His Profession Quotes

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Today's Uncle Tom doesn't wear a handkerchief on his head. This modern, twentieth-century Uncle Thomas now often wears a top hat. He's usually well-dressed and… — Malcolm X
The bond between a man and his profession is similar to that which ties him to his country; it is just as complex, often ambivalent,… — Primo Levi
Miles got a mystique about him-plus he's at the top of his profession. And he's got way, way, way more money. — Dizzy Gillespie
I read once that the true mark of a pro â€” at anything â€” is that he understands, loves, and is good at even the… — Paul Halmos
A man with his heart in his profession imagines and finds resources where the worthless and lazy despair. — Frederick The Great
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
Better a man honor his profession than be honored by it. — Jean Eugene Robert-Houdin
Abused as we abuse it at present, dramatic art is in no sense cathartic; it is merely a form of emotional masturbation. It is the… — Aldous Huxley
When obedience to the Divine precepts keeps pace with knowledge, in the mind of any man, that man is a Christian; and when the fruits… — Joseph Lancaster
We have many responsibilities, and one cannot expect the full blessings of a kind Providence if he neglects any major duty. A man has duties… — Ezra Taft Benson
One of the big draws of the show is here's a guy who is ordinary in a lot of ways but, due to his profession,… — Kiefer Sutherland
Optimistic lies have such immense therapeutic value that a doctor who cannot tell them convincingly has mistaken his profession. — George Bernard Shaw
A man of meditation functions differently. Whatever profession he chooses, it does not matter. He will bring to his profession some quality of sacredness. He… — Rajneesh
...a man estimable for his learning, amiable for his life, and venerable for his piety. Arbuthnot was a man of great comprehension, skilful in his… — Samuel Johnson
Without vanity a writer's work is tepid, and he must accept his vanity as part of his stock in trade and live with it as… — Moss Hart
The first 10 years of my professional life had only to do with running away from my father. He was a wonderful cabinet-maker, and me… — Peter Zumthor
The modern naturalist must realize that in some of its branches his profession, while more than ever a science, has also become an art. — Theodore Roosevelt
The gamester, if he die a martyr to his profession, is doubly ruined. He adds his soul to every other loss, and by the act… — Charles Caleb Colton
The best augury of a man's success in his profession is that he thinks it the finest in the world. — George Eliot
To know a person's religion we need not listen to his profession of faith but must find his brand of intolerance. — Eric Hoffer

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