#professionalism

Ordinary professionalism and 20 years' experience can accomplish a lot, but it can't access the hidden places. ↗

— Jeanette Winterson

#accomplish #experience #hidden #lot #ordinary

Our all-volunteer force continues to prove itself with a great level of professionalism, personal commitment and a technical competence that is quite remarkable. ↗

— Geoff Davis

#competence #continues #force #great #itself

My idea of professionalism is probably a lot of people's idea of obsessive. ↗

— David Fincher

#lot #obsessive #people #probably #professionalism

To have the opportunity to lead the Solicitor General's office is the honor of a lifetime. As you know, this is an office with a long and rich tradition, not only of extraordinary legal skill but also of extraordinary professionalism and integrity. That is due, in large measure, to the people who have led it. ↗

— Elena Kagan

#due #extraordinary #general #honor #integrity

What worries me is the professionalism of everything. ↗

— Irvine Welsh

#me #professionalism #worries

My own position is so far on the obsessive side of preparation and professionalism that I fear my point of view is not going to be shared by anyone. ↗

— Jonny Wilkinson

#far #fear #going #i #my own

The professional has learned that success, like happiness, comes as a by-product of work. The professional concentrates on the work and allows rewards to come or not come, whatever they like. ↗

— Steven Pressfield

#professionalism #work #art

[On writing:] "There's a great quote by Julius Irving that went, 'Being a professional is doing the things you love to do, on the days you don't feel like doing them.'" (One On 1, interview with Budd Mishkin; NY1, March 25, 2007.) ↗

— David Halberstam

#basketball #david-halberstam #julius-erving #professionalism #sports

It occured to me that eating is the only form of professionalism most people ever attain. ↗

— Don DeLillo

#eating #ever #form #me #most

Given the professionalism of Michigan teachers, I think they're not teaching because of the financial rewards. ↗

— John Engler

#financial #given #i #i think #michigan