What people don't realize is that professionals are sensational because of the fundamentals. The sensationalism has taken over the professionalism.
As a producer, I'm trying to challenge myself to just make something that is of a professional quality - not necessarily pop music, but maybe in the sense that Nine Inch Nails is professional quality.
I just wanted to be an athlete.
You are an athlete if you are a dancer.
Athletes are very cool to me.
Am I athletic? In my dreams.
One of the greatest inhibitions to the development of human potential is the aversion to effective practice.
I would never think of crying about any loss of an office, because that's always a possibility, and if you're professional, then you deal with it professionally.
A professional headshot in front of a bookshelf says you're an intellectual. A professional headshot peeking though a bookshelf says you're probably under a restraining order.
I'm a professional writer and I consider it part of my job to publicise my work and these days part of that job is done online.
I wouldn't change one thing about my professional life, and I make it a point not to dwell on my mistakes.
My professional life shouldn't be an influence on whether I spend time at home. My career is my whole life's blood. It's my calling.
I wish over the years I had kept my private life private and my professional life a little more professional.
I don't think I would've been performing this long if I didn't love it sincerely to the degree that I do. It's not enough to like it. Dilettantes like things. Professionals love things and I consider myself a professional.
Garage Attendant: You fellas have nothing to worry about. I'm a professional. Cameron: A professional what?
When you're a 20-something-year-old athlete and you're getting a six-figure check every week, you're not thinking about next week. You're not thinking, 'I'm going to be broke,' or 'I'm going to need another job.' But I'll tell you, there are a lot of...
When I found Jesus Christ, I learned to be a better athlete. I didn't have to go out there and knock them out in the first round. I've learned to be patient, skillful in the ring. At the same time, I wanted to prove to other boxers that you can take ...
All athletes speak about the mental element of athletics, and it usually boils down to the same thing: if you can remove your ego from the game, you can function with much more clarity and you are more likely to succeed. Wouldn't it be interesting if...
I try to be athletic.
I was a bookish kid, not really athletic.
Most of my family are good athletes.
