Quotes about skills
skills organization deployment
As a general rule, moderate levels of arousal facilitate deployment of skills, whereas high arousal disrupts it. This is especially true of complex activities requiring intricate organization of behavior Albert Bandura
skills culture aberration
The illusion of skill is not only an individual aberration; it is deeply ingrained in the culture of the [investment management] industry. Daniel Kahneman
skills people luck
The evidence is unequivocal, there's a great deal more luck than skill in people getting very rich.
skills tears world
I have no wisdom, no skills, and no faith but I received strength, it tears the world apart. I shall break, a heavy wave, against its shores and a young wave will cover my trace. Czeslaw Milosz
skills want virtue
Poets heap virtues, painters gems, at will, And show their zeal, and hide their want of skill. Alexander Pope
skills eggs taste
My culinary skills are terrible. I can't even make toast taste good. I do make scrambled eggs for myself sometimes but I wouldn't even inflict that on anyone else. Drew Barrymore
skills important done
To my knowledge, there have been no studies done on the effects of antidepressants and altitude. But it is hugely important to find out if there are side effects. We should also find out what are the effects on fine motor skills and reaction time. These are all important questions that should be assessed. Dale Archer
skills people popularity
My popularity, my happiness and sense of worth depend to no small extent upon my skill in dealing with people. Dale Carnegie
skills wish three
There are always three speeches, for every one you actually gave. The one you practiced, the one you gave, and the one you wish you gave.
skills magic certain
You have to learn certain skills to present magic. David Copperfield
skills anathema
Skills that are monopolizable are anathema to capital . David Harvey
skills order together
The superior person gathers his weapons together in order to provide against the unforeseen. Confucius
skills favour weakness
Sometimes you have to resist working on your strengths in favour of your weaknesses. The decathlon requires a wide range of skills. Daley Thompson
skills good-things concerned
I'm concerned that my technical skills have advanced to the point where I can get closer to what I'm aiming for, which is not such a good thing. David Byrne
skills two worry
I worry about Rick Perry. One, he's too conservative, Two, his debating skills. And three ... Oh crap, what was three? David Letterman
skills worry passionate
Whatever you are passionate about, there is some skill associated with it and there's some service associated with it. Go for it, and don't worry about the money all the time. Deepak Chopra
skills dancer achieve
But you do have to start young as a dancer if you're going to achieve the physical skills necessary. Deborah Bull
skills people acting
People often argue about this. Obviously one of the skills in performance is acting, and you can't expect every Romeo to really be in love with their Juliet!
skills triangles feels
I feel dominant - I feel the triangle offense utilizes all my skills. Amar'e Stoudemire
skills long addresses
You know, you lose a lot of social skills if you’re a writer. You spend too long alone. And it’s forced me to address that. Anthony Minghella
skills people survivor
I have survivor skills. Some of that is superficial - what I present to people outwardly - but what makes people resilient is the ability to find humour and irony in situations that would otherwise overpower you. Amy Tan
skills two giving
Staying within the world of a novel gives us the ability to be quiet and alone, two skills that are disappearing faster than the polar icecaps. Ann Patchett
skills giving balance
But if you can create an honorable livelihood, where you take your skills and use them and you earn a living from it, it gives you a sense of freedom and allows you to balance your life the way you want. Anita Roddick
skills giving goal
My goal was livelihood. We don't use that word often enough. If I could give one piece of advice to anyone it's don't obsess with this notion that you have to turn everything you do into a business, because that ends up being a small version of a large company. But if you can create an honorable livelihood, where you take your skills and use them and you earn a living from it, it gives you a sense of freedom and allows you to balance your life the way you want.
skills effort effort-and-time
Happiness is a skill. It requires effort and time. Andrew Weil
skills knowing people
For the record, knowing when people are only pretending to like you isn't such a great skill to have. Chuck Palahniuk
skills gloves language
The best translators slip into the glove of a text and then turn it inside out into another language, and the whole thing comes out looking like a brand-new glove again. I'm completely in awe of this skill, since I happen to be both bilingual and a writer, but nevertheless a lousy translator. Alma Guillermoprieto
skills insane admire
Even so, I must admire your skill. You are so gracefully insane. Anne Sexton
skills able i-can
I love to see how far you're able to go, both in skills but also emotionally how far I can push myself. Alicia Vikander
skills waiting spy
Waiting. Like it or not, it's a skill all spies have to master eventually. Ally Carter
skills honor secret
Learn her skills, honor her sword, and keep her secrets.
skills iraq answers
When Jeb Bush came on the shows and couldn't answer questions about Iraq, and when he looked like he was unsteady, it absolutely solidified the concerns that they had had all along about his skills. Amy Walter
skills phones clerks
dealing with a counter clerk at the phone company who had all the customer service skills of a homicidal sociopath on work release. Jasmine Cresswell