Occupation Quotes

553 quotes by 438 authors

Nursing has made great progress from being an occupation to becoming a profession in the 20th. Century. As the 21st. Century approaches, further progress will… — Unknown Author
Let thine occupations be few, saith the sage, if thou wouldst lead a tranquil life. — Marcus Aurelius
Many men absorbed in business show such a rare quality of culture that we are surprised at it. The reason invariably is partly because hard… — Ernest Dimnet
The aim was simple: to deprive Karpov of his favourite occupation - standing at the board, staring straight at his opponent. While I was wearing… — Viktor Korchnoi
When you achieve one dream, dream another. Getting what you want is only a problem if you have nowhere to go next. Dreaming is a… — Rudy Ruettiger
Conscious means "having an awareness of one's inner and outer worlds; mentally perceptive, awake, mindful." So "conscious business" might mean, engaging in an occupation, work,… — Ken Wilber
When some state or other offered Alexander a part of its territory and half of all its property he told them that 'he hadn't come… — Seneca the Younger
Give us, O give us the man who sings at his work! Be his occupation what it may, he is equal to any of those… — Thomas Carlyle
The great strength of our Order lies in its concealment; let it never appear in any place in its own name but always covered by… — Adam Weishaupt
Living is no laughing matter: you must live with great seriousness like a squirrel for example - I mean without looking for something beyond and… — Naz?m Hikmet
I am moreover inclined to be concise when I reflect on the constant occupation of the citizens in public and private affairs, so that in… — Marcus Vitruvius Pollio
Illinois then had no legislation providing compensation for accident or disease caused by occupation. — Alice Hamilton
Those who every morning plan the transactions of the day and follow out that plan carry a thread that will guide them through the labyrinth… — Victor Hugo
Alas, I have done nothing this day! What?! Have you not lived? It is not only the fundamental but the noblest of your occupations. — Unknown Author
To describe our growing up in the lowcountry of South Carolina, I would have to take you to the marsh on a spring day, flush… — Pat Conroy
To the other nations of the world, religion is one among the many occupations of life. There is politics, there are the enjoyments of social… — Swami Vivekananda
The main Objective of any operation in an open file is the eventual Occupation of the seventh or eighth Rank. — Aron Nimzowitsch
Well, I wanted to be a philosopher, which is the idlest occupation in the world. I wanted to be involved in abstract thought, but because… — Will Self
This is no occupation for an adult who can look other adults in the eye, carry his own weight, and count himself one of them. — Franz Wright
I tell my brethren in Palestine: be patient and continue your blessed struggle. We did not forget you. We are still healing another wound in… — Mohammed Omar

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