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Professionalism in art has this difficulty: To be professional is to be dependable, to be dependable is to be predictable, and predictability is esthetically…

— John Updike

“Be a pro at what you do. No one shows-up to meetings of the Unsuccessful Skydivers Club.”

— Ryan Lilly

My goal on the show was to be professional. But sometimes you cant help who you have a connection with, and you can only…

— Nina Dobrev

“The purpose of a profession is to fulfil the personal wishes of a prospect.”

— Amit Kalantri

We all have our vanities. The retouching magazines like 'Vogue' do is the professional version of the retouching we do when we, for example,…

— Roxane Gay

Believe passionately in what you do, and never knowingly compromise your standards and values. Act like a true professional, aiming for true excellence, and…

— David Maister

Truly visionary and successful companies have discovered that there is no conflict between the pursuit of profit and having a pursuit beyond profit.

— David Maister

Stop teaching students that they are the best and the brightest.

— David Maister

I will not accept your guidance and critique unless you are supportive and nurturing. On the other hand, you need to be continually demanding.

— David Maister

Professionals have to decide on which subjects they are prepared to give nagging rights

— David Maister

More than any other factor, it is the people we have to deal with that determine the quality of our work lives.

— David Maister

Before a leader can be accepted, let alone succeed, autonomous professionals must agree to be influenced by that person.

— David Maister