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You will never succeed while smarting under the drudgery of your occupation, if you are constantly haunted with the idea that you could succeed better in something else.

I've never been good at making smart career decisions or doing the right strategic thing, and yet somehow it's all led me to exactly the kind of career that I would have dreamed of having - if only I'd been smart enough to dream something like that.

When you've accomplished a certain amount in your career, you're not so focused on your ambitions.

I've never been one to carefully calculate my career decisions, to sit on the outside looking in. I go with my passion and what moves me.

And indeed if you think you're a genius at something, what you achieve is very much according to your expectations; if you think you're no good, you're not going to get anywhere.

When a big company lays you off, they often give you a year's salary to 'go pursue a dream.' If you're stupid, you panic and get another job. If you're smart, you take the money and use the time to figure out what you want to do next.

Just because I don't have a college degree doesn't mean I am not smart!

I should have been smart enough to stay happy. But my ambition ruled my life.

You just can't help but sort of think that your life and your career are going to go straight up, up, up.