Aptitude Quotes

102 Aptitude quotes by 85 unique authors

There is no such thing as a natural born pilot. Whatever my aptitudes or talents, becoming a proficient pilot was hard work, really a lifetime's… — Chuck Yeager
He lacks much who has no aptitude for idleness. — Louise Wilder
I think it would be folly to expect that women will ever dominate or even approach equal representation in a large number of areas simply… — Tony Abbott
This system in which a child is constantly moving objects with his hands and actively exercising his senses, also takes into account a child's special… — Maria Montessori
We've got some very strong and robust ladies, but, when your life is at risk, I think the strain of that in a competitive situation… — Stirling Moss
Attitudes are every bit as important as aptitudes. — Harvey Mackay
Now, occultism is not like mystic faculty, and it very seldom works in harmony either with business aptitude in the things of ordinary life or… — Arthur E Waite
Now in my theater training I showed no aptitude at all. — Jeremy Irons
I was a catastrophe at Science and Games, but the good thing about Quaker schools is that they encourage you in those subjects for which… — Richard Rodney Bennett
You are in charge of your own attitude whatever others do or circumstances you face. The only person you can control is yourself...worry more about… — Marian Wright Edelman
The sea is selective, slow at recognition of effort and aptitude but fast in the sinking of the unfit. — Felix Riesenberg
Invention is activity of mind, as fire is air in motion; a sharpening of the spiritual sight, to discern hidden aptitudes. — Martin Farquhar Tupper
Appalling numbers of youth have been led into a cynical ultra-sophisticated attitude which regards drinking as a badge of social aptitude, which makes a fetish… — Francis Parker Yockey
Authors were shy, unsociable creatures, atoning for their lack of social aptitude by inventing their own companions and conversations. — Agatha Christie
Work is honorable. It is good therapy for most problems. It is the antidote for worry. It is the equalizer for deficiency of native endowment.… — J. Richard Clarke
The Good Lord in his infinite wisdom, did not create us all equal when it comes to size, strength, appearance, or various aptitudes. But success… — John Wooden
Good librarians are natural intelligence operatives. They possess all of the skills and characteristics required for that work: curiosity, wide-ranging knowledge, good memories, organization and… — Marilyn Johnson
In ninth grade, I came up with a new form of rebellion. I hadn't been getting good grades, but I decided to get all A's… — Bill Gates
Moreover it is becoming the Britons, whether scientific or unscientific, who boast at all fitting occasions of their aptitude to rule the waves, should know… — Edward Forbes
I tried being a mechanic and I tried catering, but I realized I had even less aptitude for semi-skilled labour than for academic work. — Toby Young
When a man teaches something he does not know to somebody else who has no aptitude for it, and gives him a certificate of proficiency,… — George Bernard Shaw
In Russia, show the least athletic aptitude and they've got you dangling off the parallel bars with a leotard full of hormones. — Victoria Wood
To be a textual critic requires aptitude for thinking and willingness to think; and though it also requires other things, those things are supplements and… — A. E. Housman
Empowerment is constantly challenging oneself with something difficult that tests his power of nerve, knack, skill, aptitude, attitude and wisdom to do things diligently, delightfully… — Unknown Author
We may like well to know what is Plato’s and what is Montesquieu’s or Goethe’s part, and what thought was always dear to the writer… — Ralph Waldo Emerson

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