Quotes About Skill

By the work one knows the workmen.

By the work one knows the workman.

Real acting is never personal.

The most skilled hand is never anything but the servant of the mind.

I am going to pretend that all life is just a game which I must play as skilfully and fairly as I can. If I lose, I am going to shrug my shoulders and laugh—also if I win.

The best work is not what is most difficult for you it is what you do best.

As a human being, he might not have been lovable—or even likable—but as a performer, he possessed unsurpassed talents that he honed through a lifetime of practice. On Sunday afternoons, he shared his gifts with millions, enabling them to forget reality and vicariously experience thrills that were more exhilarating than anything felt in a church pew.

But Big Oil and Big Coal have always been as skilled at propaganda as they are at mining and drilling. Like the tobacco industry before them, their success depends on keeping Americans stupid.

No one ever considers himself expert if he really knows his job.

Are you sure we can trust him?" I ask. "How do we know he's not an axe-murderer?" "I hope he is. Axe-murdering would be a useful skill.

Don't undervalue things that come easy. Sometimes they're the things that would be the hardest for someone else to do and often they are the things that would be almost impossible to do when you try too hard.

if somebody doesn't have any talent, get off the stage! you're wasting my time.

Ta práce byla ?istá prostituce... prostituce m?že být zcela v poÃ…â"¢ádku pro profesionál(k)y - ale je riziková pro amatéry.

There is a lot of satisfaction, a lot of joy, that can come from doing something you love and that you're good at

For being able to use language was a critical skill that could carry one far. One could use it professionally, as a crafter of everything from political speeches to modern novels. One could use it personally, as a tool of discovery or a means of staying connected to others. One could use it as an outlet that would feed the artistic spirit of the creator, which existed in everyone.

He trains my hands for war, so that my arms can bend a bow of bronze

It's a simple and generous rule of life that whatever you practice, you will improve at.

Keep in mind that for most of history people just made things, and they didn't make such a big freaking deal out of it.

if you devote yourself to anything diligently for ten years, that will make you an expert. (That's the time it would take to earn two master's degrees and a doctorate.)

Henry that learning things gave a person advantage over other people.

First, however you initially grasp the sword, change your grip a little, so that you focus on how you're holding it. Don't take your weapon for granted.

Meditation practice is like piano scales, basketball drills, ballroom dance class. Practice requires discipline; it can be tedious; it is necessary. After you have practiced enough, you become more skilled at the art form itself. You do not practice to become a great scale player or drill champion. You practice to become a musician or athlete. Likewise, one does not practice meditation to become a great meditator. We meditate to wake up and live, to become skilled at the art of living.

knows you're beyond yeoman level in your knowledge

I have always been of the opinion that your successes are due not so much to your medical skill as your dogged determination. No one would have the audacity to die when you are doctoring them.