Professional Quotes

1501 Professional quotes by 1235 unique authors

Because acting was my only professional outlet, I put a ton of pressure on the roles that I did. I overstepped my bounds, I tried… — James Franco
I think George Mitchell is a consummate professional. He is the ideal selection to handle the job of special envoy if you choose to have… — John F. Kerry
Since I was in high school, I wanted to play professional football and professional baseball, be a two-sport star. — Russell Wilson
Al Davis has been the biggest influence in my professional football life. I mean, he was a guy that gave me an opportunity, one, to… — John Madden
My life as a professional musician is a joyless exercise in futility. — Robert Fripp
We cannot leave history entirely to nonclinical observers and to professional historians. — Erik Erikson
I feel like being a door person was like college in a sense. I could watch comedy on a professional level seven nights a week… — Mike Birbiglia
I used to play - when I first started trying to be professional, I disk jockey from 1949 to 1955 in Memphis, Tennessee, and I… — B B King
When I left Michigan and I came to New York, that was my goal, to be a professional dancer. And I sort of fell into… — Madonna Ciccone
Obviously those who burn to be professional jesters mean that they want to be successful comedians. And those are always an elite, microscopic portion of… — Dick Cavett
Prize-Fighting is not the aim of boxing. This noble exercise ought not to be judged by the dishonesty or the low lives of too many… — John Boyle O'Reilly
Working for President Nixon was the most extraordinary professional experience of my life. He was endlessly fascinating: brilliant, visionary, kind, generous, warm, funny - and… — Monica Crowley
In 1973 I became heavyweight champion of the world with 38 victories, no defeats as a professional. You get to a point where you think… — George Foreman
The integration of a headgear in professional boxing would do so much to make it safer for young men. They could go into the sport,… — George Foreman
I was a fairly good amateur musician, and I was an average professional. But the one thing I saw was that the big band business… — Alan Greenspan
Years ago, as I was beginning my professional career on Wall Street, I volunteered as a Big Brother in New York City. — Gerald Chertavian
At Year Up, we have helped thousands of students rise from poverty into a professional career in a single year. — Gerald Chertavian
Mentors provide professional networks, outlets for frustration, college and career counseling, general life advice, and most importantly, an extra voice telling a student they are… — Gerald Chertavian
In the 1970s, professional sports found a different breed of team owner in George Steinbrenner of the New York Yankees. — Don Yaeger
My first professional job was to sell heavy-duty waterless cookware. — Zig Ziglar
Cognitive therapy is based on the idea that when you change the way you think, you can change the way you feel and behave. In… — David D. Burns
I dropped out of school at 17 and joined the Irish band The Frames, getting my first glimpse into the world of professional film making… — John Carney
I always talk to young writers about when you make art in your room, you make art. And when you send it to New York… — Matthew Quick
Women need to understand that it is possible to stay in the workforce. A lot of women decide to take a back seat in their… — Ruchi Sanghvi
I always wanted to be a professional athlete, it just took me a while to realise it would be in racing. I played field hockey… — Chantal Sutherland

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