Jon Katz

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.

American Journalist

Wangechi Mutu

I have this amateur side attraction to, and interest in, the sciences and biology and physics and evolution. Paleontology is of interest to me. I'm interested in the way these fields have helped us understand how we are human and why we are human.

Kenyan Artist

Harold Prince

Artistic self-indulgence is the mark of an amateur. The temptation to make scenes, to appear late, to call in sick, not to meet deadlines, not to be organized, is at heart a sign of your own insecurity and at worst the sign of an amateur.

American Producer

Jaap Stam

For me, a late start was a good thing. A lot of kids who start too early get bored. I'd done all the things I wanted to do, I'd enjoyed myself, having fun and playing as an amateur and that was important.

Dutch Businessman

Jeb Bush

It's a complex relationship when your dad happened to be president and you are president and then you have all the amateur psychology that goes on when people try to speculate about motivations.

American Politician

Joe Calzaghe

I remember every defeat I suffered as an amateur. They were rare enough to be burned into my brain, and that's why I can't bear the thought of losing.

Welsh Athlete

Gegard Mousasi

Derek Brunson's stand up is horrible, I'm sorry. The guy is a good fighter but his stand up is just terrible. He's an amateur fighter stand up wise.

Dutch Mixed Martial Artist

Guan Tianlang

The AAC is the best amateur event in the region and the most important tournament to me every year.

Chinese Athlete

Wanderlei Silva

XYIENCE is a great brand, and they've also worked to help inspire my team of amateur fighters.

Brazilian Mixed Martial Artist

Fred Willard

There's this whole underground world of amateur television production.

American Comedian

Used when emphasis is on the pleasure received from the activity, rather than skill or income.

Enjoyment Focus

Implies that the person does not receive payment for their activities.

No Income Implication

Indicates a lack of advanced skill or knowledge in the activity mentioned.

Lacking Expertise

Suggests a starting point before becoming proficient or professional.

Steps to Mastery

Stresses doing something for passion without financial reward, often in contrast to professionals.

For Love Not Money

Refers to events or activities where participants are not paid professionals.

Amateur Events

The term can suggest that the work or task is not done to professional standards.

Perception of Quality

It can be used affectionately to describe someone's endearing first attempts.

Not Always Negative

 Aided by some distance and direction information from the neutrino detectors, the amateur astronomers and scientists alike will scan the skies and share information to quickly identify the new galactic supernova and turn the world's major telescopes in that direction.

How to detect a...

 has an answer films and television shows are being analyzed by legions of fans the world over now and in real time every single detail of a production is analyzing depths by amateurs and experts alike and the results are shared instantaneously let me show you just a

What does it take to...

 didn't really know what I wanted to do with my life and borrow kind of heard that I was a tree planter came and we spent several long evenings just discussing you know what tree planting could look like you're in Pemba it was all fairly amateur we didn't have a lot

An Island On the Brink...

 landscape that we knew as familiar as it was as easy conceptually it was as it was to deal with the idea that professionals broadcast messages to amateurs right is increasingly slipping away in a world where media's global social ubiquitous and cheap in a world

How social media can...

 and more about our general approach to perception. As an amateur artist Hermann was fascinated by how visual perception varies from person to person. He carried this interest to medical school, where he learned all our senses are deeply connected.

How does the Rorschach...

 the disabled, the mentally challenged, the blind, the elite, the amateur runners, even moms with their babies. Themes have included runs for the environment, breast cancer, for the love of Lebanon, for peace, or just simply to run.

Making peace is a...

 I learned that what we see is not universal truth. It is not objective reality. What we see is a unique, personal, virtual reality that is masterfully constructed by our brain. Let me explain with a bit of amateur neuroscience.

Isaac Lidsky: What...

 They want to raise the cost of copyright compliance to the point where people simply get out of the business of offering it as a capability to amateurs. Now the way they propose to do this is to identify sites

Defend our freedom to...

 message people, research people. The rest of us are meant to feel like amateurs in the sense of suckers. We become demotivated to learn more about how things work. We begin to opt out.

Eric Liu: Why ordinary...

 where there's a missile base. They send it out for amateur rocketeers, it said in there do not ever heat a mixture of potassium perchlorate and sugar. You know,