Occupation Quotes

553 Occupation quotes by 438 unique authors

I am moreover inclined to be concise when I reflect on the constant occupation of the citizens in public and private affairs, so that in… — Marcus Vitruvius Pollio
Illinois then had no legislation providing compensation for accident or disease caused by occupation. — Alice Hamilton
Those who every morning plan the transactions of the day and follow out that plan carry a thread that will guide them through the labyrinth… — Victor Hugo
Alas, I have done nothing this day! What?! Have you not lived? It is not only the fundamental but the noblest of your occupations. — Unknown Author
To describe our growing up in the lowcountry of South Carolina, I would have to take you to the marsh on a spring day, flush… — Pat Conroy
To the other nations of the world, religion is one among the many occupations of life. There is politics, there are the enjoyments of social… — Swami Vivekananda
The main Objective of any operation in an open file is the eventual Occupation of the seventh or eighth Rank. — Aron Nimzowitsch
Well, I wanted to be a philosopher, which is the idlest occupation in the world. I wanted to be involved in abstract thought, but because… — Will Self
This is no occupation for an adult who can look other adults in the eye, carry his own weight, and count himself one of them. — Franz Wright
I tell my brethren in Palestine: be patient and continue your blessed struggle. We did not forget you. We are still healing another wound in… — Mohammed Omar
Today the future occupation of all moppets is to be skilled consumers. — David Riesman
We need to stop Sharon. His lethal policies are drawing blood on both sides. That's why we need a serious intervention -- international troops. And… — Hanan Ashrawi
Game, noun: Any unserious occupation designed for the relaxation of busy people and the distraction of idle ones. It's used to take people to whom… — Unknown Author
Human capital analysis starts with the assumption that individuals decide on their education, training, medical care, and other additions to knowledge and health by weighing… — Gary Becker
Only a few years ago did it suddenly dawn on me that my existential fear regarding my nation’s future and my moral outrage regarding my… — Ari Shavit
If Congress sees fit to impose a capitation, or other direct tax, it must be laid in proportion to the census; if Congress determines to… — Salmon P. Chase
Beware of a misfit occupation. . . . Consider carefully your natural bent, whether for business or a profession. — Marshall Field
In the twenty-five years that have passed since the ending of the World War when the people of this country emerged from generations of humiliation… — Tunku Abdul Rahman
From the beginning, this culture - civilization - has been a culture of occupation. — Derrick Jensen
Most readers, then and now, have at some time experienced the humiliation of being told that their occupation is reprehensible. — Alberto Manguel
I guided my heap into the heart of Capitol Hill wondering for the first time in fourteen years what I could do to get money… — Gary Reilly
Other people get into occupations by accident or design; but writers are born. I could work at selling motels, or slopping hogs, for fifty years,… — W. P. Kinsella
There is for a free man no occupation more worthy and delightful than to contemplate the beauteous works of nature and honor the infinite wisdom and… — John Ray
The sanctified body is one whose hands are clean. The stain of dishonesty is not on them, the withering blight of ill-gotten gain has not… — A B Simpson
In the dark room a cloud of yellow dust flew from beneath the tool like a scatter of sparks from under the hooves of a… — Gustave Flaubert

Who Wrote These Occupation Quotes

438 authors contributed a total of 553 Occupation Quotes, led by these top contributors: