My father was really good at having me stand on my own two feet, both financially and philosophically. His whole parenting philosophy… — Gwyneth Paltrow Copy Share Image
[President George W.] Bush - never mind his well-crafted set speeches; listen to him as he leans on a lectern, chatting to… — George Will Copy Share Image
Poetry is often the art of overhearing yourself say things you didn't know you knew. It is a learned skill to force… — David Whyte Copy Share Image
Art was always my thing. I had an art scholarship before I had a football scholarship. I'm a left-handed, right-brained, painting-drawing guy.… — Terry Crews Copy Share Image
One thing for me that modeling definitely did was that you go to do a different job every day, and you are… — Cat Deeley Copy Share Image
There are some occasions in which a man must tell half his secret, in order to conceal the rest; but there is… — Doug Stanhope Copy Share Image
Some glory in their birth , some in their skill , Some in their wealth , some in their bodies' force ,… — William Shakespeare Copy Share Image
One of the skills I had to learn and become proficient in is kissing a man. I had never kissed a man.… — Dwayne Johnson 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
I want young Indian composers to be able to do more than just film music. I want to give them the skills… — A. R. Rahman Copy Share Image
Most teachers have little control over school policy or curriculum or choice of texts or special placement of students, but most have… — Tracy Kidder Copy Share Image
Unfortunately, I have dedicated great effort to the task of compiling this ‘sensitive words glossary,’ and I have mastered my filtering skills.… — Murong Xuecun Copy Share Image
I think basketball has changed tremendously and for the better. I think that obviously the game is better. I think the skill… — Pat Summitt Copy Share Image
“The Need to Win When an archer is shooting for nothing He has all his skill. If he shoots for a brass… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Public education is the key civil rights issue of the 21st century. Our nation's knowledge-based economy demands that we provide young people… — Eli Broad Copy Share Image
The '60s and '70s - I grew up in the Haight-Ashbury - people around me were going to school by day and… — Naomi Wolf Copy Share Image
There's a paradox in the notion that creativity should be a habit. We think of creativity as a way of keeping everything… — Twyla Tharp Copy Share Image
“I’ve been working really hard at fine-tuning my skills. Trial and error have been a great teacher for me. That’s something I… — Robin S. Baker Copy Share Image
In my generation, there was a single girl given the strength and skill to fight the spread of darkness...but in your generation,… — Joss Whedon Copy Share Image
I had this attitude that it was going to take time for my work to grow. I had to develop skills to… — Janet Fish Copy Share Image
I don't even have any good skills. You know like nunchuck skills, bow hunting skills, computer hacking skills. Girls only want boyfriends… — Jon Heder Copy Share Image
Now there are certain things you have to prepare - like dialect and special skills. But in the moment, interaction between two… — Idris Elba Copy Share Image
I had been thinking for a while about how bored and tired I was of playing straight-down-the-middle everymanish characters that have what… — Justin Long Copy Share Image
Just as an athlete with natural gifts may fail to develop the fundamental skills necessary to play their sport after their talent… — Stanley Hauerwas Copy Share Image
Great communication depends on two simple skills-context, which attunes a leader to the same frequency as his or her audience, and delivery,… — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
Everything is sold to skill and labor; and where nature furnishes the materials, they are still rude and unfinished, till industry, ever… — David Hume Copy Share Image
the process of a book's coming to life is not fully complete until your imagination meets mine on the page. The words… — Rebecca Wells Copy Share Image
A constant tension exists between an individual's interests, personal needs, and skills, and what the organization requires of her. We've all asked… — Pat Heim Copy Share Image
I have no skills with machines. I fear them, and because I cannot help attributing human qualities to them, I suspect that… — Robertson Davies Copy Share Image
You've been told that you're broken, that you're damaged goods and should be labeled victims. I don't buy it. The truth, instead,… — James Mattis Copy Share Image
That's the most comfortable place for me. In the beginning, yes, I was nervous going on stage. I was not a natural… — Jerry Seinfeld Copy Share Image
My mistake was to project my skill beyond the limits of experience. I began investing outside the industries which I believe I… — Philip Arthur Fisher Copy Share Image
It is a skill we learn early, the art of inventing stories to explain away the fearful scared strangeness of the world.… — William Kittredge Copy Share Image
This world is changing enormously. In any position in a company you need to work very hard on learning new skills every… — Paul Polman Copy Share Image
Cognitive skills such as big-picture thinking and long-term vision were particularly important. But when I calculated the ratio of technical skills, IQ,… — Daniel Goleman Copy Share Image
If you improve a teacher's self-esteem, confidence, communication skills or stress levels, you improve that teacher's overall effectiveness across the curriculum. — Elaine MacDonald Copy Share Image
You're born with certain gifts and you use them as best you can in life. You begin to learn and recognize that… — Bernie Ecclestone Copy Share Image
The two things I understand best are stand-up comedy and martial arts. And those things require an ultimate grasp of the truth.… — Joe Rogan Copy Share Image
Not my political ideas. Conservatism didn’t buy this house. First and foremost I’m a businessman. My first goal is to attract the… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
There are skills you pick up on in a clinical environment in terms of how to ask questions, what to look for,… — Uzodinma Iweala Copy Share Image