---
title: "10 Successful Professional Quotes by 10 authors"
description: "Browse 10 Successful Professional quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Successful Professional sayings and thoughts."
image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c13/enes-kanter-12067_athlete_i-m-a-successful-professional-athlete-an_38478.jpg"
---

> [I'm a successful professional athlete, and whatever I'm going through in my private life would never impact my performance on court.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/enes-kanter/i-m-a-successful-professional-athlete-and-whatever-i-m-going-through/)

[Enes Kanter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/enes-kanter/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c13/enes-kanter-12067_athlete_i-m-a-successful-professional-athlete-an_38478.jpg)

> [I think especially in her position, a highly successful professional woman, it would be a real exception to have an unwed child.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-quayle/i-think-especially-in-her-position-a-highly-successful-professional/)

[Dan Quayle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-quayle/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/762/dan-quayle-1780_children_i-think-especially-in-her-position-a-hig_2554876.jpg)

> [“Becoming a successful professional writer implies that one's own mind is entertaining enough to keep the work interesting. ”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-stump/becoming-a-successful-professional-writer-implies-that-one-s-own-mind/)

[Robert Stump](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-stump/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d1e/robert-stump-108052_success_becoming-a-successful-professional-write_1417780.jpg)

> [Lara and I both had success in the amateurs, and we have continued to have successful professional careers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/demetrius-andrade/lara-and-i-both-had-success-in-the-amateurs-and-we-have-continued-to/)

[Demetrius Andrade](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/demetrius-andrade/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/941/demetrius-andrade-6999_both_lara-and-i-both-had-success-in-the-amate_456377.jpg)

> [When you're successful, a professional athlete, you can help a lot of others.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamal-murray/when-you-re-successful-a-professional-athlete-you-can-help-a-lot-of/)

[Jamal Murray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamal-murray/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/75b/jamal-murray-6244_athlete_when-you-re-successful-a-professional-at_2214653.jpg)

> [“Forget boys and read a good book. Or study. When you're twenty-five and ranking in the big bucks, men will be falling…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephie-davis/forget-boys-and-read-a-good-book-or-study-when-you-re-twenty-five-and/)

[Stephie Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephie-davis/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6cf/stephie-davis-84736_books_forget-boys-and-read-a-good-book-or-stud_220213.jpg)

> [Not careers alone make people happy. A successful professional life and joy in work are certainly a part of it, but I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristina-schroder/not-careers-alone-make-people-happy-a-successful-professional-life/)

[Kristina Schroder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kristina-schroder/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1c7/kristina-schroder-29265_career_not-careers-alone-make-people-happy-a-su_1200861.jpg)

> [Now as I got older, it wasn't just that I want to be a pro in two sports, I want to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-connaughton/now-as-i-got-older-it-wasn-t-just-that-i-want-to-be-a-pro-in-two/)

[Pat Connaughton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-connaughton/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/451/pat-connaughton-6509_basketball_now-as-i-got-older-it-wasn-t-just-that-i_2670674.jpg)

> [I think many women are successful in their professional lives - they are making the money and all that - but in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/viola-davis/i-think-many-women-are-successful-in-their-professional-lives-they/)

[Viola Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/viola-davis/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fd2/viola-davis-1174_attention_i-think-many-women-are-successful-in-the_1240966.png)

> [I absolutely would categorize myself as one of successful professional females. I think you can be successful and still be extremely present…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brooke-shields/i-absolutely-would-categorize-myself-as-one-of-successful/)

