“A professional is a man who can do his job when he doesn't feel like it; an amateur is one who can't… — James Agate Copy Share Image
“Academe was one of the last strongholds of the professional time-waster.” — Clive Barker Copy Share Image
I still get called 'a stick of dynamite' or 'pint-sized dynamo,' stuff like that. Actually, I was too busy to notice there… — Garry Hynes Copy Share Image
America owed its military renaissance in the 1980s and 1990s to Vietnam. Veterans like Norman Schwartzkopf, Colin Powell, Alfred Grey, Charles Krulak,… — Michael Ignatieff Copy Share Image
“I am committed to shutting down the toxic Mauna Kea Observatories and this is a serious problem for professional astronomers, given that… — Steven Magee Copy Share Image
With the EU taking in ten more countries and adopting a new Constitution, organisations need more than ever intelligent professional help in… — Nick Clegg Copy Share Image
Years ago, as I was beginning my professional career on Wall Street, I volunteered as a Big Brother in New York City. — Gerald Chertavian Copy Share Image
When I went to high school, my most passionate desire was to be a professional baseball player. But something within me told… — Tom Wolfe Copy Share Image
You're a person a lot longer before and after you're a professional athlete. People always say to me, 'Your image is this,… — Derek Jeter Copy Share Image
It took a long time for me to accept I was an actor, a professional actor, and that, actually, I make a… — Robert Carlyle Copy Share Image
I realized that 'performing' was what I wanted to do when I did my first professional gig as a dancer with my… — Catherine Mary Stewart Copy Share Image
I was fed up with the situation I found myself in in the 1960s. I didn't like being a barrister's wife and… — Caryl Churchill Copy Share Image
It is just a crazy life as a sportsman. My daughter, Sam, wants to go into tennis, and I tell her, 'No,… — Ernie Els Copy Share Image
From exam grading to health education to professional training to democratic participation, paths towards self-realization and success in the world are often… — Tom Chatfield Copy Share Image
Avoiding combat duty was and is an unforgivable sin for a professional soldier. — John Eisenhower Copy Share Image
Motion picture making is a very, very involved affair. It is completely my baby. I'm a thorough professional. I plan films right… — Dev Anand Copy Share Image
“Professional’ does not necessarily mean that the person so labelled is good or knows what they are doing. In many a case,… — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
I'm impressed with how professional they are and what they can get an animal to do. I mean, dogs and cats -… — M. Emmet Walsh Copy Share Image
It used to bug me that I couldn't even afford to take my family for a proper holiday. I didn't have any… — Boman Irani Copy Share Image
I carried on acting during school holidays and was all set to go to drama school when I was offered my first… — Gina Bellman Copy Share Image
Professional humorists and cartoonists have to go through a stage in which they have to kill their own internal editor just so… — Robert Mankoff Copy Share Image
January 14, 2000, was my first time on stage, and I've been hooked ever since. I got discovered nationally in Seattle by… — Hari Kondabolu Copy Share Image
Fashion is really interesting to me, but I'm not a professional model, so I'm focusing my career on acting. — Rinko Kikuchi Copy Share Image
I've been a medical and public health professional as well as a mother. I became skilled at juggling a number of priorities… — Margaret Hamburg Copy Share Image
