Quotes on Professionalism

I'm not a great programmer; I'm just a good programmer with great habits.

There's nothing glorious about being a professional. . . . Professionalism probably comes down to being able to work on a bad day.

The best augury of a man's success in his profession is that he thinks it the finest in the world.

Professional is not a label you give yourself - it's a description you hope others will apply to you.

Our civilization depends critically on software, and we have a dangerously low degree of professionalism in the computer fields

Believe passionately in what you do, and never knowingly compromise your standards and values. Act like a true professional, aiming for true excellence, and the money will follow.

If you just do something, then you're a five-year wonder and, goodbye, you're gone. But if people feel it's worthwhile, not only do they copy but they want to learn how to do it To me, that's what it's all about. If someone were to ask me, 'What's the number one thing, in essence, that you left behind?' It was the teaching of others so that they could take my work and take it further.

We were just amazed we were putting out a record. We were, and are, still learning. But we've never cared much for professionalism as long as the energy was there. Like our live shows: We're out of tune and use a lot of feedback. That's not on purpose or because we don't care, we're just musically and rhythmically retarded and we play so hard that we can't tune our guitars fast enough.

A true professional feels no pressure to run up a client's bill, knowing that any reduction in revenues caused by being efficient will be more than recompensed by the reputation earned for being honest and trustworthy.

The great hope is that people who wouldn't normally make films will be making them. Suddenly, one day some little fat girl in Ohio is going to be the new Mozart and make a beautiful film with her father's camera and for once the so called professionalism about movies will be destroyed forever - and it will really become an art form.

There is a common perception that compassion is, if not actually an impediment, at least irrelevant to professional life. Personally, I would argue that not only is it relevant, but that when compassion is lacking, our activities are in danger of becoming destructive. This is because when we ignore the question of the impact our actions have on others' well-being, inevitably we end up hurting them.

I don't want to see the military falling. I want to see the military rising to dignified heights of professionalism and true patriotism.

Music is not a profession. Music is a way of life - one that requires much professionalism.

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

The authority and influence of France on the world scene in the 21st century will not depend solely on its modernity and cohesion, nor even on the continuity and professionalism of its foreign policy. France will be heeded if it has a message to convey. Faced with the temptations of laissez-faire, France must stand out as the nation with the imagination and determination to pursue an ambition that combines cogency with generosity.

A professional is someone who can do his best work when he doesn't feel like it.

What you do with your billable time determines your current income, but what you do with your non-billable time determines your future.

We choose what attitudes we have right now. And it's a continuing choice.

I believe in professionalism, but playing is not like a job. You have to be grateful to have the opportunity to play.

Professionalism is environmental. Amateurism is anti environmental. Professionalism merges the individual into patterns of total environment. Amateurism seeks the development of the total awareness of the individual and the critical awareness of the ground rules of society. The amateur can afford to loose.

What I adore is supreme professionalism. I’m bored by writers who can write only when it’s raining.