Skill Quotes
1130 quotes by 905 authors
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I had always felt that I was an observer, never a participant; that I was watching from behind a thick glass wall as people went…
— Tana French
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There is no greater fame for a man than that which he wins with his footwork or the skill of his hands.
— Homer
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Five," she said. Her lips and cheeks were flushed, but her gaze was steady. "Five?" Gabriel echoed blankly. "My rating," she said, and smiled at…
— Cassandra Clare
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Disgust with injustice may sharpen the desire for justice. Readers who don’t see this connection merely wish to be entertained, and I have neither skill…
— Ayi Kwei Armah
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Quietly Sophronia added, "And the soot on my dress, sir?" "I didn't see anything." Professor Braithwope smiled down at her, showing a small hint of…
— Gail Carriger
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The particular skill that allows you to talk your way out of a murder rap, or convince your professor to move you from the morning…
— Malcolm Gladwell
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...where's the skill in being a hero if you were always destined to do it?
— China Mieville
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We have the Noble Desire to help others and benefit the world, without expecting any return or recognition. What makes us great is not our…
— Ilchi Lee
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It doesn't take skill to stand in a place were no bullets find you, or to fire into the dark and hit a man you…
— Veronica Roth
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But all I could see was her. No skill of mine, no artist anywhere, could’ve immortalized how gorgeous she was. It was impossible to believe…
— Richelle Mead
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Knowledge is gained by learning; trust by doubt; skill by practice; and love by love.
— Thomas Szasz
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Hire character. Train skill.
— Peter Schutz
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With more than half the population now checking their account balances more often as a direct result of the downturn, and with more of us…
— Joe Staton
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An empowered organization is one in which individuals have the knowledge, skill, desire, and opportunity to personally succeed in a way that leads to collective…
— Stephen Covey
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The height of artistic skill is to know how to conceal the mechanical effort and strain beneath harmonious calm.
— August Bournonville
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The five S's of sports training are: stamina, speed, strength, skill, and spirit; but the greatest of these is spirit.
— Ken Doherty
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All things require skill but an appetite.
— George Herbert
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Forgiveness is choosing to love. It is the first skill of self-giving love.
— Mahatma Gandhi
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For stories teach us, that liberty sought out of season, in a corrupt and degenerate age, brought Rome itself to a farther slavery: for liberty…
— John Milton
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Excellence is not a skill. It is an attitude.
— Ralph Marston
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