Quotes by Profession
Some readers look for a subject; others look for a kind of mind. Browse the collection by what its authors did for a living — every profession below has at least eight authors in QuotePlace, drawn from the biographical records on their author pages.
Activists & Reformers (37)
Campaigners, reformers and humanitarians who tried to move the world.
Campaigners, reformers and humanitarians who tried to move the world.
Actors & Filmmakers (33)
Actors, comedians and filmmakers quoted in the collection.
Actors, comedians and filmmakers quoted in the collection.
Artists (21)
Painters, sculptors, architects and other visual artists in the collection.
Painters, sculptors, architects and other visual artists in the collection.
Athletes & Coaches (24)
Athletes and coaches on winning, losing and showing up.
Athletes and coaches on winning, losing and showing up.
Entrepreneurs (20)
Founders, industrialists and business builders — on success, failure and starting.
Founders, industrialists and business builders — on success, failure and starting.
Inventors & Engineers (8)
Inventors and engineers — the smallest profession in the collection, and one of the most quoted.
Inventors and engineers — the smallest profession in the collection, and one of the most quoted.
Musicians (22)
Composers, singers and musicians — including the poet-musicians of the Sufi tradition.
Composers, singers and musicians — including the poet-musicians of the Sufi tradition.
Novelists (96)
Storytellers whose sentences escaped their novels and took on lives of their own.
Storytellers whose sentences escaped their novels and took on lives of their own.
Philosophers (79)
Thinkers who asked what a good life is — and wrote down their answers.
Thinkers who asked what a good life is — and wrote down their answers.
Playwrights (24)
Writers for the stage — Shakespeare's colleagues across the centuries.
Writers for the stage — Shakespeare's colleagues across the centuries.
Poets (138)
The collection's poets, from Rumi and Tagore to the moderns.
The collection's poets, from Rumi and Tagore to the moderns.
Politicians & Leaders (77)
Presidents, prime ministers, monarchs and statesmen whose words outlasted their offices.
Presidents, prime ministers, monarchs and statesmen whose words outlasted their offices.
Scientists & Thinkers (56)
Scientists, psychologists, economists and other systematic thinkers in the collection.
Scientists, psychologists, economists and other systematic thinkers in the collection.
Spiritual Teachers (52)
Monks, mystics, theologians and spiritual teachers across traditions.
Monks, mystics, theologians and spiritual teachers across traditions.
Writers & Authors (342)
The collection's biggest profession: writers and authors of every kind.
The collection's biggest profession: writers and authors of every kind.