LAWYER, n. One skilled in circumvention of the law.

Lawyer – One skilled in the circumvention of the law.

— Ambrose Bierce

The romance of circumvention is one of the most destructive forces at work in our society. The American Idol freeway to greatness, Instagramming one's…

— Daniel Gillies

“1. I’m brilliant 2. I’m charming 3. I’m hung like a thoroughbred 4. I’ve stopped all philandering 5. I’m highly skilled, as you’ve learned…

— K.A. Tucker

Fortunately, I was technically skilled, so I didn't have to bludgeon people, I didn't have to batter them.

— Chris Eubank Sr

I'm very lucky to be in projects that have such skilled writing in them.

— Natalie Dormer

I am not skilled enough or energetic enough to craft a persona. I just have to be who I am and hope people like…

— Pete Buttigieg

We delude ourselves if we believe that skilled behavior is easy, that it can come about without effort. We forget the years of tuning,…

— Donald A. Norman

“We are very skilled, but at the same time too lazy.”

— Alin Sav

I can be the most skilled person in the world, but if everyone else at my firm lacks skills, my employer is going to…

— Timothy J. Bartik

I know Julian Williams is a skilled fighter who's hungry.

— Jermell Charlo

The quarrel of the sociologists with the historians is that the latter have learned so much about how to do it that they have…

— Anonymous

“Having no applicable skills, in any possible area whatsoever, effectively makes me the master of redundancy. But that info is obsolete, like my insults…

— Will Advise

If cheap immigrant labor is made unavailable, employers can hire Americans at a higher wage, or replace low-wage immigrant workers with technology and automation,…

— Jan C. Ting

Now Rubio, I like the way he plays. He's a very skilled player.

— Robert Horry

Like funny men, skilled diners are apparently perceived to have an evolutionary advantage.

— Dana Goodyear