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And I do think that earlier in my career, I did make a very conscious decision to make sure that I was doing work that wasn't necessarily given to me, and that people didn't necessarily think that I would be able to do.

— Charlize Theron

Sentiment: NEGATIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

People tried to make me something that I wasn't at the beginning of my career.

— Patricia Kaas

I was told millions of times that I was never going to achieve what I set out to, but I decided to do it, and I did it.

— Thalia

I'm not entangled in shaping my work according to other people's views of how I should have done it.

— Toni Morrison

I think that my humble beginnings were very deliberate, and I'm grateful for them because I'm not sure I would see my achievements the same way if they were handed to me. I'm not sure my work ethic would be the same.

— Aldis Hodge

I think at that time I obviously wasn't aware of what I really needed. But conversely, my wanting to prove something to everyone was beneficial 'cause if I hadn't done it then, maybe I'd never have done it.

— Rick Allen

I did it my way, and I have no regrets when I look back on my career that it was just a big focus for me.

— Pete Sampras

I had individuals in my life to help me make the right decisions because it wasn't about them accepting handouts. It was about them making the right decisions for me.

— Alonzo Mourning

✗Opposing Perspectives

I was a guy who showed up for work and took the chance for finding out whether I could do it or not... I'd like to think I made my success not at the expense of anyone. Success was accidental.

— Gary David Goldberg

I truly believed that other people in my position didn't make mistakes; I couldn't see that everybody makes them, even people with great experience.

— Katharine Graham

In my mind, I never doubted whether I was going to achieve what I wanted to do. I just had to decide what it is I wanted to do.

— Curt Schilling