Profession Quotes

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Certainly teachers themselves can do a better job of letting the world know how hard their profession is, but frankly, they have real work to… — Taylor Mali
I've worked with the great and the not-so-great. But mostly I've worked with men and women who loved their profession, and who like me, had… — Harry Carey, Jr.
If you didn't join for the girls, choose another profession. — Tom Conti
I enjoy my work. I haven't been an actor for 30 years without getting pleasure out of the profession. — Bela Lugosi
In Hungary, acting is a profession. In America, it is a decision. — Bela Lugosi
Our cities with their swollen populations and cliff dwelling high-rise buildings are breeding places for loneliness. Neighborhoods crumble under the housing development bulldozers and families… — Allan Fromme
It's a blessing and a curse. But it's not always the best situation to be in. As a profession, I don't recommend acting at all. — Armand Assante
If I had admitted my guilt, it would have been the same as putting my head on the chopping block - lifetime ban. Death penalty.… — Pete Rose
Journalism is the only profession explicitly protected by the U.S. Constitution, because journalists are supposed to be the check and balance on government. We're supposed… — Amy Goodman
This profession [photography] is deserving of attention and respect equal to that accorded painting, literature, music and architecture. — Ansel Adams
The two oldest professions in the world â€” ruined by amateurs. — Alexander Woollcott
Do you sincerely declare that you love mankind in general, of what profession or religion soever? Do you think any person ought to be harmed… — Benjamin Franklin
Teaching, may I say, is the noblest profession of all in a democracy. — Kurt Vonnegut
I watched him [a 'fat Russian agent'] with some interest, for it was the first time that I had seen a person whose profession was… — George Orwell
He that is warm for truth, and fearless in its defense, performs one of the duties of a good man; he strenghtens his own conviction,… — Samuel Johnson
In England, the profession of the law is that which seems to hold out the strongest attraction to talent, from the circumstance, that in it… — Charles Babbage
The person drawn to dance as profession is notoriously unintellectual. He thinks with his muscles, delights in expression with body, not words; finds analysis painful… — Doris Humphrey
The sole meaning of life is to serve humanity by contributing to the establishment of the kingdom of God, which can only be done by… — Leo Tolstoy
My father knew the charming side of my mother, and my mother thought that he was attentive and pleasant and was an architect, which was… — Christopher Durang
Designing is not a profession but an attitude. Design has many connotations. It is the organization of materials and processes in the most productive way,… — Laszlo Moholy-Nagy

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