Quotes about Professionalism

if we weren't willing to tell a client the kind truth, why should they pay us?

The professional, though he accepts money, does his work out of love. He has to love it. Otherwise he wouldn't devote his life to it of his own free will.

The professional is acutely aware of the intangibles that go into inspiration. Out of respect for them, she lets them work. She grants them their sphere while she concentrates on hers.

My motto has always been: Only first class business and that in a first class way

A secretary must think like a man act like a lady look like a girl - and work like a dog.

Nothing will make a better impression on your leader than your ability to manage yourself. If your leader must continually expend energy managing you, then you will be perceived as someone who drains time and energy. If you manage yourself well, however, your boss will see you as someone who maximizes opportunities and leverages personal strengths. That will make you someone your leader turns to when the heat is on.

After three more e-mails like this, our client included an e-mail that contained an offer and a call to action.

Young lawyers attend the courts, not because they have business there, but because they have no business.

I love being a woman and I was not one of these women who rose through professional life by wearing men's clothes or looking masculine. I loved wearing bright colors and being who I am.

I have never worked for a woman, and I have never worked with a lot of women.

Mr. Pappleworth arrived, chewing a chlorodyne gum, at about twenty to nine, when all the other men were at work.

It's a shame to call somebody a 'diva' simply because they work harder than everybody else.