--- title: "12 Like Amateur Quotes by 11 authors" description: "Browse 12 Like Amateur quotes by 11 authors. Discover the best Like Amateur sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/20d/sofia-coppola-11024_quote_i-like-amateur-things-1061552_1061552.jpg" --- > [I like amateur things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sofia-coppola/i-like-amateur-things/) [Sofia Coppola](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sofia-coppola/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/20d/sofia-coppola-11024_quote_i-like-amateur-things-1061552_1061552.jpg) > [As compared with the college politician, the real article seems like an amateur.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/woodrow-wilson/as-compared-with-the-college-politician-the-real-article-seems-like/) [Woodrow Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/woodrow-wilson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a96/woodrow-wilson-534_amateur_as-compared-with-the-college-politician_2457309.png) > [I remember what a loss in 2006 felt like as an amateur.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-smith/i-remember-what-a-loss-in-2006-felt-like-as-an-amateur/) [Anthony Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-smith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b19/anthony-smith-5562_amateur_i-remember-what-a-loss-in-2006-felt-like_383950.jpg) > [“A professional is a man who can do his job when he doesn't feel like it; an amateur is one who can't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-agate/a-professional-is-a-man-who-can-do-his-job-when-he-doesn-t-feel-like-2/) [James Agate](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-agate/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/51e/james-agate-25524_amateur_a-professional-is-a-man-who-can-do-his-j_2814309.png) > [“Amateur grammar snobs are a lot like amateur gynecologists--they're everywhere, they're all to eager to offer their services, and they're anything but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/june-casagrande/amateur-grammar-snobs-are-a-lot-like-amateur-gynecologists-they-re/) [June Casagrande](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/june-casagrande/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c60/june-casagrande-39773_snobs_amateur-grammar-snobs-are-a-lot-like-ama_2922443.jpg) > [Love doesn't drop on you unexpectedly; you have to give off signals, sort of like an amateur radio operator.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helen-gurley-brown/love-doesn-t-drop-on-you-unexpectedly-you-have-to-give-off-signals/) [Helen Gurley Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helen-gurley-brown/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b01/helen-gurley-brown-10622_amateur_love-doesn-t-drop-on-you-unexpectedly-yo_2996806.png) > [That stern and rockbound coast felt like an amateur when it saw how grim the puritans that landed on it were.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-marquis/that-stern-and-rockbound-coast-felt-like-an-amateur-when-it-saw-how/) [Don Marquis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-marquis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/844/don-marquis-4181_atheism_that-stern-and-rockbound-coast-felt-like_848986.png) > [“In other words, I continue to think like an amateur as frequently as possible. GOING IT ALONE”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-lynch/in-other-words-i-continue-to-think-like-an-amateur-as-frequently-as/) [Peter Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-lynch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fd9/peter-lynch-2902_amateur_in-other-words-i-continue-to-think-like_158798.png) > [A professional is a man who can do his job when he doesn't feel like it. An amateur is a man who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-agate/a-professional-is-a-man-who-can-do-his-job-when-he-doesn-t-feel-like/) [James Agate](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-agate/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dbd/james-agate-25524_amateur_a-professional-is-a-man-who-can-do-his-j_8785.png) > [More than anything, he wanted to return to the house with the same look of peace that he'd seen on Pastor Harris's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicholas-sparks/more-than-anything-he-wanted-to-return-to-the-house-with-the-same/) [Nicholas Sparks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicholas-sparks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/61d/nicholas-sparks-93_children_more-than-anything-he-wanted-to-return-t_3181764.jpg) > [“So you're like a ... an amateur sleuth?" "God no. I'm more like the hapless guys in those film-noir flicks we used…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josh-lanyon/so-you-re-like-a-an-amateur-sleuth-god-no-i-m-more-like-the-hapless/) [Josh Lanyon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josh-lanyon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d36/josh-lanyon-1827_adrien-english_so-you-re-like-a-an-amateur-sleuth-god-n_115153.png) > [Many authors write like amateur blacksmiths making their first horseshoe; the clank of the anvil, the stench of the scorched leather apron,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robertson-davies/many-authors-write-like-amateur-blacksmiths-making-their-first/) [Robertson Davies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robertson-davies/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/af5/robertson-davies-834_anvils_many-authors-write-like-amateur-blacksmi_520334.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/like-amateur/#itemlist", "name": "Like Amateur Quotes", "numberOfItems": 12, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I like amateur things.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Sofia Coppola" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sofia-coppola/i-like-amateur-things/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/20d/sofia-coppola-11024_quote_i-like-amateur-things-1061552_1061552.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/20d/sofia-coppola-11024_quote_i-like-amateur-things-1061552_1061552.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/20d/sofia-coppola-11024_quote_i-like-amateur-things-1061552_1061552.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I like amateur things.” — Sofia Coppola", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "As compared with the college politician, the real article seems like an amateur.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Woodrow Wilson" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/woodrow-wilson/as-compared-with-the-college-politician-the-real-article-seems-like/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a96/woodrow-wilson-534_amateur_as-compared-with-the-college-politician_2457309.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a96/woodrow-wilson-534_amateur_as-compared-with-the-college-politician_2457309.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a96/woodrow-wilson-534_amateur_as-compared-with-the-college-politician_2457309.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“As compared with the college politician, the real article seems like an amateur.” — Woodrow Wilson", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I remember what a loss in 2006 felt like as an amateur.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Anthony Smith" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-smith/i-remember-what-a-loss-in-2006-felt-like-as-an-amateur/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b19/anthony-smith-5562_amateur_i-remember-what-a-loss-in-2006-felt-like_383950.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b19/anthony-smith-5562_amateur_i-remember-what-a-loss-in-2006-felt-like_383950.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b19/anthony-smith-5562_amateur_i-remember-what-a-loss-in-2006-felt-like_383950.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I remember what a loss in 2006 felt like as an amateur.” — Anthony Smith", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“A professional is a man who can do his job when he doesn't feel like it; 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GOING IT ALONE” — Peter Lynch", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 9, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "A professional is a man who can do his job when he doesn't feel like it. An amateur is a man who can't do his job when he does feel like it.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "James Agate" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-agate/a-professional-is-a-man-who-can-do-his-job-when-he-doesn-t-feel-like/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dbd/james-agate-25524_amateur_a-professional-is-a-man-who-can-do-his-j_8785.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dbd/james-agate-25524_amateur_a-professional-is-a-man-who-can-do-his-j_8785.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dbd/james-agate-25524_amateur_a-professional-is-a-man-who-can-do-his-j_8785.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“A professional is a man who can do his job when he doesn't feel like it. 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I'm more like the hapless guys in those film-noir flicks we used to watch. I keep getting tangled up in bizarro events.\" \"Oh yes?” His eyes lit with enthusiasm. I was speaking his language now. “Guy Pearce in L.A. 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