Self-publishing a shitty book doesn't make you an author any more than singing in the shower makes you a rockstar or squeezing your pimple makes you a dermatologist.
— Oliver MarkusWhen it comes to living and loving, we're all amateurs.
— Marty RubinSome of the most corrupt people that you will meet in life are working in corporate government law enforcement. They make criminals look like amateurs.
— Steven MageeYou are trying to lure us into revealing information you're not entitled to? With chocolate and wine? Are you amateurs?
— Moira J. MooreTrue artists unburden their envies and work toward encouraging amateurs.
— Aniruddha SastikarOwning a drone does not a pilot make.
— Alex MorrittA man must love a thing very much if he practices it without any hope of fame or money, but even practice it without any hope of doing it well. Such a man must love the toils of the work more than any other man can love the rewards of it.
— G.K. Chesterton