Quotes About Professionalism

Fidelity, Bravery, and Integrity set the expectations for behavior; they set a standard for our work. More than just a motto, for the men and women of the FBI, Fidelity, Bravery, and Integrity is a way of life.

There are potential safety gaps that need to be considered and improvements which need to be made. I hope that these can be swiftly and thoughtfully instituted with the professionalism the SAF is known for, so that Singaporeans can rest easy knowing our military women and men are operationally ready to keep Singapore safe and secure at all times.

I joined a very male-dominated profession back in 1986. I wanted to work with big multinational Fortune 500 companies, but you don't come into the firm and automatically get those. So, quite frankly, a key to my success was that I found male mentors and male sponsors. I think some women are afraid to say that.

I think good work, sincerity and discipline speak for themselves.

You do a clean show and it's over and the audience have enjoyed themselves and you've enjoyed yourself, and you haven't had to resort to shock.

I guess more players lick themselves that are ever licked by an opposing team. The first thing any man has to know is how to handle himself.

It's not easy, but I'm really enjoying what I am doing. One day I am in Chennai, the other in Mumbai, then in Coimbatore. But I love my job, and I am really passionate about my work.

I don't have any theories about acting, and I don't think about how to do it, except that an actor shouldn't take himself too seriously, and shouldn't try to make acting something it isn't.

There is no such thing as a neutral therapist.

You hear a lot of writers talk like writing is therapy or some kind of magic art, but it's a business.

Inevitably, when directors work with me on a set, they say, 'This isn't what I was expecting. I thought you were going to be very serious.' But I like to stay loose and have a good time and not take myself too seriously. I think, otherwise, you get in your own way.

When somebody says, 'Action,' I act. When they say, 'Cut,' that's my job. I've done it.

You can make movies and not particularly get along with the people you're working with but, when they say 'Action,' your job is to make it look like you're in love.

Life as an actor has toughened me up, and I've learned that you shouldn't take things too personally. Someone once said that to do this job you need talent, luck and a thick skin - which is so true.

I think that it is important that one grows a thick skin fast in this business, and I think we have done that.

I've been booed in Holland and in Uruguay - as a professional footballer, you need to have thick skin and just get used to it.

Having been a journalist for thirty-nine years, I've developed a pretty thick skin.

Dealing with negative comments is part of this job, and I've had to develop a thick skin, though some days it's easier than others.

When you work in TV you have to develop a thick skin, and I have certainly grown used to criticism.

Unfortunately, we're in a profession, and if you've got thin skin, you're not going to last very long. So you take the good with the bad.

Things happen on the field. It has happened between me and other players, but we always left it out there.

Being in this game nine years or whatever, you understand things happen. You can only control what you control, and that's on the court. You can't make front-office decisions and other stuff. You've just got to come out and do your job. You try to do it to the best of your ability.

One of the things I was taught in law school is that I'd never be able to think the same again - that being a lawyer is something that's part of who I am as an individual now.

Learning how to play on a team full of future pros, it's not as easy as everyone thinks.