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Occupation Quotes

Lines on occupation as a job, a season, and a contested state.

This occupation quotes collection uses the word in two very different senses, from a first career spent mapping a country to Age-old conflicts over military occupation and resistance.

To maintain order after Assad's fall would require at least 500,000 troops in a never-ending occupation.

Quotes by Tulsi Gabbard

Winter is not a season, it's an occupation.

Quotes by Sinclair Lewis

Our part of Poland was under Russian occupation from 1939-1941.

Quotes by Roald Hoffmann

I get so used to working with writers that my prime occupation is development.

Quotes by Ridley Scott

Accident Quotes

TV viewing is normally a passive, mindless occupation.

Quotes by Raymond Arroyo

I do like to embed a fictional character firmly in an occupation.

Quotes by Penelope Lively

We will not stop resisting the occupation until liberation or martyrdom.

Quotes by Muqtada al Sadr

To be under occupation, to be under siege, is not a good inspiration for poetry.

Quotes by Mahmoud Darwish

But I'm a rock 'n' roll singer; that's my livelihood, my occupation.

Quotes by Little Richard

Acting Quotes

Acting is a masochistic form of exhibitionism. It is not quite the occupation of an adult.

Quotes by Laurence Olivier

My first occupation was to map the country.

Quotes by John Hanning Speke

Writing was my first occupation, begun at age 23.

Quotes by Johanna Lindsey

Film is not an easy occupation. There's a lot of occupations that are difficult and film is one of them.

Quotes by George Lucas

Another occupation might have been better.

Quotes by F. H. Bradley

Adult Quotes

Writing is a very isolating occupation.

Quotes by Ellen Ullman

Computer programming has always been a self-taught, maverick occupation.

Quotes by Ellen Ullman

Forecasting is a maddening occupation. It is always fascinating and exciting and rewarding. yet it is also regularly exasperating and infuriating, occasionally even deranging.

Quotes by Edgar Fiedler

Life: my favorite occupation.

Quotes by Dirk Benedict

Writing is a solitary occupation.

Quotes by Bernard Cornwell

After Quotes

Making a movie, under any circumstances, is a highly stressful occupation.

Quotes by Alissa Quart

Frequently Asked Questions

What different meanings of occupation appear on this page?
The page covers occupation as a profession or career, occupation in the sense of military or territorial control, and occupation used loosely to describe a demanding season like winter.
Why do people search for occupation quotes?
People search occupation quotes both for career-related language and, separately, for quotes touching on the more serious political meaning of the word, so the results here reflect both uses.
Are the political quotes here taking a side on any conflict?
No, this page presents the quotes as they were said without endorsing any position; readers should treat statements about occupation and resistance as differing viewpoints, not settled fact.
Is there a quote about occupation as a first career?
Yes, one quote describes a first occupation spent mapping a country, using the word in its most literal sense as a job or profession someone held early in life.
Does this collection include any lighter, non-political quotes?
Yes, one quote jokingly calls winter not a season but an occupation, using the word to describe how demanding and all-consuming a season of the year can feel.

A lighter line closes the theme out by calling winter itself an occupation, a reminder that the word can describe a season of demanding effort as easily as it describes a job or a conflict.