to be out of work.

The powers that technology and independent contracting give to workers enables them to take greater control of their careers to preserve work-life balance.

In over thirty years working in TV and movies, I've never had an exit interview or contributed to a 360 assessment.

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 want to work as hard as I can and continue to make a career for myself.

Depending on where you're at or the ownership you're working for, some of the college jobs may be better than some in the NFL.