Occupation Quotes

553 Occupation quotes by 438 unique authors

One must have some sort of occupation nowadays. If I hadn't my debts I shouldn't have anything to think about. — Oscar Wilde
Most teachers have little control over school policy or curriculum or choice of texts or special placement of students, but most have a great deal… — Tracy Kidder
Surely, life is not merely a job, an occupation; life is something extraordinarily wide and profound, it is a great mystery, a vast realm in… — Jiddu Krishnamurti
Perhaps you know some well-off families who do not seem to suffer from their riches. They do not overeat themselves; they find occupations to keep… — George Bernard Shaw
We discussed the history of postwar Japan and how Japan had missed an opportunity to build a more functional democracy because of the focus on… — Joichi Ito
Spirituality is not a function of occupation or calling. A scientist may be more spiritual than a theologian; a teacher may be more spiritual than… — Dallin H. Oaks
The leader of an Earth organization who makes a commitment to history - of humans living on Earth, to begin permanent settlement/occupation of not the… — Buzz Aldrin
Politics, I believe, is a full-time occupation. — Wole Soyinka
The only one who thinks the world is safer since the occupation of Iraq is Bush. — Segolene Royal
Most people perceive their occupation as being a detriment to their overall wellbeing. — Tom Rath
If I had remained in Lhasa, even without the Chinese occupation, I would probably have carried the ceremonial role in some orthodox way. — Dalai Lama
Women, on average, earn less than men in almost every occupation, including traditional female orientated jobs like nursing and teaching. — Sander Levin
The obvious objections to the execution of Saddam Hussein are valid and well aired. His death will provoke violent strife between Sunni and Shia Muslims,… — Richard Dawkins
To ask questions can become the laziest and wobbliest occupation of a mind, but when you must yourself answer the problem that you have posed,… — James Stephens
Ours is one continued struggle against degradation sought to be inflicted upon us by the European, who desire to degrade us to the level of… — Mahatma Gandhi
The list of U.S. vetoes at the Security Council to protect Israeli aggression and occupation is huge. — Noam Chomsky
In November 2004, U.S. occupation forces launched their second major attack on the city of Falluja. The press reported major war crimes instantly, with approval. — Noam Chomsky
Bush, and Blair, and the prime minister of Japan, and Berlusconi, these people are criminals, and they are responsible for mass murder in the world,… — George Galloway
Quite frankly, Russian aggression in Ukraine and its illegal occupation of Crimea remind us that we still have a good deal more work to do… — Joe Biden
Actually, I am a golfer. That is my real occupation. I never was an actor. Ask anybody, particularly the critics. — Victor Mature
Whenever it is possible, a boy should choose some occupation which he should do even if he did not need the money. — William Lyon Phelps
The majority of them give the impression of being men who have been drafted into the job during a period of martial law and are… — Alan Brien
A human being must have occupation, of he or she is not to become a nuisance to the world. — Dorothy L. Sayers
The secret of being miserable is to have leisure to bother about whether you are happy or not. The cure for it is occupation. — George Bernard Shaw
I will listen to Mr Bush but my position is very clear and very firm. The occupation is a fiasco. There have been almost more… — Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero

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