Motivation is a skill. It can be learned and practiced.

By far the most difficult skill I learned as a C.E.O. was the ability to manage my own psychology. Organizational design, process design, metrics,…

— Ben Horowitz

Trust is a skill learned over time so that, like a well-trained athlete, one makes the right moves, usually without much reflection.

— Robert C. Solomon

I've given just as much of my life to that, and I practiced it with the same zeal, as I have acting. And I…

— Frances McDormand

“...playing possum was a skill he'd learned in China once upon a time, and it had come in handy more than once. When, oh,…

— Taylor Anderson

As each new skill is learned, you will merge it with those previously learned until, one day, you are simply drawing - just as,…

— Betty Edwards

Being sneaky is a skill learned over time by unreal individuals.

— Anonymous

Success does not come to the most righteous and rigorously disciplined but to those who continue running.

— Amby Burfoot

A pro can handle things not going well and keep going. That was definitely a skill that I learned early on.

— Esther Povitsky

“I was not pleased to be sent from my mother, but I occupied myself, a skill learned by children who must sometimes act older…

— Alice Hoffman

I have learned that there is no failure in running, or in life, as long as you keep moving. It's not about speed. And…

— Amby Burfoot

Intelligence is something we are born with. Thinking is a skill that must be learned.

— Edward de Bono

First lead [in a movie] requires a different approach like trying not to give it all away in the first scene. It is a…

— James Cromwell

If you train your mind for running, everything else will be easy.

— Amby Burfoot

Running is ultimately a personal experience. It is a revival of the spirit, a private oasis for the thirsty mind. Yet, its healing power…

— Amby Burfoot

It's not about speed and gold medals. It's about refusing to be stopped.

— Amby Burfoot