We can't have one group that oversees everything and then…

Some people never get to go oversees they entire lives

— Greyson Chance

It's pretty clear we have enough Guard people in the United States, but are they capable of handling our oversees commitments as well? We…

— John McCain

Professionalism is environmental. Amateurism is anti-environmental. Professionalism merges the individual into patterns of total environment. Amateurism seeks the development of the total awareness of…

— Marshall McLuhan

This amateurism however, can sometimes be helpful in forging a style; you have to work around your weaknesses.

— Bill Bruford

Amateurism has its place in government, in journalism and also on the tennis court, but lack of expertise means politicians routinely promise far more…

— Gavin Esler

What would be wrong with letting a kid go pro, and if it doesn't work out he can come back to college? What's the…

— Sonny Vaccaro

There was all this enthusiasm about amateurism and the idea that people could now just make videos in their bedroom, or blog news stories…

— Astra Taylor

“Don’t worry, for now, about how you’ll make money or a career off it. Forget about being an expert or a professional, and wear…

— Austin Kleon

Professionalism merges the individual into patterns of total environment. Amateurism seeks the development of the total awareness of the individual and the critical awareness…

— Marshall McLuhan

“Professionalism is environmental. Amateurism is anti-environmental.”

— Marshall McLuhan

Amateurism is the strongest form of discrimination in sports. Because it discriminates against the underprivileged, it discriminates against the poor. If we want sports…

— Carl Lewis

Professionalism is environmental. Amateurism is anti environmental. Professionalism merges the individual into patterns of total environment. Amateurism seeks the development of the total awareness…

— Marshall McLuhan

Sometime I'm going to do an essay called 'The Virtues of Amateurism' for all of those people who wish they earned their living in…

— Robert James Waller

“a modern-day conservator of Monticello says that Woodmont Jefferson as an amateur architect rather than a professional was that he made things more complicated…

— Bill Bryson

If you offer athletes stipends, then you're into pay-for-play, and that's the ballgame. People should realize that, and they should realize that amateurism never…

— Charlie Pierce