Many aspects of our screen-bound lives are bad for our social skills simply because we get accustomed to controlling the information that… — Lynne Truss Copy Share Image
All of life's experiences are teachers in some sense, challenging us to grow and evolve. Although the Persecutor certainly provokes a reaction,… — David Emerald Womeldorff Copy Share Image
I'm often asked, Which is more important--attitude or skill? The answer is that it's somewhat like asking which leg of a three-legged… — Zig Ziglar Copy Share Image
If you want help in starting to write memoirs, you don't want to fall into the clutches of a famous writer who… — Judith Barrington Copy Share Image
“Your every positive action in your life will increase your self-esteem and this self-esteem will boost you for more positive action to… — Rashedur Ryan Rahman Copy Share Image
Staying within the world of a novel gives us the ability to be quiet and alone, two skills that are disappearing faster… — Ann Patchett Copy Share Image
The first thing to look for when searching for a great employee is somebody with a personality that fits with your company… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
If one acts rightly and honestly, it is difficult to decide whether it is the effect of integrity or skill. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
It's lacrosse that helped teach me to spin off checks, take shots and protect the puck under pressure. My stick skills, the… — John Tavares Copy Share Image
Everybody makes such a big deal today about team play because there's such a scarcity of it. Greed is a reason. You… — Pete Carril Copy Share Image
“In the learning process, a learner does encounter some difficulty. But with diligent, you will master the act.” — Lailah Gifty Akita Copy Share Image
To be successful in the world of art you must, of course, have talent, although very small talents have gone very far… — Marya Mannes Copy Share Image
Basketball really is a metaphor for life - the intangible skills I have learned on the court, have helped shape the person… — Ashley Graham Copy Share Image
Jazz is not about getting and playing whatever notes you want. It is about reworking themes in a manner that sounds good,… — John Kao Copy Share Image
People should be judged on the basis of their performance, not nationality, personality, education, or personal traits and skills. — Marvin Bower Copy Share Image
It's good to recognize your flaws, but it's also good to recognize your skills. — J. Kenji Lopez-Alt Copy Share Image
It is equally important that we now secure the right deal for Britain - and the next leader must have the skill… — Nicky Morgan Copy Share Image
One of the most important skills of the economist, therefore, is that of simplification of the model. Two important methods of simplification… — Kenneth E. Boulding Copy Share Image
Geniuses of certain kinds - mathematicians, chess players, computer programmers - seem, if not mad, at least lacking in the social skills… — James Gleick Copy Share Image
I do myself think that history is a set of skills rather than a narrative. — Hilary Mantel Copy Share Image
I think Paul Scholes is the best player in England. He's got the best skills, the best brain. No one can match… — Alex Ferguson Copy Share Image
The hijab, or sikh turban, or Jewish skullcap are all explicit symbols, but they do not represent a threat or affront to… — Randa Abdel-Fattah Copy Share Image
Blest be the gracious Power, who taught mankind To stamp a lasting image of the mind! Beasts may convey, and tuneful birds… — George Crabbe Copy Share Image
When considering the stature of an athlete or for that matter any person, I set great store in certain qualities which I… — Donald Bradman Copy Share Image
In my experience, the skill of success breaks down into three things. The skill of marketing. The skill of sales. And the… — Michael Ellsberg Copy Share Image
I often think I am a better person because I lived for many years of my life with a flashlight. I have… — Janine di Giovanni Copy Share Image
“[The wives of powerful noblemen] must be highly knowledgeable about government, and wise – in fact, far wiser than most other such… — Christine de Pizan Copy Share Image
Sometimes it's an external approach where one can learn the skills required, let's say, learn to play the trumpet and in that… — Richard Gere Copy Share Image
The whole year I was in LA I got into telemarketing and learned how to make money. Five years later that skill… — Vin Diesel Copy Share Image
We postpone our literary work until we have more ripeness and skill to write, and we one day discover that our literary… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
I don't believe that children can develop in a healthy way unless they feel that they have value apart from anything they… — Fred Rogers Copy Share Image
Probably the most important skill that children learn is how to learn. ... Too often we give children answers to remember rather… — Roger Lewin Copy Share Image
It's pretty easy to think of the idea of a story, and maybe even to write a scene or two, but understanding… — Dennis Green Copy Share Image
If I can stand up when I'm 80, I'll be happy to cruise around on a skateboard. If I feel like my… — Tony Hawk Copy Share Image
Learning how to respond to and master the process of change - and even to excel at it - is a critical… — Jennifer James Copy Share Image
I think my best skill in this whole deal is as a conduit to try to bring people together, because I think… — Woody Harrelson Copy Share Image
Wildness we might consider as the root of the authentic spontaneities of any being. It is that wellspring of creativity whence comes… — Thomas Berry Copy Share Image
It's a very valuable skill to succeed in life whether you work for a startup or a Fortune 500 company. — Guy Kawasaki Copy Share Image
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