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Let thine occupations be few, saith the sage, if thou wouldst lead a tranquil life.
The very first step towards success in any occupation is to become interested in it.
A vocation is born to us all; happily most of us meet promptly our twin,--occupation.
A healthy and wholesome cheerfulness is not necessarily impossible to any occupation.
Woman, no less than man, can qualify herself for the more onerous occupations of life.
For me, a writer is already being the deuce of his mission, his occupation to society.
Most people perceive their occupation as being a detriment to their overall wellbeing.
My chosen occupation isn’t necessarily movie star; I see my chosen occupation as actor.
Life, in all ranks and situations, is an outward occupation, an actual and active work.
Wicked deeds are generally done, even with impunity, for the mere desire of occupation.
My chosen occupation isn't necessarily movie star; I see my chosen occupation as actor.
There is no reason why the aeroplane should not open up a fruitful occupation for women.
[On writing:] The most egotistic of occupations, and the most gratifying while it lasts.
A human being must have occupation if he or she is not to become a nuisance to the world.
Art is not what most people think it to be. It is not an occupation of one-railed people.
The spinning wheel is not meant to oust a single man or woman from his or her occupation.
Acting is a masochistic form of exhibitionism. It is not quite the occupation of an adult.
It was a lifetime occupation that kept us too busy to stop and ask if we were happy or not
A human being must have occupation, of he or she is not to become a nuisance to the world.
Occupation is one great source of enjoyment. No man, properly occupied, was ever miserable.
What would Prince Charming have for occupation if he had not to awaken the Sleeping beauty?
It is neither wealth nor splendor; but tranquility and occupation which give you happiness.
I can't wear the same outfit twice without washing it. And tennis is a grueling occupation.
If you find an occupation you love and spend your entire life working at it, is that enough?
I've had too many experiences in my life of being the first woman in some damned occupation.
What hasn't Barbie been? I don't think I can create an occupation that she has not done yet.
The Vichy government was under occupation and carried out the orders of the German occupier.
Want of occupation is the bane of both men and women, perhaps more especially of the latter.
[When asked her occupation:] Destroyer of the works of the Devil by the direct order of God.
The British troops are not an occupation force. They are here with the consent of the people.
Occupation - pressing occupation that will not be said nay - is a sovereign remedy for grief.
The dark outside world of Paris under German occupation exerted a strong containing pressure.
The study of mathematics is, if an unprofitable, a perfectly harmless and innocent occupation.
To snatch the passing moment and examine it for signs of eternity is the noblest of occupations.
If one has to earn a living, therefore, the safest occupation is that most remote from the arts.
It is necessary to try to pass one's self always; this occupation ought to last as long as life.
A good proportion of foreign nationals in jobs in the UK are in semi or low-skilled occupations.
The search after the great men is the dream of youth, and the most serious occupation of manhood.
I'm a person who's always been interested in politics and thought it was a very noble occupation.
To endow clock time with numinous meaning [is] hardly a fit occupation for an intelligent person.
L.A. is full of screenwriters. I don't know why. On many levels, it's such a thankless occupation.
In my afternoon walk I would fain forget all my morning occupations and my obligations to society.
Topiary has always seemed like a good occupation, comparable in some ways to writing short fiction.
My father followed, during most of his life, the precarious occupation of a country school teacher.
The function of Nayee-Talim is not to teach an occupation, but through it to develop the whole man.
If you make listening and observation your occupation you will gain much more than you can by talk.
Don't be concerned that you have no position; be concerned how you may fit yourself to occupy one. .
My occupation doesn't really allow for routines, but I'm pretty consistent about tea in the morning.
Leading a human life is a full-time occupation, to which everyone devotes decades of intense concern.
Illinois then had no legislation providing compensation for accident or disease caused by occupation.