the anxiety of the unpredictable came only when you dealt…

Dealing with Jazz at Lincoln Center and its board of directors, who are so great, and then seeing how these Rock Hall guys operate,…

— Steve Miller

Inspiration is for amateurs.

— Anonymous

Sometimes, I wish we were all amateurs again. I'd play for nothing. Ab-so-lute-ly free. But that's not the system.

— Dan Marino

“They were chosen for their perfect ignorance of these things. That is how the system works. In the end, the lawyers and judges happily…

— William Landay

We're all amateurs when it comes to love. Don't be too hard on each other.

— Bob Goff

Conor is not emulating me. He has to be his own man and learn his trade from the start. He will fight in the…

— Nigel Benn

You know, criticism began as the province of amateurs, of wealthy men who liked the arts.

— Robert Christgau

There's a myth among amateurs, optimists and fools that beyond a certain level of achievement, famous artists retire to some kind of Elysium where…

— Mark Matousek

Inner beauty is for amateurs.

— Anne Taintor

Amateurs look for challenges; professionals look for easy trades. Losers get high from the action; the pros look for the best odds.

— Alexander Elder

A lot of amateurs are terrified of going up against a player who is clearly better than they are. They never play their best,…

— Fuzzy Zoeller

Most amateurs are so worried about mis-hitting the shot or hitting it off line, they don't make an aggressive move. You'd be surprised how…

— Keegan Bradley

Even virtue is an art; and even its devotees are divided into those who practise it and those who are merely amateurs.

— Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach

I love mixing amateurs and professionals.

— Lasse Hallstrom

“Inspiration is for amateurs,” Close says. “The rest of us just show up and get to work.”

— Mason Currey