Profession Quotes

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Murder is commoner among cooks than among members of any other profession. — Wystan Hugh Auden
To those who have chosen the profession of medicine, a knowledge of chemistry, and of some branches of natural history, and, indeed, of several other… — Charles Babbage
Stardom isn't a profession, it's an accident. — Lauren Bacall
Machiavelli's teaching would hardly have stood the test of Parliamentary government, for public discussion demands at least the profession of good faith. — Lord Acton
The price one pays for pursuing any profession, or calling, is an intimate knowledge of its ugly side. — James A. Baldwin
Politics, as a practise, whatever its professions, has always been the systematic organization of hatreds. — Henry Adams
No wedding bells for me anymore. I've been happily married to my profession for years. — Shirley Bassey
To become an able and successful man in any profession, three things are necessary, nature, study and practice. — Henry Ward Beecher
I think one of the greatest joys I have now in my career and in my profession is to be playing at an age where… — Andre Agassi
I wasn't funny as a kid. I remember enjoying comedians, but I never understood it was a job choice or a profession. — Elayne Boosler
The cooking profession, while it's a noble craft and a noble calling, 'cause you're doing something useful - you're feeding people, you're nurturing them, you're… — Anthony Bourdain
It is unrealistic to expect an entire profession to be completely good. There are bound to be some individuals who are stressed, who are unkind,… — Jo Brand
While the intelligence profession oftentimes demands secrecy, it is critically important that there be a full and open discourse on intelligence matters with the appropriate… — John O. Brennan
The biggest barrier we've seen to student progress is this: School policies and practices often prevent good teachers from doing great work and even dissuade… — Eli Broad
It shouldn't come as any surprise that those who choose acting as a profession are phonies who live in a fantasy world. What is surprising… — Julie Burchill
Writing is one of the few professions in which you can psychoanalyse yourself, get rid of hostilities and frustrations in public, and get paid for… — Octavia Butler
Christ: I dislike him very much. Still, I can stand him. What I cannot stand is the wretched band of people whose profession is to… — Samuel Butler
My default position is not to be an actor. My default position is to be a follower of Jesus Christ. If that means I continue… — Kirk Cameron
It's part of a writer's profession, as it's part of a spy's profession, to prey on the community to which he's attached, to take away… — John le Carre
My decision to register women confirms what is already obvious throughout our society-that women are now providing all types of skills in every profession. The… — Jimmy Carter

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