Quotes About Professionalism

nstead of running out of the office when her work was done, she'd gone to the ladies' room and taken her time, brushing the frizz out of her auburn hair, and (for once) paying attention to her makeup. It must have worked, because Junior, the bar's amiable, three-hundred-pound bouncer, nearly popped his uneven teeth when he saw her. "Marry me, Harper McClain," he pleaded. "I know I can make you happy." "I'm married to my job, Junior,

If we have no respect for our viewers, then how can we have any respect for ourselves and what we do?

If our legal counsel, Bob Rutherford, works for Satan, Satan should buy Bob a better toupee.

Ron Howard is as good a person as you could want to work with on film. He never lost his cool. He's the most easygoing, lovely man, but he's got this enormous intelligence and a wonderful humanity.

I meant no offense, but sometimes being a reporter and being offensive can't be pulled apart, no matter how politely you phrase the question.

I mean, I've known you a few days longer than she has and I don't fucking trust you." "Yeah, but you're paid not to trust me." "I wouldn't trust you in my spare time either.

Humor is really one of the hardest things to define, very hard. And it's very ambiguous. You have it or you don't. You can't attain it. There are terrible forms of professional humor, the humorists' humor. That can be awful. It depresses me because it is artificial. You can't always be humorous, but a professional humorist must. That is a sad phenomenon.

Anyone who did not master conspiratorial techniques was considered a kustar' – an amateur; amateurism was anathema to Ulyanov and he was obsessive in eradicating

One of my guideposts is that it's often a mistake to try too hard too early," Kathy shared. "So I sit back for a time, learn about the culture and what value I can provide, and watch things develop. I think that served me well with Europeans because I'm not perceived as self-promoting or too aggressive (the ugly American). People play into that stereotype because they try to impress too quickly.

Quality means doing it right when no one is looking.

All that the Ford industries have done—all that I have done—is to endeavour to evidence by works that service comes before profit and that the sort of business which makes the world better for its presence is a noble profession.

I mean, I do wear a wedding ring and take it off when I shoot.

If your work speaks for itself, don't interrupt.

When your work speaks for itself, don't interrupt.

Es el cirujano quien carga con toda la responsabilidad, pese a toda la cháchara sobre la cultura libre de culpa.

First, do no harm . . .' Commonly attributed to Hippokrates of Kos, c. 460 BC 'Every surgeon carries within himself a small cemetery, where from time to time he goes to pray – a place of bitterness and regret, where he must look for an explanation for his failures.' René Leriche, La philosophie de la chirurgie, 1951

Engineers ... are not superhuman. They make mistakes in their assumptions, in their calculations, in their conclusions. That they make mistakes is forgivable; that they catch them is imperative. Thus it is the essence of modern engineering not only to be able to check one's own work but also to have one's work checked and to be able to check the work of others.

So, one way or another, I found myself in a few movies. I take it seriously when I'm on the set, but I don't take myself seriously as an actor.

I take the work seriously, just not myself in it.

Continuing pursuit of the ideal of service and not profit. 2. Continuing primary and sincere concern for the care and welfare of each individual patient. 3. Continuing interest by every member of the staff in the professional progress of every other member.

C'è sempre stato bisogno che l'uomo intelligente fosse il portabandiera di una ideologhia... L'uomo professionalmente libero, che non crede in nessuna ideologhia e invece si colloca di fronte alle cose con spirito critico, non ha fortuna.

Don't use your bedroom for work, unless you're a prostitute.

Of course I was excited to be working opposite Irrfan, but I didn't feel the urge to scream 'Oh my god!' or behave like a fan-girl. If he's an actor then so am I. Having said this, he is an incredible actor and has tremendous screen presence.

I had the urge to face my own limitation, and I needed to be bigger. I needed to be more professional and be in a more competitive environment because I wanted to grow as an artist. That's why I went to Europe.