Of course, the slightest little mistake on the wire will deprive me of my life, so in that sense, yes, it is… — Philippe Petit Copy Share Image
I'm still not sure what pulled me into the career I chose, even though, now, I can't imagine having done anything else.… — Peter Gzowski Copy Share Image
My main reason for adopting literature as a profession was that, as the author is never seen by his clients, he need… — George Bernard Shaw Copy Share Image
Christ: I dislike him very much. Still, I can stand him. What I cannot stand is the wretched band of people whose… — Samuel Butler Copy Share Image
At its heart, engineering is about using science to find creative, practical solutions. It is a noble profession. — Queen Elizabeth II Copy Share Image
Without vanity a writer's work is tepid, and he must accept his vanity as part of his stock in trade and live… — Moss Hart Copy Share Image
First of all, the art of living; then as my ideal profession, poetry and philosophy, and as my real profession, plastic arts;… — Paul Klee Copy Share Image
Anfering sex for money is not a profession that glorifies women; it is a profession born of desperation, poverty, alieatioin, and loneliness. — Ann Rule Copy Share Image
The clergy profession is fundamentally self-defeating. Its stated purpose is to nurture spiritual maturity in the church - a valuable goal. In… — Christian Smith Copy Share Image
It seems sensible to me that we should look to the medical profession, that over the centuries has helped us to live… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
we find that the optimists have an undeniable advantage over the pessimists. Many studies show that they do better on exams, in… — Matthieu Ricard Copy Share Image
By profession a biologist, [Thomas Henry Huxley] covered in fact the whole field of the exact sciences, and then bulged through its… — H. L. Mencken Copy Share Image
The vast majority of golfers don't go on to play golf as a profession, but they do go onto other professions where… — Stewart Cink Copy Share Image
How do we handle adversity? Adversity is going to be with us in everything that we do, almost in every facet of… — LaVell Edwards Copy Share Image
Growing up, I always wanted to always be something new. I thought if I was an actress, I would have a chance… — Ashley Bell Copy Share Image
I'd say that my profession ends where architectural thinking ends - architectural thinking in terms of thinking about programs and organizational structure.… — Rem Koolhaas Copy Share Image
The religion is a personal thing in my life and fighting in the ring, it's boxing. It's my profession. God always gives… — Manny Pacquiao Copy Share Image
Women are not making it to the top of any profession in the world. But when I say, 'The blunt truth is… — Sheryl Sandberg Copy Share Image
Acting's the best job there is. Pretending to be someone you're not is good fun. It's also a non-ageist profession, and you… — Sean Pertwee Copy Share Image
Acting has a strong sensual quality that I get such a... you say 'kick' in America? It's a fantastic profession in that… — Erland Josephson Copy Share Image
Teaching is a creative profession, not a delivery system. Great teachers do [pass on information], but what great teachers also do is… — Ken Robinson Copy Share Image
One of the most dangerous and best-kept secrets of the medical profession is the epidemic of anesthesiologists who are addicted to their… — Christopher McDougall Copy Share Image
Would you exalt your profession, exalt those who labor with you...increase the salaries of the women engaged in the noble work of… — Susan B. Anthony Copy Share Image
Inevitably we start by thinking that if our work is any good, we'll get money. It's as we would if you started… — Alice Mattison Copy Share Image
“It is contrary to the usual practice of professional men to give their opinions upon each other's work unless regularly called upon… — John Smeaton Copy Share Image
In many professions, what used to matter most were abilities associated with the left side of the brain: linear, sequential, spreadsheet kind… — Daniel H. Pink Copy Share Image
“I've been obsessed with stories since I was a kid so it's no surprise that I ended up writing for a living.” — Sara Sheridan Copy Share Image
I'm an actor. And it is, for me, an opportunity to meet people. One of the advantages of my profession is I… — Gerard Depardieu Copy Share Image
I try and be as stupid as possible regarding my profession, which means I try to look at as few design magazines… — Ettore Sottsass Copy Share Image
The world judge of men by their ability in their profession, and we judge of ourselves by the same test: for it… — William Hazlitt Copy Share Image
Someone will always want to mobilize Death on a massive scale for economic Domination or revenge. And the task, taken As a… — Robert Hass Copy Share Image
If income was directly proportional to technical proficiency and education, classical and jazz musicians would be some of the most affluent people… — Robert Emerson Coleman Copy Share Image
They come for you in the morning in a limousine; they take you to the studio; they stick a pretty girl in… — Marcello Mastroianni Copy Share Image
Money management has been a profession involving a lot of fakery - people saying they can beat the market, and they really… — Robert J. Shiller Copy Share Image
My mom was a teacher - I have the greatest respect for the profession - we need great teachers - not poor… — Condoleezza Rice Copy Share Image
Against the State, against the Church, against the silence of the medical profession, against the whole machinery of dead institutions of the… — Margaret Sanger Copy Share Image
Actresses are nightmares. I don't hang out with any of them. That's a problem with my profession. I try not to be… — Gina Gershon Copy Share Image
I simply make music, and people have always been foolish enough to pay me for it. I never told them that I… — Leopold Stokowski Copy Share Image
There are three subjects on which the knowledge of the medical profession in general is woefully weak; they are manners, morals, and… — Gerald F. Lieberman Copy Share Image
nursing was regarded as simply an extension of the unpaid services performed by the housewife - a characteristic attitude that haunts the… — Gerda Lerner Copy Share Image