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We are finding that we are beginning to constrain some of our understandings and exclude some possibilities.

I’ve stopped wallowing in the “I feel so alone!” pity party I subjected myself to for the first month or two.

"In the current environment, any increase is welcome." --Dave Moore, AAMC

"I felt that it was time to return, now that Portugal was changing and giving us much better conditions, [and] that we should contribute to the development of the country," says Bruno Silva-Santos.

You don't know what you're getting into until you're in it; even now, I'm not so sure what I'm in.

"Those who succeed are well-grounded people who have seen success and believe they can do it too. They are not the type of people who worry too much or are easily intimidated," says Virginia Tech professor Michael Hochella.

Jones believes that senior scientists have "lost a sense of accountability to the next generation insofar as all of our interests in them are self interests ... so that
our career can get advanced but not necessarily
their career."

It's scary and exciting for exactly the same reason: The possibilities are endless.

“Reduced economic opportunities in some fields relative to others … may be an important factor driving native students to enter particular occupations and avoid others.” --George Borjas

Some things must be worked through, and that takes time.

I think it makes sense for people who aren't satisfied to air their grievances, but it's important to do it constructively and strategically.

Although efforts to provide real career opportunities for more scientists would create stronger incentives for Americans to seek science careers, the political momentum appears to be on the side of granting more H-1B visas.

"The priority for most researchers is an independent career in research. For me, the next step is either another postdoc or getting my own funding. But if the funding doesn't come through, I'll probably quit." --John Bothwell

“Our recent personal history teaches us that what we will most likely receive when we seek guidance is a swift kick in the pants.”

I'm standing up a little straighter and taller than I used to, wobbling less and faking it less, and caring a little less what other people think.

Although I am a huge fan of the Internets (thank you, Senator Stevens), I am profoundly thrilled by what can happen when you talk to strangers, upside-down-face to upside-down-face, in a place such as a yoga class.

"If, in the course of the day, faculty spend some time talking about their career and careers in general, it wouldn’t be something they would have to keep a note of in a logbook and say, ‘Oh, this isn’t research-related.’ ”--Joseph Ellis

His cultural identity has not caused any real hardships or put any of his professional goals out of reach, Bounceur feels.

Is it ineptitude or something worse?

"If [a career framework] is just going to be a lot of woolly phrases that don't help anyone, then there is no point." --Lee Higham, Newcastle University