Skill Quotes

1130 quotes by 915 authors

Wiping out is an underappreciated skill. — Laird Hamilton
The way to make better decisions is to make more of them. Then make sure you learn from each one, including those that don't seem… — Anthony Hopkins
A special skill, like speaking several languages, or keeping your mouth shut in one. — Evan Esar
I think my best skill in this whole deal is as a conduit to try to bring people together, because I think it's in our… — Woody Harrelson
Collaboration, it turns out, is not a gift from the gods but a skill that requires effort and practice. — Douglas B. Reeves
Nothing is more satisfying than to write a good sentence. It is no fun to write lumpishly, dully, in prose the reader must plod through… — Barbara Tuchman
It takes courage and skill to be unambiguous and clear. — Peter Senge
The only thing workers have to bargain with is their skill or their labor. Denied the right to withhold it as a last resort, they… — Paul Clark
Learning the secrets and skill of great No.2s remains the surest path to becoming No. 1. — David A. Heenan
It is a skill we learn early, the art of inventing stories to explain away the fearful scared strangeness of the world. Storytelling and make-believe,… — William Kittredge
We had discussions at the Department of Defense on the issues of utilizing and requesting the full skill of United States capabilities, both on the… — Brownie Samukai
The very act of committing an experience to the page is necessarily an act of reduction, and regardless of craft or skill, vision or voice,… — Bret Anthony Johnston
Writing is a skill, not a talent, and this difference is important because a skill can be improved by practice. — Robert Stacy McCain
Force has no place where there is need of skill — Herodotus
Stabilizing the climate is not about saving the human species... Stabilizing the climate is a precious opportunity to pass on to all future human beings… — Eban Goodstein
No occupation in this world is more trying to soul and body than the care of young children. What patience and wisdom, skill and unlimited… — Isabella Macdonald Alden
Skill in the digital age is confused with mastery of digital tools, masking the importance of understanding materials and mastering the elements of form. — John Maeda
It is possible to achieve mastery of a problem or a skill without hurting another person or even without attempting to conquer. — Elliot Aronson
All the elements of good writing depend on the writer's skill in choosing one word instead of another. — Francine Prose
Technical skill is mastery of complexity, while creativity is mastery of simplicity. — Christopher Zeeman

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