Professional people make everything look perfect, they make everything that you're wearing look great, if it's in a picture or on the runway.
It came as a surprise to find that a professional society and journal (Econometrica) were flourishing, and I entered this area of study with great enthusiasm.
The great classics that, as a professional you don't get to do, you do as a student, when you don't know any better.
I think the really good mountaineer is the man with the technical ability of the professional and with the enthusiasm and freshness of approach of the amateur.
Personally, my twenties were a complete waste of time. Professionally, I hope some good came of them.
No one else in our family was a professional musician so this took an enormous leap of faith on their part.
Karaoke isn't fair when you're a comedian. The whole idea is to get people laughing and enjoying themselves, and I'm a professional funny guy.
We do not need to be shoemakers to know if our shoes fit, and just as little have we any need to be professionals to acquire knowledge of matters of universal interest.
Some people in LA are addicted. They have to be here. My personal life is stronger than my professional life, in terms of priorities.
I had to get out of America to get a professional life going where I could actually make a living.
The grandmother, the mother, the worker, the student, the intellectual, the professional, the unemployed, everybody identified with the songs because they were descriptions of life in the city.
I've always loved the showmanship of professional wrestling. While I love making movies, I love that platform, too.
Our worst comes out when we behave like robots or professionals.
I have my flaws too, but I am a professional who doesn't like to miss or lose.
I think it's my personality to overcome things, learn from them and become stronger, both personally and professionally.
I always loved writing, but never considered that I could do it professionally.
I've been acting professionally since I was 24, and it's the only job I've ever done.
I've never worked as hard as when I was at drama school. It's the most professional environment I've ever been in.
Amateur bureaucrats are often even worse than professional bureaucrats.
The word user is the word used by the computer professional when they mean idiot.
I actually don't have a single regret, professionally or domestically. I planned it that way.
