In Venice in the Middle Ages there was once a profession for a man called a codega--a fellow you hired to walk… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
At this period the enthusiasm of the amateur was fast giving way to a more steady commercial instinct, and I let no… — Henry Bessemer Copy Share Image
Nowadays the field naturalist-who is usually at all points superior to the mere closet naturalist-follows a profession as full of hazard and… — Theodore Roosevelt Copy Share Image
Cricket is a most precarious profession; it is called a team game but, in fact, no one is so lonely as a… — John Arlott Copy Share Image
Government provided free tuition tends more and more to produce a uniform conformist education, with college faculties ultimately dependent for their jobs… — Henry Hazlitt Copy Share Image
An anecdote is related of Sir Anthony Ashley Cooper (1621-1683), who, in speaking of religion, said, "People differ in their discourse and… — Gilbert Burnet Copy Share Image
He that is warm for truth, and fearless in its defense, performs one of the duties of a good man; he strenghtens… — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
There are numerous bugbears in the profession of a politician. First, ordinary life suffers. Second, there are many temptations to ruin you… — Boris Yeltsin Copy Share Image
It is curious that we pay statesmen for what they say, not for what they do; and judge of them from what… — Charles Caleb Colton Copy Share Image
I miss the physicality of drumming. There's immediateness about it that I'm always striving for in my acting. Maybe I'm in the… — Trevor St. John Copy Share Image
The goalkeeper plays in a psychological position, and he's dealing with mental things. I wanted to describe the things I've done wrong… — Oliver Kahn Copy Share Image
As I grew up, I was interested in other areas, too, especially literature. It became a major love of mine. Later, it… — Tom Glazer Copy Share Image
Every lawyer, no matter whom they represent, is trying to help someone, whether it's a person, a corporation, a government entity, or… — Sonia Sotomayor Copy Share Image
While the intelligence profession oftentimes demands secrecy, it is critically important that there be a full and open discourse on intelligence matters… — John O. Brennan Copy Share Image
The number of African Americans in my profession is woefully small; about two percent of architects in the country are black. I'd… — Philip Freelon Copy Share Image
My parents, despite their serious attitude toward life in general, and that of their children in particular, were very broadminded people. There… — Grace Kelly Copy Share Image
Television in the '80s was very limited. There was no Food Network. When I opened Spago, I had the kitchen in the… — Wolfgang Puck Copy Share Image
Another similarity of Brexit and Trump's campaigns was an attack on so-called elites. This is not so much a failure of capitalism… — Mariana Mazzucato Copy Share Image
But in order for anyone to become successful, sometimes you have to be that driven and focused, and maybe there isn't a… — Nathan Lane Copy Share Image
Politics and prostitution have to be the only jobs where inexperience is considered a virtue. In what other profession would you brag… — Tina Fey Copy Share Image
The person drawn to dance as profession is notoriously unintellectual. He thinks with his muscles, delights in expression with body, not words;… — Doris Humphrey Copy Share Image
... the advantages of being a postman seemed more and more dubious. It is not a congenial profession for anyone who is… — Sylvia Townsend Warner Copy Share Image
Pick a profession that will give you enough money to give you economic freedom. It is nice to pick a career that… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
I'm just about the movies; I enjoy the dexterity of actors in action movies and the choreography side of things. You've just… — Scott Adkins Copy Share Image
I was not such a great student, .. So, when I graduated high school, I went to work cooking. I cooked a… — Bobby Flay Copy Share Image