[Brooke Shields](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brooke-shields/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ce/brooke-shields-8270_being-successful_i-absolutely-would-categorize-myself-as_2564780.png)

```json
{
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@graph": [
        {
            "@type": "ItemList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/successful-professional/#itemlist",
            "name": "Successful Professional Quotes",
            "numberOfItems": 10,
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "I'm a successful professional athlete, and whatever I'm going through in my private life would never impact my performance on court.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Enes Kanter"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/enes-kanter/i-m-a-successful-professional-athlete-and-whatever-i-m-going-through/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c13/enes-kanter-12067_athlete_i-m-a-successful-professional-athlete-an_38478.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c13/enes-kanter-12067_athlete_i-m-a-successful-professional-athlete-an_38478.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c13/enes-kanter-12067_athlete_i-m-a-successful-professional-athlete-an_38478.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“I'm a successful professional athlete, and whatever I'm going through in my private life would never impact…” — Enes Kanter",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "I think especially in her position, a highly successful professional woman, it would be a real exception to have an unwed child.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Dan Quayle"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-quayle/i-think-especially-in-her-position-a-highly-successful-professional/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/762/dan-quayle-1780_children_i-think-especially-in-her-position-a-hig_2554876.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/762/dan-quayle-1780_children_i-think-especially-in-her-position-a-hig_2554876.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/762/dan-quayle-1780_children_i-think-especially-in-her-position-a-hig_2554876.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“I think especially in her position, a highly successful professional woman, it would be a real exception to…” — Dan Quayle",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 3,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "“Becoming a successful professional writer implies that one's own mind is entertaining enough to keep the work interesting. ”",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Robert Stump"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-stump/becoming-a-successful-professional-writer-implies-that-one-s-own-mind/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d1e/robert-stump-108052_success_becoming-a-successful-professional-write_1417780.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d1e/robert-stump-108052_success_becoming-a-successful-professional-write_1417780.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d1e/robert-stump-108052_success_becoming-a-successful-professional-write_1417780.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“Becoming a successful professional writer implies that one's own mind is entertaining enough to keep the…” — Robert Stump",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 4,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "Lara and I both had success in the amateurs, and we have continued to have successful professional careers.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Demetrius Andrade"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/demetrius-andrade/lara-and-i-both-had-success-in-the-amateurs-and-we-have-continued-to/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/941/demetrius-andrade-6999_both_lara-and-i-both-had-success-in-the-amate_456377.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/941/demetrius-andrade-6999_both_lara-and-i-both-had-success-in-the-amate_456377.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/941/demetrius-andrade-6999_both_lara-and-i-both-had-success-in-the-amate_456377.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“Lara and I both had success in the amateurs, and we have continued to have successful professional careers.” — Demetrius Andrade",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 5,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "When you're successful, a professional athlete, you can help a lot of others.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Jamal Murray"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamal-murray/when-you-re-successful-a-professional-athlete-you-can-help-a-lot-of/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/75b/jamal-murray-6244_athlete_when-you-re-successful-a-professional-at_2214653.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/75b/jamal-murray-6244_athlete_when-you-re-successful-a-professional-at_2214653.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/75b/jamal-murray-6244_athlete_when-you-re-successful-a-professional-at_2214653.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“When you're successful, a professional athlete, you can help a lot of others.” — Jamal Murray",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 6,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "“Forget boys and read a good book. Or study. When you're twenty-five and ranking in the big bucks, men will be falling all over you're a successful professional woman.”",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Stephie Davis"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephie-davis/forget-boys-and-read-a-good-book-or-study-when-you-re-twenty-five-and/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6cf/stephie-davis-84736_books_forget-boys-and-read-a-good-book-or-stud_220213.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6cf/stephie-davis-84736_books_forget-boys-and-read-a-good-book-or-stud_220213.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6cf/stephie-davis-84736_books_forget-boys-and-read-a-good-book-or-stud_220213.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“Forget boys and read a good book. Or study. When you're twenty-five and ranking in the big bucks, men will…” — Stephie Davis",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 7,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "Not careers alone make people happy. A successful professional life and joy in work are certainly a part of it, but I couldn't be happy without a fulfilling private life.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Kristina Schroder"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristina-schroder/not-careers-alone-make-people-happy-a-successful-professional-life/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1c7/kristina-schroder-29265_career_not-careers-alone-make-people-happy-a-su_1200861.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1c7/kristina-schroder-29265_career_not-careers-alone-make-people-happy-a-su_1200861.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1c7/kristina-schroder-29265_career_not-careers-alone-make-people-happy-a-su_1200861.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“Not careers alone make people happy. A successful professional life and joy in work are certainly a part of…” — Kristina Schroder",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 8,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "Now as I got older, it wasn't just that I want to be a pro in two sports, I want to be successful at the professional level in two sports. Obviously, I'm still working to attain that. Especially in basketball.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Pat Connaughton"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-connaughton/now-as-i-got-older-it-wasn-t-just-that-i-want-to-be-a-pro-in-two/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/451/pat-connaughton-6509_basketball_now-as-i-got-older-it-wasn-t-just-that-i_2670674.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/451/pat-connaughton-6509_basketball_now-as-i-got-older-it-wasn-t-just-that-i_2670674.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/451/pat-connaughton-6509_basketball_now-as-i-got-older-it-wasn-t-just-that-i_2670674.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“Now as I got older, it wasn't just that I want to be a pro in two sports, I want to be successful at the…” — Pat Connaughton",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 9,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "I think many women are successful in their professional lives - they are making the money and all that - but in their personal lives are a complete mess, because they haven't paid any attention to it, because they spent all of their time being successful.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Viola Davis"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/viola-davis/i-think-many-women-are-successful-in-their-professional-lives-they/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fd2/viola-davis-1174_attention_i-think-many-women-are-successful-in-the_1240966.png",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fd2/viola-davis-1174_attention_i-think-many-women-are-successful-in-the_1240966.png",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fd2/viola-davis-1174_attention_i-think-many-women-are-successful-in-the_1240966.png",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“I think many women are successful in their professional lives - they are making the money and all that - but…” — Viola Davis",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 10,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "I absolutely would categorize myself as one of successful professional females. I think you can be successful and still be extremely present in a healthy life.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Brooke Shields"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brooke-shields/i-absolutely-would-categorize-myself-as-one-of-successful/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ce/brooke-shields-8270_being-successful_i-absolutely-would-categorize-myself-as_2564780.png",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ce/brooke-shields-8270_being-successful_i-absolutely-would-categorize-myself-as_2564780.png",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ce/brooke-shields-8270_being-successful_i-absolutely-would-categorize-myself-as_2564780.png",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“I absolutely would categorize myself as one of successful professional females. I think you can be…” — Brooke Shields",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "CollectionPage",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/successful-professional/#webpage",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/successful-professional/",
            "name": "Successful Professional Quotes",
            "isPartOf": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website"
            },
            "mainEntity": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/successful-professional/#itemlist"
            },
            "primaryImageOfPage": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c13/enes-kanter-12067_athlete_i-m-a-successful-professional-athlete-an_38478.jpg"
            },
            "description": "Browse 10 Successful Professional quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Successful Professional sayings and thoughts.",
            "breadcrumb": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/successful-professional/#breadcrumb"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/successful-professional/#breadcrumb",
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "name": "Home",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "name": "Quotes",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 3,
                    "name": "Topics",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/categories/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 4,
                    "name": "Successful Professional Quotes",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/successful-professional/"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "WebSite",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "publisher": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "Organization",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "logo": {
                "@type": "ImageObject",
                "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png",
                "width": 512,
                "height": 512
            }
        }
    ]
}
```