Profession Quotes

1155 quotes by 963 authors

A man of meditation functions differently. Whatever profession he chooses, it does not matter. He will bring to his profession some quality of sacredness. He… — Rajneesh
The qualities that made for success in a fighter-pilot seemed to be just those sturdy qualities that made for success in other professions; observation, initiative,… — Jim Bailey
Being creative isn't confined to a specific set of professions -- everyone can and should be innovative. — Paul McDonald
The profession I chose was politics; the profession I entered was law. I entered the one because I thought it would lead to the other. — Woodrow Wilson
I suspect there isn't an actor alive who was able to truthfully answer his family's questions after his first day's activity in his future profession. — Simone Signoret
Writing doesn't leave much time for hobbies, unless you consider that I began writing as a hobby and have made the hobby into a profession. — Nelson DeMille
Now a writer can make himself a nice career while he is alive by espousing a political cause, working for it, making a profession of… — Ernest Hemingway
The teacher's chief difficulty is poverty. He (or she) belongs to a badly paid profession. He cannot dress and live like a workman, but he… — Gilbert Highet
If human nature eventually is going to take the place of nature everywhere, those of us who have been naturalists will have to transpose the… — Edward Hoagland
Every life is a profession of faith ... — Henri Frederic Amiel
I have been illustrating Tolkien's books ever since I first read them, long before illustration became my profession. — John Howe
I know no man who feels deeper disgust than I do at the ambition, avarice, and profligacy of the priesthood, as well because every one… — Francesco Guicciardini
There are, it is true, at present no great prizes in literature such as are offered by the learned professions, but there are quite as… — James Payn
So I'm in quite the wrong profession obviously. — Dirk Bogarde
One of the most dangerous and best-kept secrets of the medical profession is the epidemic of anesthesiologists who are addicted to their own drugs. — Christopher McDougall
For a long time, I thought I would like to be a doctor. Such a good profession. So explicitly good. Never a waste of time. — Jonathan Safran Foer
Figure out what it is in life you don't do well, and then don't do it. — Douglas Coupland
In our film profession you may have Gable's looks, Tracy's art, Marlene's legs or Liz's violet eyes, but they don't mean a thing without that… — Frank Capra
My present post amounts to about 700 thaler, and when there are rather more funerals than usual, the fees rise in proportion; but when a… — Johann Sebastian Bach
Look, when you're the president, there's all kinds of things said about us. I mean, it's just the nature of the job. — George W. Bush

Who Wrote These Profession Quotes

963 authors contributed a total of 1,155 Profession Quotes, led by these top contributors: