169 Amateur Quotes for You to Enjoy

For years, even before 9/11, I've been trying to warn that the threat from amateur biolabs will ultimately turn out to be far more troublesome than leakage from military labs - perhaps even more costly and deadly than nuclear terrorism. Greg Bear

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As fandom grew more variegated, genzines reflected a broadening of interests, carrying personal columns of humor and reflection, science articles, amateur fiction, stylish gossip, and inevitably, thoughtful pieces on the future of fandom. Gregory Benford

But somehow, I felt no inclination to be interested in it in any amateur way, let alone professional, until suddenly I became interested. And the first thing I did was to compose: not play an instrument, but to compose. Gunther Schuller

I'm obsessed with karaoke, but I don't like to sing. I just like to go and watch amateur singers. Hannah Simone

Obsessed Like Sing Singers Amateur Go Just Karaoke Watch

There are amateurs who have seen that one of Uranus' poles is brighter than the other, or who have seen cloud formations on the planet. For all we know, interesting things are happening there all the time. Heidi Hammel

Time Seen Cloud Other Poles Know Amateur Than Happening Interesting Interesting Things Planet Who Brighter Things

I don't think anyone's particularly conscious of thinking suits are the thing, but when you see a comedian on stage in jeans and a t-shirt it doesn't matter how good they are - it always looks like amateur hour when they walk onto the stage. Jack Dee

I began playing in the senior circuit when I was 15 and won the world senior amateur title the same year. Jahangir Khan

World Year Circuit Amateur Began Won Same Senior Title Playing

When I was a kid, I wrestled my high school amateur wrestling in junior year. Jeff Hardy

School Year Kid High High School Wrestling Amateur Junior Junior Year

People still call me the eternal amateur. After all, professionals are supposed to be able to conduct everything. But I can't unless I feel some connection inside. Conducting is not an end in itself for me. Jeffrey Tate

We were watching the first series recently, and it has a charm, a kind of amateur charm. At that point we didn't involve ourselves technically at all - we just messed about and told our jokes - and it looks a bit like that. Jennifer Saunders

My main objective is to prepare candidates for professional baseball; however, the majority of our graduates will go home as much better qualified amateurs. Jim Evans

The Republican National Convention is a great place to hear people talk about politics and values and all that sort of thing. But there's one thing brings me back year after year, and that's white people dancing. The RNC is the world's premier Caucasian amateur dance festival. Jimmy Kimmel

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I think the greatest photographers are the amateur photographers who do it because they love it. Arnold Newman is a good example; he is a consummate professional, but he's also an 'amateur' in the pure sense of the word. John Sexton

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I've played with amateurs for a million years, and they just don't hit many flush shots. Johnny Miller

Flush Amateur Years Hit Just Shots Many Million Played Million Years

Some rescue groups are highly organized, experienced, well-funded, nearly professional. Others are small amateur operations run out of garages and back yards. Their members may identify strongly with animals as victims, sometimes because of traumas and disappointments in their own lives. Others simply love animals and want to help them. Jon Katz

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Volunteering has been undervalued in Britain for a long time. Often it has been seen as a kind of cut-price, amateur version of work that would be better done by the state. When politicians speak about it, people hear in the background the sound of budgets being cut. Jonathan Sacks

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I started boxing when I was eight. Me and my brother Rafael started boxing in amateur tournaments when I was 13. My father was an ex-pro boxer. Juan Manuel Marquez

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I do uphill skiing; I don't do downhill skiing. I think that's for nerd amateurs. Judah Friedlander

Think Nerd Amateur Uphill Skiing Downhill

There are great amateur bodies that have good programs right from the grassroots level to professionals. Karrie Webb

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My mum and dad's hobby was amateur dramatics. Katherine Kelly

Amateur Hobby Dad Mum

I started doing little amateur nights at the comedy club that was right next to the restaurant that I waitressed in when I was in university. I was probably 22 years old. I didn't do it with any intention of making a career out of it; I had just always valued comedy. Katherine Ryan

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