Profession Quotes

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It seems sensible to me that we should look to the medical profession, that over the centuries has helped us to live longer and healthier… — Terry Pratchett
Quite frankly, teachers are the only profession that teach our children. — Dan Quayle
It has been said that politics is the second oldest profession. I have learned that it bears a striking resemblance to the first. — Ronald Reagan
Politics is not a bad profession. If you succeed there are many rewards, if you disgrace yourself you can always write a book. — Ronald Reagan
Journalism is a kind of profession, or craft, or racket, for people who never wanted to grow up and go out into the real world. — Harry Reasoner
Writing is the only profession where no one considers you ridiculous if you earn no money. — Jules Renard
Doing films as an actor, you spend maybe 40 percent of the year doing your chosen profession. If you are on a successful TV show,… — Christina Ricci
In all professions each affects a look and an exterior to appear what he wishes the world to believe that he is. Thus we may… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Being a hero is about the shortest-lived profession on earth. — Will Rogers
Acting was never my first choice as a profession, but I came to terms with it when I decided I better buckle down and be… — Mickey Rourke
The training of children is a profession, where we must know how to waste time in order to save it. — Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Against the State, against the Church, against the silence of the medical profession, against the whole machinery of dead institutions of the past, the woman… — Margaret Sanger
I think teaching should be an exalted profession, not a picked-on profession. — Charles Schumer
My own dreams fortunately came true in this great state. I became Mr. Universe; I became a successful businessman. And even though some people say… — Arnold Schwarzenegger
Parentage is a very important profession, but no test of fitness for it is ever imposed in the interest of the children. — George Bernard Shaw
Every person who has mastered a profession is a skeptic concerning it. — George Bernard Shaw
Business ethics has always had problems that are distinct from those of other professions, such as medicine, law, engineering, dentistry, or nursing. — Peter Singer
Every profession will have its rogues, of course, no matter what oaths are sworn, but many health care professionals have a real commitment to serving… — Peter Singer
Is human nature basically good or evil? No economist can embark upon his profession without considering this question, and yet they all seem to. And… — Jane Smiley
Do not try to push your way through to the front ranks of your profession; do not run after distinctions and rewards; but do your… — Sydney Smith

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