Quotes About Professionalism

Great design is serious, not solemn

We win if the world is convinced of two things, that you are a fine gentleman, and a great baseball player.

There are so many great things about this business. Almost everybody is on the same team. It is all for one-friendly competitiveness. No one is out to hurt anyone.

I never enjoyed my work more than when I worked with William Powell. He was a brilliant actor, a delightful companion, a great friend and, above all, a true gentleman.

I have a great office.

Nordstrom believes that great service begins with showing courtesy to everyone-customers, employees, and vendors.

Always give your best. Never get discouraged. Never be petty.

I've had a great experience with pretty much everybody I've worked with.

Tim Tebow is a great guy, but he wasn't a good teammate.

If I never had any mental health issues, there's no doubt in my mind I'd still be playing.

Never congratulate a doctor for the fast recovery of a patient.

When I go in to see people - and I sell an occasional ad now - I never say, 'Help me because I am black' or 'Help me because I am a minority.' I always talk about what we can do for them.

As professionals we have a responsibility of providing a good show for the fans. Getting hits and home runs is what they want to see.

Any girl that's in a professional setting has to have a certain amount of decorum, but there's always a different story going on, when she goes home.

I am a professional. At the circuit I am calm. At home I am very different.

The darker, more complex and emotional the part is, the easier it is for me. But I don't take any of that stuff home with me at the end of the day.

I don't take characters home with me.

I was never a 'homer', a broadcaster who cheers the home team. Some fans don't like that. But my job wasn't to cheer. My job was to broadcast the game.

Jordan Ruddes does [have a home studio], but it's all self-contained. I'll be the only guy with a fully built recording studio. So they'll have to come to me.

A lawyer's dealings should be just and fair; Honesty shines with great advantage there.

There's more honor in investment management than in investment banking.

Maybe I'm old-school, but I always thought you honor a contract.

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

It's a pity that the tennis is really going down the drain. Every year it's getting worse and worse and worse. There has to be a radical change, and I hope it will be really soon.