"The work is not simply about an occupation .. but why you are here."

-- Wes Moore

#Occupation Quotes

“I don't know if I'll ever be a master at anything, but I think that's a mistake for me personally. I don't know how much it's about the journey, but it's more about the process.”
“The treatment of the Germans by the Allies was at least as bad as the shooting of those Jews. The bombing of cities with men, women, and children burning with phosphorus - these things were all done by the Allies.”

Source : Letter to Leon Goldensohn; from "The Nuremberg Interviews" by Leon Goldensohn, Robert Gellately, 2004, March 1, 1946.
“Mistakes are good, successes are great, and idleness is a sin.”

Source : Mike Michalowicz (2008). “The Toilet Paper Entrepreneur: The Tell-it-like-it-is Guide to Cleaning Up in Business, Even If You are at the End of Your Roll”, p.112, Toilet Paper Entrepreneur
“I just always remember myself as the teenager with questions about movies and screenwriting. I would hope that there was somebody out there who would answer those questions, and so, if I can take a few minutes to do it, I will. It's not threatening for us. We're not being stalked, so it's easier.”

Source : Source: collider.com
“Yes, I was beaten on every part of my body, and the marks are still on my body.”
“I didn't know who Langston Hughes was till he met me backstage.”

Source : "Ben Vereen’s Remarkable Journey Of Love And Loss". Interview with Laura Rowley, www.huffingtonpost.com. June 19, 2012.
“The great thing about the arts, and especially popular music, is that it really does cut across genres and races and classes.”
“Sing songs that none have sung”

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