Best Amateur Sayings

266 Amateur quotes by 225 unique authors

No citizen has any right to be an amateur in the matter of physical training; it is part of his profession as a citizen to… — John Douillard
This intelligence, or what I'll call "the wisdom of crowds," is at work in the world in many different guises. It's the reason the Internet… — James Surowiecki
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… — James Agate
I do uphill skiing; I don't do downhill skiing. I think that's for nerd amateurs. — Judah Friedlander
The amateur software engineer is always in search of magic. — Grady Booch
It is a well known phenomenon that the same amateur who can conduct the middle game quite creditably, is usually perfectly helpless in the end… — Aron Nimzowitsch
Seen from the point of view of the composer, the most nonsensical practice is that of casting people in musicals who are unable to sing.… — Unknown Author
I remember leaving the hospital - thinking, 'Wait, are they going to let me just walk off with him? I don't know beans about babies!… — Anne Tyler
Chess has this in common with making poetry; that the desire for it comes upon the amateur in gusts. — A A Milne
It's different today than it was then. In those days we were strictly amateurs. If I had wanted to stay in for the '80 Olympics,… — Dorothy Hamill
The amateur salesman sells products; the professional sells solutions to needs and problems. — Stephen Covey
Amateur production, the result of all this new capability, means that the category of ‘consumer’ is now a temporary behavior rather than a permanent identity — Clay Shirky
Nevertheless, if I have at times been able to make original contributions in the accelerator field, I cannot help feeling that to a certain extent… — Simon van der Meer
An enamored amateur need not be a genius to stay out of the ruts he has never been trained in. — Daniel J. Boorstin
My father was a stone mason, and a talented amateur pianist and vocalist. — John E. Walker
I fell in love with acting at around the age of 11, when I was drafted in to play a fairy at an amateur production… — Zoe Tapper
When I was a kid at four years old, that's when I started amateur wrestling with my dad and family. And when that's instilled in… — Dwayne Johnson
I'm still an amateur, of course, but I became rugby's first millionaire five years ago. — David Campese
No-one can say just how long a message should be, but you rarely hear complaints about a speech being too short. The amateur worries about… — Edgar Dale
The amateur is very rare in French literature - as rare as he is common in our own. — Lytton Strachey
Every honest researcher I know admits he's just a professional amateur. He's doing whatever he's doing for the first time. That makes him an amateur.… — Charles Kettering
Remember, every pro was first an amateur. Start your dream now! — Marie Forleo
My dad was a geologist and my mum was a nurse who directed amateur theatrics. — Matthew William Goode
I studied piano for many years, and I still play. I'm a complete amateur, and I wouldn't consider myself very good at all, but I… — Eric Stoltz
Every master was once a beginner. Every pro was once an amateur. — Robin Sharma

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