Beginners Quotes

134 quotes by 114 authors

Every Chess master was once a beginner — Irving Chernev
Like every beginner, I have thought you could beat, pummel and thrash an idea into existence. Under such treatment, of course, any decent idea folds… — Ray Bradbury
If the angel deigns to come it will be because you have convinced her, not by tears but by your humble resolve to be always… — Rainer Maria Rilke
They're all weak, all women. They're stupid compared to men. They shouldn't play chess, you know. They're like beginners. They lose every single game against… — Bobby Fischer
I still regard myself as an amateur today and I hope that's what I'll stay until the end of my life. Because I'm forever a… — Andre Kertesz
Among gardeners, enthusiasm and experience rarely exist in equal measures. The beginner dreams of home-grown bouquets and baskets of ripe fruit, the veteran of many… — Roger Swain
Duffers who consistently shank their balls are urged to buy and study Shanks - No Thanks by R.K. Hoffman, or in extreme cases, M.S. Howard's… — Henry Beard
If he ever had a bright idea it would be beginner's luck. — William Lashner
You can learn new things at any time in your life if you're willing to be a beginner. If you actually learn to like being… — Barbara Sher
I swim. I do a little bit of surfing. I would say I'm a beginner at surfing. I run. I cycle. I play a little… — Henry Ian Cusick
Even the greatest was once a beginner. Don't be afraid to take that first step. — Muhammad Ali
When spiritual seeking becomes too complicated, its exercies too elaborated, its doctrines too esoteric, it becomes also too artificial and the resulting achievements too fabricated.… — Paul Brunton
Free improvisation, in addition to being a highly skilled musical craft, is open to use by almost anyone-beginners, children, and non-musicians. The skill and intellect… — Derek Bailey
When people ask me how they should approach performance, I always tell them the professional musician should aspire to the state of the beginner. — Yo-Yo Ma
Most beginners want to learn lead because they think it's cool .. consequently, they never really develop good rhythm skills .. since most of a… — Eddie Van Halen
A user interface should be so simple that a beginner in an emergency can understand it within ten seconds. — Ted Nelson
Judging your early artistic efforts is artist abuse. . . Â Remember that in order to recover as an artist, you must be willing to… — Julia Cameron
A well-designed and humane interface does not need to be split into beginner and expert subsystems. — Jef Raskin
There never was a winner, who wasn't a beginner. — Denis Waitley
We cannot point to a single definitive solution of any one of the problems that confront us â€” political, economic, social or moral, that is,… — Peter Medawar

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