Occupation Quotes

553 Occupation quotes by 438 unique authors

Writing fiction is a solitary occupation but not really a lonely one. The writer's head is mobbed with characters, images and language. — Hilma Wolitzer
The passion for playing chess is one of the most unaccountable in the world. It slaps the theory of natural selection in the face. It… — H.G. Wells
Chess is only a recreation and not an occupation. — Vladimir Lenin
Your income is a direct reward for the quality and quantity of the services you render to your world. Whatever field you are in, if… — Brian Tracy
Writing books is certainly a most unpleasant occupation. It is lonesome, unsanitary, and maddening. Many authors go crazy. — H. L. Mencken
Education makes a man a more intelligent shoemaker, if that be his occupation, but not by teaching him how to make shoes; it does so… — John Stuart Mill
I am suggesting that there is, and always has been, a rather high correlation between ethnicity and occupation/economic role throughout the various time-space zones of… — Immanuel Wallerstein
We live our lives by philosophies, amid worldly affairs and occupations that totally absorb us and are a great distance from the manger. In all… — Pope Benedict XVI
The death of a dear friend, wife, brother, lover, which seemed nothing but privation, somewhat later assumes the aspect of a guide or genius; for… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
There is nothing worse than an idle hour, with no occupation offering. People who have many such hours are simply animals waiting docilely for death.… — H. L. Mencken
Monotony is the law of nature. Look at the monotonous manner in which the sun rises. The monotony of necessary occupation is exhilarating and life… — Mahatma Gandhi
A real friend does not pick up the bill for an addict’s drugs: he packs the friend off to rehab instead. Today, only those who… — Gideon Levy
The end of the occupation. The right of return of the Palestinian people. These are critical dividing lines in human rights. We have to be… — Van Jones
I know people think that acting is not quite the occupation of grown-ups, but it is actually the ultimate learning process: You get a multitude… — Natalie Dormer
The progressive movement against the war of occupation in Iraq is a reason for hope, as is resistance to free trade agreements in Latin America.… — Danny Glover
Taking photographs is not something that happens only in a moment I press the button. It is a full-time occupation. For me there is difference… — Edouard Boubat
Christy Barritt's novel, Hazardous Duty, is a delightful read from beginning to end. The story's fresh, engaging heroine with an unusual occupation hooked me, and… — Colleen Coble
Jews and Muslims 'dialoguing' has nothing to do with Palestine. The problem is settler colonialism, apartheid and occupation, not religion. — Remi Kanazi
You cannot like the word, but what is happening is an occupation -- to hold 3.5 million Palestinians under occupation. I believe that is a… — Ariel Sharon
Filling out the form: Race? Human. Religion? Paiute. Occupation? Criminal anarchy. Hobbies? Survival with honor. — Edward Abbey
I have often thought that if heaven had given me choice of my position and calling, it should have been on a rich spot of… — Thomas Jefferson
Trying to predict the future is a discouraging and hazardous occupation. If by some miracle a prophet could describe the future exactly as it was… — Arthur C. Clarke
Generations will continue to meet the same fate unless the perennial oppressor-Britain-is removed, for she will unashamedly and mercilessly continue to maintain her occupation and… — Bobby Sands
The zionist argument to justify Israel's present occupation of Arab Palestine has no intelligent or legal basis in history. — Malcolm X
I have not conceived my mission to be that of a knight-errant wandering everywhere to deliver people from difficult situations. My humble occupation has been… — Mahatma Gandhi

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