Occupation Quotes

553 Occupation quotes by 438 unique authors

The secret of being miserable is to have leisure to bother about whether you are happy or not. The cure for it is occupation, because… — George Bernard Shaw
Every human occupation has it repertoire of stock phrases, within which every man twists and turn until his death. His vocabulary, which seems so lavish,… — Auguste de Villiers de l'Isle-Adam
Do you smoke? Well, yes, I must admit I smoke. I'm glad to hear of it. A man should always have an occupation of some… — Oscar Wilde
I don't know how you perceive my mission as a writer, but for me it is not a responsibility to reaffirm your concretized myths and… — Harlan Ellison
Thankfully the rest of the world assumed that the Irish were crazy, a theory that the Irish themselves did nothing to debunk. They had somehow… — Eoin Colfer
So it may well be believed that when I found him taking a complete holiday, with a vast supply of books at command, he had… — Marcus Tullius Cicero
Hence, in all countries the chief occupation of society is card-playing, and it is the gauge of its value, and an outward sign that it… — Arthur Schopenhauer
I have never looked upon ease and happiness as ends in themselves -- this critical basis I call the ideal of a pigsty. The ideals… — Albert Einstein
I've had too many experiences in my life of being the first woman in some damned occupation. — James Tiptree Jr.
What would Prince Charming have for occupation if he had not to awaken the Sleeping beauty? — Simone de Beauvoir
Writing is supposed to be difficult, agonizing, a dreadful exercise, a terrible occupation. — Ray Bradbury
They were...well, Beautiful People! - not 'students', 'clerks', 'salesgirls', 'executive trainees' - Christ, don't give me your occupation-game labels! We are Beautiful People, ascendant from… — Tom Wolfe
He's one of those smart, drifty young people who, after certain deliberations, decides he wants to do Something in the Arts but won't, possibly can't,… — Michael Cunningham
...sitting and waiting is one of the most miserable occupations known to man - not that it usually is known to men; women do it… — Diana Gabaldon
Praise and blame alike mean nothing. No, delightful as the pastime of measuring may be, it is the most futile of all occupations, and to… — Virginia Woolf
Remembering the ball became for Emma a daily occupation. Every time Wednesday came round, she told herself when she woke up: 'Ah! One week ago...two… — Gustave Flaubert
Literature is an occupation in which you have to keep proving your talent to people who have none — Jules Renard
You’re a gentleman,” they used to say to him. “You shouldn’t have gone murdering people with a hatchet; that’s no occupation for a gentleman. — Fyodor Dostoevsky
Rather than argue, Amanda smiled at him. “And then what will you do while your son or daughter is in charge of your store and… — Lisa Kleypas
Reading is my favourite occupation, when I have leisure for it and books to read. — Anne Bronte
But if a stranger in the train asks me my occupation, I never answer "writer" for fear that he may go on to ask me… — Wystan Hugh Auden
Daughters can spend ten percent more than a man can make in any usual occupation. That’s a law of nature, to be known henceforth as… — Robert A. Heinlein
A little more money won't do you any good - because daughters can use up ten percent more than a man can make in any… — Robert A. Heinlein
Whatever your life's pursuit -- art, poetry, sculpture, music, whatever your occupation may be -- you can be as spiritual as clergy, always living a… — Hazrat Inayat Khan
In a perfect world, Joshua‟s vertically gifted murderer would‟ve had himself a monologue before rampaging, during which he loudly and clearly would‟ve announced his full… — Ilona Andrews

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