In war, as in prostitution, amateurs are often better than professionals. — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
“Amateurs try to write in one go; professionals draft and draft again.” — Alastair Fowler Copy Share Image
We're all amateurs when it comes to love. Don't be too hard on each other. — Bob Goff Copy Share Image
I don't work with inspiration. Inspiration is for amateurs. I just get to work. — Chuck Close Copy Share Image
“Inspiration is for amateurs--the rest of us just show up and get to work. - Chuck Close” — Joe Fig Copy Share Image
The film [Dream of Life] is not really an amateur work, despite the fact that none of us have ever done anything… — Patti Smith Copy Share Image
Before television, there was a piano in many homes in this country. People played instruments on an amateur level and because of… — John de Lancie Copy Share Image
Conor is not emulating me. He has to be his own man and learn his trade from the start. He will fight… — Nigel Benn Copy Share Image
The word 'professional' doesn't hold any magic or mystique. The people who really change the world are usually amateurs — Dave Hampton Copy Share Image
“Amateurs train until they get it right. Professionals train until they cannot get it wrong.” — José N. Harris Copy Share Image
Inspiration is for amateurs. professionals work everyday. Personally the best inspiration is a deadline. — Chuck Close Copy Share Image
Relationships is not a game of amateurs is what people say..But they begin to foster between amateurs and become a reason to… — Sujit Lalwani Copy Share Image
“What followed for two hours was such an adventure as only wretched amateurs would indulge in...” — Hilaire Belloc Copy Share Image
A lot of amateurs are terrified of going up against a player who is clearly better than they are. They never play… — Fuzzy Zoeller Copy Share Image
I was always scared in the amateurs, but the minute I got in the ring it was like another person took over.… — Nonito Donaire Copy Share Image
“A man must love a thing very much if he practices it without any hope of fame or money, but even practice… — G.K. Chesterton Copy Share Image
“If you've no idea where you're headed to, then don't panic. Remember: some people are born to become amateurs rather than professionals,… — Shivam Chaudhary Copy Share Image
There's a myth among amateurs, optimists and fools that beyond a certain level of achievement, famous artists retire to some kind of… — Mark Matousek Copy Share Image
There is no line of demarcation between the amateurs and the pros; everyone is using the same tactics and playing in the… — Lupe Fiasco Copy Share Image
History is one of the only fields where contributions by amateurs are taken seriously, providing you follow the rules and document your… — George Dyson Copy Share Image
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… — Keegan Bradley Copy Share Image
As an individual navigating this reality, you have to make choices to survive. Sometimes you happily work for free if it's something… — Astra Taylor Copy Share Image
“Writer David Foster Wallace said that he thought good nonfiction was a chance to “watch somebody reasonably bright but also reasonably average… — Austin Kleon Copy Share Image
“The young people nowadays – men and women, amateurs and pros – generally fall into one of two categories: either they don’t… — Ryū Murakami Copy Share Image
“He had started out the way nearly all writers do, and I'd seen it a hundred times--amateurs transformed into gibbering wrecks by… — Colin Bateman Copy Share Image
“…as she cycled home Shelley reflected that in all her years at Birnam Wood she had never quite mastered the skill of… — Eleanor Catton Copy Share Image
“...most gentlemen of breeding considered themselves amateurs at all kinds of disciplines. Go all the way back to Jefferson, who collected fossils… — Jack Hitt Copy Share Image
“The world is changing at such a rapid rate that it’s turning us all into amateurs.” — Austin Kleon Copy Share Image
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