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“Can I pay any higher tribute to a man [George Gaylord Simpson] than to state that his work both established a profession and sowed the seeds for its own revision? If Simpson had reached final truth, he either would have been a priest or would have chosen a dull profession. The history of life cannot be a dull profession.”

Ifs Men Life Has Beens States Science Pay Higher Finals Seeds Profession Chosen Dull Priests Tribute Revision History Of Life

Author:Stephen Jay Gould

“Engineering training deals with the exact sciences. That sort of exactness makes for truth and conscience. It might be good for the world if more men had that sort of mental start in life even if they did not pursue the profession.”

Ifs Men World Life Might Science Deals Training Conscience Be Good Profession Pursue Engineering Exactness Exact Sciences

Book:Memoirs: Years of adventure, 1874-1920

Source: Memoirs: Years of adventure, 1874-1920

“Admittedly, the body of scientists, as a whole, does uphold the authority of science over the lay public. It controls thereby also the process by which young men are trained to become members of the scientific profession.”

Men Doe Whole Body Young Process Members Authority Scientist Lays Profession Young Man

Author:Michael Polanyi

“I don't do stunts and I don't think many actors do. For an actor to say they do their own stunts I don't think is very respectful of the profession of stunt men and women.”

Thinking Men Actors Men And Women Profession Respectful

Author:Nick Stahl

“Professional men, they have no cares; whatever happens, they get theirs.”

Men Happens Care Profession Whatever Happens Professionalism

Author:Ogden Nash

“All men love peace in their armchairs after dinner; but they disbelieve the other nations's professions, rightly measuring its sincerity by their own.”

Men Nations Peace Dinner Profession Sincerity Miscellaneous Measuring Armchairs

Book:Memoirs and Letters

Source: Memoirs and Letters

“Can you find a man who loves the occupation that provides him with a livelihood? Professions are like marriages; we end by feeling only their inconveniences.”

Men Ends Feelings Marriage Profession Occupation Livelihood Inconvenience

Author:Honore de Balzac

“I become more and more inclined to sink the minister in the man, and abandon my present calling in toto as a profession... to create a living religion in landscape painting.”

Men He Man Painting Calling Profession Landscape Ministers Abandon Landscape Painting

Author:Christopher Pearse Cranch