Skill Quotes

1130 quotes by 905 authors

I think most people agree there is a component of skill in art making; you have to learn grammar before you learn how to write. — Chris Van Allsburg
All our efforts to guard and guide our children may just get in the way of the one thing they need most from us: to… — Nancy Gibbs
Power is a tool, influence is a skill; one is a fist, the other a fingertip. — Nancy Gibbs
If you have so earth-creeping a mind that it cannot lift itself up to look to the sky of poetry... thus much curse I must… — Philip Sidney
Poesy must not be drawn by the ears: it must be gently led, or rather, it must lead, which was partly the cause that made… — Philip Sidney
Never mind money; the gifts of time and skill call into being the richest marketplace in the world. — Maeve Binchy
Money is just a way to keep score. The best people in any field are motivated by passion. That becomes more true the higher the… — Eric S. Raymond
When talking about writing, I often use the analogy of archaeology. There are these great tunes all around. Your skill as a musician allows you… — Pat Metheny
Poker is a skill game pretending to be a chance game. — James Altucher
There are over 50 brilliant scientists working at my lab, and being sensitive to their needs is among the top skill sets that scientists like… — Peter Agre
Your wardrobe should complement your skill set, never detract - or distract - from your assets. — Nina Garcia
To shoot a gun proficiently, including speed shooting, is much less of a skill than typing. — Bernhard Goetz
Skill at helping people grow spiritually, like skill at playing chess, depends on understanding and valuing differences. — John Ortberg
The three short years I spent at Harvard, where I lived with excellent people, taught me not only that I must know how to choose… — Jorge Paulo Lemann
The acquisition of an accurate and easy conversation, of some skill in music, and in pure and healthful diversions, are of great benefit in fitting… — Joseph P. Bradley
Anyone can make an article longer; the skill is keeping it tight and lean. — Barry Ritholtz
There is an interesting scientific dispute about realism and optimism. Some find that very optimistic people have benign illusions about themselves. These people may think… — Martin Seligman
Humor - I see it as a survival skill. — Jill McCorkle
My hope is for a literature that raises the language above the ordinary, makes words both functional and emotional, and to resonate at the frequency… — Theresa Breslin
In the early 1970s, phone phreaks manipulated the long-distance system using blue boxes that they built from sketchy photocopied schematics that were often riddled with… — Charles Platt

Who Wrote These Skill Quotes

905 authors contributed a total of 1,130 Skill Quotes, led by these top contributors: