I'm an actor, I'm not a politician. Read Summary
It has been said that politics is the second oldest profession. I have learned that it bears a striking resemblance to the first. Read Summary
Politics is perhaps the only profession for which no preparation is thought necessary. Read Summary
To be a poet is a condition, not a profession. Read Summary
When I was practicing psychology, I used to tell myself if I ever get to where I'm just doing this for the money or I'm just going through the motions, I'll quit. Read Summary
Painting is a blind man's profession. He paints not what he sees, but what he feels, what he tells himself about what he has seen. Read Summary
Every man should make his son or daughter learn some useful trade or profession, so that in these days of changing fortunes of being rich today and poor tomorrow they may have something tangible to fall back upon. This provision might save many persons from misery, who by some unexpected turn of fortune have lost all their means. Read Summary
I decided very early that I wanted to write. But I didn't think of it as a career. I didn't even think of it as a profession... It was the most exciting thing, the most powerful thing, the most wonderful thing to do with my life. Read Summary
Poetry isn't a profession, it's a way of life. It's an empty basket; you put your life into it and make something out of that. Read Summary
I must confess that I lead a miserable life. For almost two years, I have ceased to attend any social functions, just because I find it impossible to say to people, 'I am deaf.' If I had any other profession, I might be able to cope with my infirmity; but in my profession, it is a terrible handicap. Read Summary
The profession of book writing makes horse racing seem like a solid, stable business. Read Summary
I am impelled, not to squeak like a grateful and apologetic mouse, but to roar like a lion out of pride in my profession. Read Summary
A consulting position might work in another profession, but not in pro football. There's no such thing. They give a guy a parking spot and put his name up as a consultant, and in six months, they erase the name. Read Summary
The price one pays for pursuing any profession, or calling, is an intimate knowledge of its ugly side. Read Summary
In any profession it gets to be a grind. Read Summary
I always wanted to be a hairdresser. Read Summary
A writer is not a confectioner, a cosmetic dealer, or an entertainer. Read Summary