Professional Quotes

1501 Professional quotes by 1235 unique authors

My high school coach was Ray O'Conner. He has coached a lot of players that have signed professional contracts, and many of those have gone… — Robin Yount
Who is one's audience, the spiritually hostile professional art world or one's visually insensitive Christian neighbour? — John Walford
Several factors besides skill are more significant in professional writers than in most amateurs. One is love of the surface level of language: the sound… — Alice Weaver Flaherty
Scribbler, n. A professional writer whose views are antagonistic to one's own. — Ambrose Bierce
At 20, I realized that I could not possibly adjust to a feminine role as conceived by my father and asked him permission to engage… — Rita Levi-Montalcini
When I was 30 or so - by that time I had become an assistant D.A. - I decided I would try to write a… — William Landay
I was a professional dancer before I was an actor. — Alex Meraz
People used to believe only a professional could do tiling or install track lighting. That's utter nonsense. — Bernard Marcus
I used to write when I was in the mood or felt inspired. Anymore, I write whether I feel inspired or not. It's a discipline.… — Donald Miller
My father was a waiter basically, and when I got my first professional job as an actor, I left a job that he found me… — Alfred Molina
I'd never been to a science-fiction convention until I became a professional writer. — China Mieville
Some people in LA are addicted. They have to be here. My personal life is stronger than my professional life, in terms of priorities. — Debi Mazar
It's the same old story. Nothing in this world happens unless white folks says it happens. And therein lies the problem of being a professional… — James McBride
In regards to being a fashion aficionado, there's a certain amount of taking yourself seriously in the professional world. The self-effacing person can't completely go… — St. Vincent
I went to really good New York City public schools that had arts programs. So in junior high, I got into the drama department. From… — Merritt Wever
I come to writing from hearing great stories as a child in Louisiana, where the mark of a person was his or her ability to… — Rebecca Wells
I come from a family of professional dog-showers, one step above carnies, but I didn't want to join the family business. — Rebel Wilson
My one remaining professional ambition is to read the shipping forecast. I live in hope. — Samuel West
In science, a healthy skepticism is a professional necessity, whereas in religion, having belief without evidence is regarded as a virtue. — Paul Davies
I think the director is becoming more important. To work under rushed conditions, you need to have an extremely professional director. If the director's good… — Glenn Ford
Since the beginning, I always loved the game. When you grow up in Montreal, one day you want to be a professional hockey player. When… — Mario Lemieux
In order for us to use the very best judgment possible in spending the taxpayer's money intelligently, we just have to do a certain amount… — Wernher von Braun
You should definitely have a travel agent. Why go through all the hassle of dealing with airlines, hotels, and rental-car agencies yourself, only to see… — Dave Barry
'Men die of the diseases which they have studied most,' remarked the surgeon, snipping off the end of a cigar with all his professional neatness… — Arthur Conan Doyle
You can look at everything from pre-Heisman to post-Heisman, and I think that's why it ranks up at the top, because before then, I didn't… — Barry Sanders

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