#occupation

There's a preoccupation with memory and the operation of memory and a rather rapacious interest in history. ↗

— Penelope Lively

#interest #memory #operation #preoccupation #rather

In a few years, all great physical constants will have been approximately estimated, and that the only occupation which will be left to men of science will be to carry these measurements to another place of decimals. ↗

— James C. Maxwell

#approximately #been #carry #constants #estimated

A prophet or an achiever must never mind an occasional absurdity, it is an occupational risk. ↗

— Oswald Mosley

#achiever #mind #must #never #occasional

In man - in the history of mankind, this has happened many times, and occupation leaders hang on to the land that they're occupying. People fight to liberate their land. But in the end, the people's will is what achieves victory. ↗

— Hassan Nasrallah

#end #fight #hang #happened #history

If you want my opinion, I say that this is a state based on occupation, that has usurped the rights of others. ↗

— Hassan Nasrallah

#i #occupation #opinion #others #rights

Whenever it is possible, a boy should choose some occupation which he should do even if he did not need the money. ↗

— William Lyon Phelps

#choose #did #even #money #need

We all suffer from the preoccupation that there exists... in the loved one, perfection. ↗

— Sidney Poitier

#loved #perfection #preoccupation #suffer

Nowadays young people have great choice of occupations, hobbies, etc, so chess is experiencing difficulties because of the high competition. Now it's hard to make living in chess, so our profession does attract young people. ↗

— Boris Spassky

#because #chess #choice #competition #difficulties

It had always been a British preoccupation to hold this mile record. ↗

— Roger Bannister

#been #british #had #hold #mile

Writing is a creatively rewarding occupation but for me very time consuming. ↗

— Holly Johnson

#creatively #me #occupation #rewarding #time