Professionalism in medicine has given us medial miracles for the affluent but hospitals that will charge $35 for aspirin.
I've always wanted to give 'Hamlet' a shot. It's the big one, you know. I haven't done Shakespeare professionally, so I think it would be terrifying.
So I got interested in singing and I have always used my voice. Not professionally as much, but around the living room, the campfire, that kind of thing.
So long as there is one pretty girl left on the stage, the professional undertakers may hold up their burial of the theater.
While I have served in public office for 30 years, my professional training is as a pharmacist, not a lawyer or an accountant.
Indeed, willingness to challenge professional economists and other experts is a foundation stone of democracy. If all we have to do is to listen to the experts, what is the point of having democracy?
Very often, the judgments by ordinary citizens may be better than those by professional economists, being more rooted in reality and less narrowly focused.
Lots of the cooking classes open to non-professionals are too low-level for experienced foodies, or don't offer enough hands-on training.
We're the only dance in town. We don't compete with any professional teams for the entertainment dollar.
I think most of us sense that it is a responsibility of the humanities to try to help better the conduct of human beings in their lives and manifold professional activities.
You have to perform at a consistently higher level than others. That's the mark of a true professional.
The Australian film industry has recognised Tropfest as a place to nurture young talent. It's a stepping stone between amateur and professional.
I don't know any group of professionals that mobilize as fast and as often as chefs do when there are people who are in need.
You see a hockey player, you'd never know he's a professional athlete. But you put the skates on him, and he becomes a beast.
Obviously those who burn to be professional jesters mean that they want to be successful comedians. And those are always an elite, microscopic portion of the population. But oh, how they try.
For whatever reason, I tend to get reporters who are maybe in the middle of intense therapy, and they turn what's supposed to be a professional interview into therapy for themselves.
Anytime you're afraid to try something new...just remember, amateurs built the ark, professionals built the titanic.
You can learn a lot from a professional baseball player, if you can get one, which obviously you can't.
I started playing with a group of young people when I was 13. I turned professional when I was 15 and I played dance halls, this on bass guitar.
Seeing is more than a physiological phenomenon... We see not only with our eyes but with all that we are and all that our culture is. The artist is a professional see-er.
Casting young people is always so difficult, and they got it so right in 'Game of Thrones.' All the young actors are amazingly talented and so professional.
