The separation of talent and skill is one of the largest misconceptions in modern society. Talent is something you born with, but… — Will Smith Copy Share Image
So I constantly play women who are damaged and out of touch, who are seeking without knowing, or knowing without the skills… — Olympia Dukakis Copy Share Image
I may be biased, but I tend to find a much lower tendency among female programmers to be dishonest about their skills,… — Erik Naggum Copy Share Image
Actors walk around wearing these little tool-belts of acting skills. And I just don't find that interesting to watch. I never want… — Kristen Stewart Copy Share Image
The United States is probably the most [socially] mobile society in the history of the world. The virtues that are most valuable… — George Gilder Copy Share Image
Education means the ability to think independently and creatively, and development of the skill of applying one's knowledge in dealing with people… — Oliver DeMille Copy Share Image
I think anybody who knows anything about South Africa and the South African economy would know that one of the big constraints… — Thabo Mbeki Copy Share Image
When he is pushed, tormented, defeated, he has a chance to learn something; ... he learns his ignorance, is cured of the… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
Many older wealthy families have learned to instill a sense of public service in their offspring. But newly affluent middle-classparents have not… — David Elkind Copy Share Image
Perhaps a modern society can remain stable only by eliminating adolescence, by giving its young, from the age of ten, the skills,… — Eric Hoffer Copy Share Image
The spider-mind acquires a faculty of memory, and, with it, a singular skill of analysis and synthesis, taking apart and putting together… — Henry Adams Copy Share Image
When a child signs up for tennis, he or she is put on a team. I put them in a circle and… — Billie Jean King Copy Share Image
This increase in the life span and in the number of our senior citizens presents this Nation with increased opportunities: the opportunity… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
I have a variety of ways that I make music, but I'm working with the Thingamajigs in a particular way, which is:… — Pauline Oliveros Copy Share Image
To take from one because it is thought that his own industry and that of his father's has acquired too much, in… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
I just really enjoying creating in general; I used to also write stories and play music and do different crafts, but illustration… — Julie Dillon Copy Share Image
“Presenting is not simply about aesthetics or making things pretty; it’s about creating meaning. It’s about being present. I need to ensure… — Rick Justice Copy Share Image
I think musicians oftentimes have the right skill set to be good actors. And with Rihanna, I noticed her and knew of… — Peter Berg Copy Share Image
There are myths about kids spending time online - that it is dangerous or making them lazy. But we found that spending… — Mizuko Ito Copy Share Image
We have this myth that if you work hard, you can accomplish anything. It's not a very American thing to say, but… — David Lindsay-Abaire Copy Share Image
By doing his share in the associated activity, the individual appropriates the purpose which actuates it, becomes familiar with its methods and… — John Dewey Copy Share Image
Mom was 50 when my Dad died. She got on a bus every weekday for years, and rode 40 miles each morning… — Paul Ryan Copy Share Image
Quality afterschool programs provide safe, engaging and fun learning experiences to help children and youth develop their social, emotional, physical, cultural and… — Debbie Stabenow Copy Share Image
Unless the chemist learns the language of mathematics, he will become a provincial and the higher branches of chemical work, that require… — Alexander Crum Brown Copy Share Image
I was always a little embarrassed when there was an act on television that requires a great deal of skill but is… — Penn Jillette Copy Share Image
If one insists on calling all unsuccessful efforts failures the meaning of failure is really quite benign. When trying anything new or… — Michael Josephson Copy Share Image
The notion that college education is a cost-effective way to help poor, low-skill, unmarried mothers with high school diplomas or GEDs move… — Rick Santorum Copy Share Image
In the early days, myself and my friends were into punk because we had no money, just very basic instruments and skills.… — Alison Moyet Copy Share Image
Just because we increase the speed of information doesn't mean we can increase the speed of decisions. Pondering, reflecting and ruminating are… — Dale Dauten Copy Share Image
To make money, to gather knowledge, to learn a new skill, to explore new territory, even to get from A to B… — Eckhart Tolle Copy Share Image
If you want someone to be ignored then build a life-size bronze statue of them and stick it in the middle of… — Banksy Copy Share Image
Walking is a skill that took millions of years for us to develop... If you wanted to design a robot that could… — David Pogue Copy Share Image
In a global economy where the most valuable skill you can sell is your knowledge, a good education is no longer just… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Unsettling signs of al Qaeda's aims and skills in cyberspace have led some government experts to conclude that terrorists are at the… — Barton Gellman 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
Managers are, and should be, totally responsible for recognizing individual strengths (both natural talents and skills), getting those strengths in proper alignment… — Marcus Buckingham Copy Share Image
Mitt Romney was attacking Obama about our failing education system. He has a point. We are graduating millions of people in this… — Bill Maher Copy Share Image
I would have artists be convinced that the supreme skill and art in painting consists in knowing how to use black and… — Leon Battista Alberti Copy Share Image
We are going to do 'Hot Tub' until we die. Every Monday. Then we'll come back and do it as zombies. 'Hot… — Kurt Braunohler Copy Share Image
If you think backwards from a big problem, and you talk to all these other people who have skills and who think… — Edward Boyden Copy Share Image