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		Professional farmworkers who know how to do a number of different jobs, whether it be pruning or picking or crafting, they see themselves as professionals, and they take a lot of pride in that work. They don't see themselves as doing work that is demeaning.
	
	
	
		
			
				
					
						
					
				
				Dolores Huerta
			
		
	
	
  
	 
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		You gotta be, like, a professional hippie. You need to make music because you love it.
	
	
	
		
			
				
					
						
					
				
				Nick Littlemore
			
		
	
	
  
	 
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		Karaoke isn't fair when you're a comedian. The whole idea is to get people laughing and enjoying themselves, and I'm a professional funny guy.
	
	
	
		
			
				
					
						
					
				
				Chris Rock
			
		
	
	
  
	 
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		When I was young, everyone laughed at me when I said that I wanted to be a professional basketball player...now it's my turn to laugh.
	
	
	
		
			
				
					
						
					
				
				Allen Iverson
			
		
	
	
  
	 
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		After years of working in professional kitchens, and then spending so much time in a lot of different home kitchens, I realized that there's a huge gap in the market where you have people who develop cookware but who don't actually cook.
	
	
	
		
			
				
					
						
					
				
				Curtis Stone
			
		
	
	
  
	 
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		People think that the Italians invented neorealism, but actually, Humphrey Jennings did. He was revolutionary in using non-professional actors in his films, and he got extraordinary performances out of them.
	
	
	
		
			
				
					
						
					
				
				Kevin Macdonald
			
		
	
	
  
	 
	
		
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		As a professional selfie taker, I know my angles. And I know how to look 20 lbs. heavier and 20 lbs. lighter. If Instagram wants to tell me I've lost 60 lbs. in one week, then damn, I look good.
	
	
	
		
			
				
					
						
					
				
				Ashley Graham
			
		
	
	
  
	 
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		Working for President Nixon was the most extraordinary professional experience of my life. He was endlessly fascinating: brilliant, visionary, kind, generous, warm, funny - and yes, a good man.
	
	
	
		
			
				
					
						
					
				
				Monica Crowley
			
		
	
	
  
	 
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		There is no level of professional rejection that can compare to almost dying.
	
	
	
		
			
				
					
						
					
				
				Emily V. Gordon
			
		
	
	
  
	 
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		I feel a different person in a lot of ways. I feel much more professional and dedicated to my trade than I used to be. I appreciate this ability I've got - and don't take it for granted any more. That fits every aspect of my life now.
	
	
	
		
			
				
					
						
					
				
				Bradley Wiggins
			
		
	
	
  
	 
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		You will almost always leave a professional services environment with a few noteworthy friends and relationships. These contacts can prove to be extremely valuable both personally and professionally.
	
	
	
		
			
				
					
						
					
				
				Andrew Yan
			
		
	
	
  
	 
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		I was in constant demand, in my professional life and my personal life.
	
	
	
		
			
				
					
						
					
				
				Hedy Lamarr
			
		
	
	
  
	 
	
		
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		I don't come from a creative background. I don't know anyone in my family who is a musician or actor or singer. It's a lot of teachers, lawyers. Professional stuff like that.
	
	
	
		
			
				
					
						
					
				
				Letitia Wright
			
		
	
	
  
	 
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		Will you lose everything you've got if you open your own restaurant? Who knows. Will unleashing your secret desire to teach tap dancing ruin your reputation as a professional wrestler? Who knows. And who cares? Unless your unknown puts you at risk of death, prison, or bodily harm, you have nothing to lose except living a dull, uninspired life.
	
	
	
		
			
				
					
						
					
				
				Jen Sincero
			
		
	
	
  
	 
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		There has to be an inner peace process that treats gang members like traumatized war victims who lack counseling, jobs, and respect. A lot of that has got to be self-administered in affinity groups, counseling groups, in jail and out of jail, with resources and professional help.
	
	
	
		
			
				
					
						
					
				
				B. R. Hayden
			
		
	
	
  
	 
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		I've never been asked to appear on 'I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!,' so I guess I mustn't be on the professional skids just yet.
	
	
	
		
			
				
					
						
					
				
				Robin Williams
			
		
	
	
  
	 
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		The real beauty in my professional experience has been friendships and collaborations with filmmakers.
	
	
	
		
			
				
					
						
					
				
				Peter Morgan
			
		
	
	
  
	 
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		I used to say to myself, 'Well, in the old days everybody danced because they loved to dance, and there was none of this professional garbage going on about how much can you get for this or that or the other, or any of the kinds of things that insecurity can sometimes promote. Sometimes it's for the wrong reasons.'
	
	
	
		
			
				
					
						
					
				
				Twyla Tharp