Occupation Quotes

553 Occupation quotes by 438 unique authors

Tolstoi explains somewhere in his writings why, in his opinion, "Science for Science's sake" is an absurd conception. We cannot know all the facts since… — Henri Poincare
There is no other occupation in the world that so closely resembled enslavement as the career of a film star. — Louise Brooks
The humblest occupation has in it materials of discipline for the highest heaven. — Frederick William Robertson
Stealing things is a glorious occupation, particularly in the art world. — Malcolm Mclaren
Let every man of whatsoever craft or occupation he be of... serve his brethren. — William Tyndale
Don't be concerned that you have no position; be concerned how you may fit yourself to occupy one. . — Confucius
She who makes her husband and her children happy, who reclaims the one from vice, and trains up the other to virtue, is a much… — Oliver Goldsmith
Beans are highly nutritious and satisfying, they can also be delicious if and when properly prepared, and they posses over all vegetables the great advantage… — Andre Simon
Man finds nothing so intolerable as to be in a state of complete rest, without passions, without occupation, without diversion, without effort. Then he feels… — Blaise Pascal
Yes I try to kill myself in small amounts, an innocuous occupation. Actually I'm hung up on it. — Anne Sexton
No part of the world can be truly understood without a knowledge of its garment of vegetation, for this determines not only the nature of… — Ellsworth Huntington
An ingenious compound of desirability and appearance. Discovery of truth is the sole purpose of philosophy, which is the most ancient occupation of the human… — Ambrose Bierce
The study of mathematics is, if an unprofitable, a perfectly harmless and innocent occupation. — G. H. Hardy
Upon the decease [of] my wife, it is my Will and desire th[at] all the Slaves which I hold in [my] own right, shall receive… — George Washington
It is a moot question whether the origin of any kind of property is derived from nature at all. It is agreed by those who… — Thomas Jefferson
If your creativity comes out of your silence, out of your Zen, out of your meditations, then it is authentic, original. If it comes only… — Rajneesh
All our life is like a day of celebration for us; we are convinced, in fact, that God is always everywhere. We work while singing,… — Clement of Alexandria
Learn, earn, return - these are the 3 phases of life. Jack Balousek There is no more noble occupation in the world than to assist… — Alan Loy McGinnis
Parenting, as an unpaid occupation outside the world of public power, entails lower status, less power, and less control of resources than paid work. — Nancy Chodorow
The individual who is best prepared for any occupation is the one able to adapt himself to any situation. — John Mortimer Smith
At one time my only wish was to be a police official. It seemed to me to be an occupation for my sleepless intriguing mind.… — Soren Kierkegaard
No one in the world can change Truth. What we can do and should do is to seek truth and to serve it when we… — Maximilian Kolbe
Publishing is the only industry I can think of where most of the employees spend most of their time stating with great self-assurance that they… — Donald E. Westlake
Of the tyrant, spies and informers are the principal instruments. War is his favorite occupation, for the sake of engrossing the attention of the people,… — Aristotle
Writing is not a profession, occupation or job; it is not a way of life: it is a comprehensive response to life. — Gregory Mcdonald

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