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266 Amateur quotes by 225 unique authors

Although professionals are able to extract a considerable amount of wealth from amateurs, few stock pickers, if any, have the skill needed to beat the… — Daniel Kahneman
It's certainly true that I was brought up in that British amateur tradition, the one which always held that if you were reasonably good at… — Damian Lewis
Amateurs wait for inspiration. The real pros get up and go to work. — Harvey Mackay
I've been many kinds of writers in my career: novelist; tele-playwright; short story writer. As a high-school student, I wrote amateur pieces for fanzines, and… — George R. R. Martin
I think I already proved that I wasn't just fighting for the money, because I fought as an amateur. I fought 90 fights for free. — Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
A primitive artist is an amateur whose work sells. — Grandma Moses
Look, I debate for a living so I don't need to learn any lessons from amateurs. — Bill O'Reilly
I can find my way from 500 A.D. through to 1066 pretty well as an amateur historian. — Robert Plant
Turning pro is a mindset. If we are struggling with fear, self-sabotage, procrastination, self-doubt, etc., the problem is, we're thinking like amateurs. Amateurs don't show… — Steven Pressfield
The difference between an amateur and a professional is in their habits. An amateur has amateur habits. A professional has professional habits. We can never… — Steven Pressfield
Artistic self-indulgence is the mark of an amateur. The temptation to make scenes, to appear late, to call in sick, not to meet deadlines, not… — Harold Prince
When should a college athlete turn pro? Not until he has earned all he can in college as an amateur. — Will Rogers
I grew up in a gym in Miami, the one where Muhammad Ali trained. I had 142 amateur fights and lost three. — Mickey Rourke
Your performance depends on your people. Select the best, train them and back them. When errors occur, give sharper guidance. If errors persist or if… — Donald Rumsfeld
Volunteering has been undervalued in Britain for a long time. Often it has been seen as a kind of cut-price, amateur version of work that… — Jonathan Sacks
I'm different. I have a different constitution, I have a different brain, I have a different heart. I got tiger blood, man. Dying's for fools,… — Charlie Sheen
I'm 0 for 3 with marriage - the scoreboard doesn't lie, never has. So what we all have is a marriage of the heart. To… — Charlie Sheen
Although my family - parents and sister - all work in the personnel management business, their real passion is performing, amateur operatic societies and so… — Michael Sheen
I am not really certain how original my contribution to music is as I am obviously an amateur. — Patti Smith
There are so many great 19th-century photographers, and it's really my favorite period, but the amateurs did such beautiful work. — Patti Smith
By the time I was 22, I was a professional. A young and flawed professional, but not an amateur. — Stephen Sondheim
I've returned to being an amateur without any ties or strings attached, which gives me a freedom I never had before. — Cat Stevens
Marathon running, like golf, is a game for players, not winners. That is why Callaway sells golf clubs and Nike sells running shoes. But running… — Hunter S. Thompson
Parenthood remains the greatest single preserve of the amateur. — Alvin Toffler
In love, women are professionals, men are amateurs. — Francois Truffaut

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