Occupation Quotes

553 Occupation quotes by 438 unique authors

Suicide terrorist groups are [not] religious cults isolated from the rest of their society, ... Rather, suicide terrorist organizations often command broad social support within… — Robert Pape
Love is the idler's occupation, the warrior's relaxation, and the sovereign's ruination. — Napoleon Bonaparte
Occupation is the scythe of time. — Napoleon Bonaparte
We stand for a living wage. Wages are subnormal if they fail to provide a living for those who devote their time and energy to… — Theodore Roosevelt
I once told you that I am not a saint, and I hope never to see the day that I cannot admit having made a… — Gerald R. Ford
What is it to 'walk in the Spirit'? It is not self-occupation, nor even occupation with the Spirit. Walking according to the Spirit is occupation… — Arno C. Gaebelein
Drying a widow's tears is one of the most dangerous occupations known to man. — Dorothy Dix
Rap's the occupation, but one day watch I'll be Pimp of the Nation. — Kid Rock
The routine of custom tends to deaden even scientific inquiry; it stands in the way of discovery and of the active scientific worker. For discovery… — John Dewey
When your purpose and your occupation is giving confidence to people, teaching self defense, giving empowerment, teaching a positive lifestyle to other people, you tend… — Rener Gracie
What is now happening to the people of the East as of the West is like what happens to every individual when he passes from… — Leo Tolstoy
LIFE: My favorite occupation. — Dirk Benedict
Research is a lifelong occupation so it's hard to factor it in, but I reckon most books take 5 months from start to finish. — Bernard Cornwell
After college, rather than pursue real work, I joined a folk group and sang in coffee houses and nightclubs, an occupation that does little for… — Marshall Brickman
Reading is the occupation of the insomniac par excellence. — Alberto Manguel
It is so natural for us to consider our presence as indispensable in the world, so long as we have much to do in it,… — Christian Nestell Bovee
When evening quickens in the street, comes a pause in the day's occupation that is known as the cocktail hour. — Bernard DeVoto
I should say that, in addition to my tree - love (it was originally called The Tree), it arose from my own pre-occupation with the… — J.R.R. Tolkien
After the occupation of Paris, Hitler visited Paris, which of course was a great jewel for him, and he wanted to go up on the… — Joe Harris
I went to Iraq because I wanted to see what one year of occupation had done to Iraqi society, and I went to the West… — Michael Franti
It may be true, that men, who are mere mathematicians, have certain specific shortcomings, but that is not the fault of mathematics, for it is… — Carl Friedrich Gauss
To such idle talk it might further be added: that whenever a certain exclusive occupation is coupled with specific shortcomings, it is likewise almost certainly… — Carl Friedrich Gauss
Citizenship is a tough occupation which obliges the citizen to make his own informed opinion and stand by it. — Martha Gellhorn
My formula for living is quite simple. I get up in the morning and I go to bed at night. In between, I occupy myself… — Cary Grant
I believe there are more urgent and honorable occupations than the incomparable waste of time we call suffering. — Sidonie Gabrielle Colette

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