Occupational Quotes

33 quotes by 29 authors

War over water would be an ultimate obscenity. And yet, unfortunately it is conceivable... Water has been a source over so many years of erosion… — Queen Noor of Jordan
A prophet or an achiever must never mind an occasional absurdity, it is an occupational risk. — Oswald Mosley
Optimism is an occupational hazard of programming; feedback is the treatment. — Kent Beck
The conservative goal has been the Third Worldization of the United States: an increasingly underemployed, lower-wage work-force; a small but growing moneyed class that pays… — Michael Parenti
My teacher, Hopkins, often commented on the craving for certainty that led so many physicists into mysticism or into the Church and similar organisations ...… — Norman Pirie
The occupational hazard of making a spectacle of yourself, over the long haul, is that at some point you buy a ticket too. — Thomas McGuane
It is an occupational risk of biologists to claim, towards the end of their careers, that the problems which they have not solved are insoluble. — John Maynard Smith
Writers and filmakers, that is, people who describe the world, suffer from an occupational disease. They never experience moments in life quite spontaneously. You always… — Michael Haneke
The Christian's chief occupational hazards are depression and discouragement. — John Stott
Continue to invest in your personal development. Expand your occupational horizons by constant study . . . look to your present job as a stepping-stone… — J. Richard Clarke
I have a great advantage over many of my colleagues inasmuch as my students bring with them to class their own personal knowledge of national,… — Alan Dundes
The chief occupational hazard of leadership is pride. — John Stott
How we use our leisure is equally as important to our joy as our occupational pursuits. Proper use of leisure requires discriminating judgment. Our leisure… — J. Richard Clarke
Taking pleasure in the dark side may be some sort of occupational hazard for reporters. — Calvin Trillin
Coming into a game in the eighth or ninth inning is like parachuting behind enemy lines. And sometimes the chute doesn't open. You have to… — Dan Quisenberry
Eating a lot is an occupational hazard but it's a pretty great problem to have. I spend a lot of time eating sweets on TV… — Gail Simmons
I worked in television; I'm the Failed Pilot Queen, I've done so many television shows, pilots, theater ... when you do it for so long,… — Viola Davis
Arrogance, pedantry, and dogmatism...the occupational diseases of those who spend their lives directing the intellects of the young. — Henry Seidel Canby
I don't feel any pressure at all because I don't care. That's an occupational hazard... but if you're doing anything of any worth, and not… — Ricky Gervais
I have been heartbroken once and it has affected all my relationships from there on. But now I look at it as a occupational hazard.… — Dominic Monaghan

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