#profess

Although a soldier by profession, I have never felt any sort of fondness for war, and I have never advocated it, except as a means of peace. ↗

— Ulysses S. Grant

#although #any #except #felt #fondness

I'm talking as a professional impresario. I'm not judging anybody at all. ↗

— Norman Granz

#i #impresario #judging #professional #talking

To be a poet is a condition rather than a profession. ↗

— Robert Graves

#poet #profession #rather #than

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 was fading. ↗

— Alan Greenspan

#average #band #big #big band #business

I give off rather mixed messages about the law. On the one hand, I can honestly say I don't miss working in a law office. On the other hand I do enjoy watching the law and while the profession may have its problems, I have sold zillions of books out of magnifying them. ↗

— John Grisham

#books #enjoy #give #hand #honestly

It's hard to decide how to match words to music. It's not like it's twice the work. It's always difficult for me to explain to the composer what I'm looking for. I'm not a professional; I lack even basic knowledge about writing music. ↗

— Ayumi Hamasaki

#always #basic #composer #decide #difficult

I'm quite sure that all true professional artists, of every description, in all walks of life, whether their craft is painting, music, sculpture, medicine or anything, have one primary concern - mankind. ↗

— Chico Hamilton

#artists #concern #craft #description #every

I always treated writing as a profession, never as a hobby. If you don't believe in yourself, no one else will. ↗

— Laurell K. Hamilton

#believe #believe in yourself #else #hobby #i

So as an amateur Olympic competitor I loved criticism, because it made me better. But now as a professional I don't really know how to channel it or where to take it, so I don't take it quite as well. ↗

— Scott Hamilton

#because #better #channel #competitor #criticism

When you turn professional, you become an entertainer, and like every other entertainer, you don't want to get a bad review. ↗

— Scott Hamilton

#bad review #become #entertainer #every #get