8 Comedian Memoir Quotes on Getting Ahead in Your Career - The Muse

8 Comedian Memoir Quotes on Getting Ahead in Your Career - The Muse8 Comedian Memoir Quotes on Getting Ahead in Your CareerWhether youre just having an off day at work or youre having a series of off weeks, you could probably use a quick pick-me-up for inspiration, right? I knew you would say yes. Thats why I pulled together quotes from eight beloved comedians and actors who wrote books on getting ahead. No, really, these awesome career quotes are from their books. And theyre just what you need to help you power through any rough patch youre facing.Oh, and these quotes are just the tip of the advice iceberg. If youre inspired, I recommend reading all these memoirs in full. 1. On Your CareerYou have to care about your work but not about the result. You have to care about how good you are and how good you feel, but not about how good people think you are or how good people think you look...Treat your career like a schwimmbad boyfriend. It likes it when you dont depend on it. It will ch ase you if you act like passion, friendship, family, longevity are more important to you.- Amy Poehler, Yes Please2. On Your AttitudeDont welcheste your energy trying to educate or change opinions go over, under, through, and opinions will change organically when youre the boss. Or they wont. Who cares? Do your thing, and dont care if they like it.- Tina Fey, Bossy Pants3. On the Mentors You PickWork hard, know your sht, show your sht, and then feel entitled. Listen to no one except the two smartest and kindest adults you know, and that doesnt always mean your parents. If you do that, you will be fine.- Mindy Kaling, Why Not Me?4. On AmbitionBut ambition is a funny thing it creeps in when you least expect it and keeps you moving, even when you think you want to stay put.- Lena Dunham, Not that Kind of Girl A Young Woman Tells You What Shes Learned5. On PassionI live by the mantra Whoever is most passionate. If I was mentoring someone, thats the Shandling-esque advice I would proffer Find people you really respect and trust, and then at each decision, heed the most passionate voice. I love that because it eliminates nearly all struggle.- Sarah Silverman, The Bedwetter Stories of Courage, Redemption, and Pee6. On Taking RisksWhen you take risks you learn that there will be times when you succeed and there will be times when you fail, and both are equally important. Its failure that gives you the proper perspective on success.- Ellen DeGeneres, Seriously Im Kidding7. On Opportunities...I can confidently pass up opportunities that dont make sense because therell be better ones on the horizon, even if I have to wait. - Julie Klausner, I Dont Care About Your Band What I Learned from Indie Rockers, Trust Funders, Pornographers, Felons, Faux-Sensitive Hipsters, and Other Guys Ive Dated8. On Being LikableI started getting back what I was putting in. I began to see how important good relationships are in this business. Ive always been naturally thorough and well prepar ed, and by my mid-thirties I had worked out the worst kinks in my personality. I might have even become someone who was nice to have around.- Jane Lynch, Happy AccidentsPhoto of Tina Fey courtesy S_Bukley/Shutterstock.