If you love what you do, then it probably energizes you. It gives your day structure.

Aisha Tyler

Aisha Tyler on loving your work

February 13, 2017

Source: Uproxx, 2016

Probably the most sexist decisions that get made about my career are decisions I don’t even know about, because — and I think it’s the same issue with race — we don’t even know when decisions are made that are discriminating, because we don’t even have access to hear when that happens.

Kerry Washington

I found that women who choose to be stay-at-home moms deal with a set of critics. I have found women who go into the workplace and try to be a mom have a set of critics. I think as women, we just seem to have a set of critics. And so you work your way through.

Admiral Michelle J. Howard

My father instilled in me to take care of my family. Show up even when you don't want to show up.

Steve Harvey

And by definition you want to leave when everything is going well. It's not when business is slowing down or having any issue. That really allows you to leave without the market worrying that you're running away from something. So that was really important.

Tidjane Thiam

I learned early on that when you’re working and you’re able to make a living and pay your bills doing what you love, it always beats a 9:00 to 5:00.

Loretta Devine

We’re here for work. You’re not just there to build friendships.

Chante Moore

When I’m sitting around, that’s when I’m really panicked. I find idle time to be very discomforting.

Aisha Tyler

We really can have conversations and maybe not agree, but at the end of the day, we still respect each other.

Loni Love

He said, 'Go to work, get your money and come home. You don't live there.'

Toni Morrison

I'm at a place where if someone doesn't agree, it's no problem, I walk away. It takes people time to understand that you mean business.

Beyoncé

My dream job is the next job, and that’s sort of how I approach it.

Gabrielle Union

That pain is how you know you’re doing it right. Put your art first and expand your definition of self. Learn as much as you can in your craft. It’s all about the craft, craft, craft, craft, craft.

Ryan Michelle Bathe

The two things people just really need are education and employment based on that education.

Amiri Baraka

A work in progress is a privilege.

John Edgar Wideman

The problem is if you stay too long in a place, even the sound of your voice becomes annoying to people.

Tidjane Thiam

We always have this thought of work and getting married, but life is short. You need to make sure you’re happy with whatever you’re doing in your life.

Loni Love

I've never done a job just for money. I could not do anything that would not enhance humanity -- especially women.

Cicely Tyson

I’m not a fan of flings when you work, cause that’s where it gets a little dangerous.

Grace Gealey

Women in corporate settings are more likely to be vocal.

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Building a resume takes a lot of work and you just have to go for what you know, and understand that you’re not going to get everything, and that doesn’t mean that you’re not working.

Vanessa Bell Calloway

You need to leave with a clear conscience and people thinking that you're not running away from anything.

Tidjane Thiam

There’s a little bit of truth to the idea that you shouldn’t mix business with family. You can’t separate when it's family or business.

Toni Braxton

I’m probably not the best hang. I just do what I do and then I wanna go home.

Meshell Ndegéocello

Women have made a lot of progress in the workplace but if we are ever going to get to a point where women make equal money and are afforded equal opportunity, women have to help women.

Star Jones