Professional Quotes

Every professional was once an amateur.

From a very young age I had an ambition to be a musician, and to do that professionally. That’s what I pursued until I was about 20, playing in bands that were taken pretty seriously at that stage.

It’s always a huge red flag for me when somebody’s reticent or reluctant or a little slow in providing thoughtful references that are a testament to them as a person and their professional accomplishments.

The amateur believes he must first overcome his fear; then he can do his work. The professional knows that fear can never be overcome. He knows there is no such thing as a fearless warrior or a dread-free artist.

I don’t know how to be professional. But I always enjoy what I do.

Playing the game for money produces the proper professional attitude. It inculcates the lunch-pail state of mind that shows up for work despite rain or snow or dark of night and slugs it out day after day.

Though motherhood is the most important of all the professions – requiring more knowledge than any other department in human affairs – there was no attention given to preparation for this office.

Handle yourself like a professional on the field and you have one goal-and that’s to win.

When I was in high school, even in college, I didn’t have any real image of a career woman or a professional woman.

As I became George professionally and everyone called me George, Yog became the name that people who knew me from before started to use. It became more valuable to me.