Occupation Quotes

553 Occupation quotes by 438 unique authors

The Church has been and now is unalterably opposed to gambling in any form whatever. It is opposed to any game of chance, occupation, or… — Heber J. Grant
Advertising is a symbol-manipulating occupation — S I Hayakawa
The Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States was enacted in 1865 by martial law. The Fourteenth Amendment was enacted in 1868 by… — Eustace Mullins
I get so used to working with writers that my prime occupation is development. — Ridley Scott
I always wanted to be an outrage to public decency and a threat to women. And this is one of the few occupations where you're… — David Lee Roth
Hitherto the nude has always been represented in poses which presuppose an audience. But my women are simple, honest creatures who are concerned with nothing… — Edgar Degas
The most foreign fighters in Iraq are wearing British and American uniforms. The level of self-delusion is bordering frankly on the racist. The vast majority… — George Galloway
If you have any talent, or any occupation that delights you, do it, and do it to the hilt. Don't ask why, or what difficulties… — Richard P. Feynman
After wishing for years to be given-the-opportunity of filming some of the more 'mystical' occupations of our Times - some of the more obscure Public… — Stan Brakhage
Ballin's not a hobby, it's my occupation — Wiz Khalifa
To me, comedy is a great occupation because I don't really worry that much about what other people think of me. — Joe Rogan
Leading a human life is a full-time occupation, to which everyone devotes decades of intense concern. — Thomas Nagel
Do not think that saintliness comes from occupation; it depends rather on what one is. The kind of work we do does not make us… — Meister Eckhart
There is no reason why the aeroplane should not open up a fruitful occupation for women. — Harriet Quimby
Art and relligion are not professions: they are not occupations for which men can be paid. The artist and the saint do what they have… — Clive Bell
Readiness for death is that of character, rather than of occupation. It is right living which prepares for safe or even joyous dying. - Jacques — Jacques-Benigne Bossuet
Life, in all ranks and situations, is an outward occupation, an actual and active work. — Wilhelm von Humboldt
Is there something in trade that desiccates and flattens out, that turns men into dried leaves at the age of forty? Certainly there is. It… — John Jay Chapman
I have departed from this planet and I have left behind my poor earthly ones with their occupations which are as many as they are… — Jules Massenet
Everlastingly chained to a single little fragment of the Whole, man himself develops into nothing but a fragment; everlastingly in his ear the monotonous sound… — Friedrich Schiller
History will eventually depict as legitimate the efforts of the Iraqi resistance to destabilise and defeat the American occupation forces and their imposed Iraqi collaborationist… — Scott Ritter
Writing, for me, is the best occupation I can think of, and there is nothing in the world I would rather do. — Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
In our town there was a Gestapo officer who loved to play chess. After the occupation began, he found out that my father was the… — Bruno Schulz
Writing is a creatively rewarding occupation but for me very time consuming. — Holly Johnson
Cultivating whatever gave pleasure to my senses was always the chief business of my life; I have never found any occupation more important. Feeling that… — Giacomo Casanova

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