I put my career in second place throughout both my marriages and it suffered. I don't regret it. You make choices. If you want a good marriage, you must pay attention to that. If you want to be independent, go ahead. You can't have it all.
I would rather be a servant in the House of the Lord than to sit in the seats of the mighty.
One of the pleasures of being a Jew, I don't have to tell you, it allows you anti-Semitism.