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266 Amateur quotes by 225 unique authors

We have an obligation to spread amateur baseball both at home and abroad. Building up the game at all levels - Little League, Babe Ruth… — A. Bartlett Giamatti
I was a fairly good amateur musician, and I was an average professional. But the one thing I saw was that the big band business… — Alan Greenspan
Biologically, man is still the great amateur of the animal kingdom; he is unique in his lack of anatomical and physiological specialization. — Rene Dubos
I've been an amateur photographer since my teens. — Gaspard Ulliel
The New York Times Bestseller 'The Amateur,' written by Ed Klein, former editor of the 'New York Times Magazine,' is one of the best books… — Fran Tarkenton
The professionals resemble and recognize each other by virtue of the stigmata that their trade has left upon them. They are like the dog in… — Jacques Barzun
Institutions are essential in order to preserve the achievement of the past, but the original creative impulse in every age comes from the amateur, the… — Robert Gordis
I'm an amateur science enthusiast. I'm not even a professional enthusiast. I don't know anything; I never even passed biology in high school. But I… — Dave Eggers
For years, even before 9/11, I've been trying to warn that the threat from amateur biolabs will ultimately turn out to be far more troublesome… — Greg Bear
That's what amateur skating is about, technical expertise, and it should always stay that way. — Brian Boitano
For far too long the House of Commons has been run as little more than a private club by and for gentleman amateurs. — John Bercow
I used to spend a lot of time at football training, but that time was later spent in amateur acting classes and my local youth… — Sam Claflin
I've dubbed myself as an amateur, not because I work in different field, but because I do what I do for love. — Billy Childish
I was always scared in the amateurs, but the minute I got in the ring it was like another person took over. I become more… — Nonito Donaire
I'm an amateur photographer, apart from being a professional one, and I think maybe my amateur pictures are the better ones. — Elliott Erwitt
Amateurs in professional situations make me very impatient. — David Coverdale
My father was an amateur filmmaker who shot 8mm color documentaries. — Lasse Hallstrom
I've played such good golf, and it was hard coming up and it wasn't easy in any matches or any shots. It means a lot.… — Lydia Ko
Two weeks ago at the U.S. Amateur, my mom caddied, and that is kind of a different feeling, because she's your mom and you have… — Lydia Ko
If it weren't for radio programs like 'The George Jarkesy Show,' no one would know about 'The Amateur'. — Edward Klein
But as an amateur, the highest level you can box at is the Olympics. I did that at 18 and felt it was time to… — Billy Joe Saunders
For this very reason I refuse all the tricks of the trade and professional virtuosity which could make me betray my career. As soon as I… — Andre Kertesz
An amateur may not be an artist, though an artist should be an amateur. — Benjamin Disraeli
Every professional was once an amateur. — Alexander Pope
When I speak of the gifted listener, I am thinking of the nonmusician primarily, of the listener who intends to retain his amateur status. It… — Aaron Copland

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