Book Quote by John Gregory Dunne

“Resistance outwits the amateur with the oldest trick in the book: It uses his own enthusiasm against him. Resistance gets us to plunge into…

— Steven Pressfield

A professional is someone who can do his best work when he doesn't feel like it.

— Alistair Cooke

A professional writer is an amateur who didn't quit.

— Richard Bach

A professional is one who does his best work when he feels the least like working.

— Frank Lloyd Wright

Every professional has their way of working.

— Willian

He who busies himself in mean occupations, produces in the very pains he takes about things of little or no use, an evidence against…

— Plutarch

The professional respects his craft. He does not consider himself superior to it. He recognizes the contributions of those who have gone before him.…

— Steven Pressfield

A professional needs to know that he's being valued for his work.

— Marlon Moraes

The professional conducts his business in the real world. Adversity, injustice, bad hops and rotten calls, even good breaks and lucky bounces all comprise…

— Steven Pressfield

“A professional is someone who can do his best when doesn't feel like it.”

— Anonymous

“The professional respects his craft. He does not consider himself superior to it. He recognizes the contributions of those who have gone before him.…

— Steven Pressfield

It is good for a professional to be reminded that his professionalism is only a husk, that the real person must remain an amateur,…

— May Sarton