Quotes About Skill

His pistol? But a man does not go to a boar-hunt with a pistol.

Under wage labor, the art advances, the artisan declines.

That trick's worth a new hat any day, youngster (hence the term hat trick)

If you can't do it naturally, then fake it.

Talent is something you're born with. It's a gift and a curse, and it's often cause for jealousy from those who are without it.

She was good at forgetting; she had practiced for years, and it was now a skill at which she excelled.

Once you learn to do it, you'll be expected to do it.

There were also the Masters of Arcane Knowledge. Everyone begrudged their presence among the gifteds. These were the kids that could break down an engine and build it back again - no diagrams or instructions needed. They understood things in a real, not theoretical, way. They seemed not to care about their grades.

Influence at work requires that you know what you are doing, have reasonable plans, are competent at the task at hand.

The message of Microbe Hunters was clear: Great men like Pasteur, Reed, Theobald Smith, and Paul Ehrlich were a rare breed. But for all their skill, training, and dogged pursuit of that deadly microbe or magical elixir, their mission was infinitely complex, the challenges multifaceted, and the trail of disease and death a daily occurrence.

AMATEUR, n. A public nuisance who mistakes taste for skill, and confounds his ambition with his ability.

Chasing the dragon is an art, you know – it must be done properly.

His ability was exceeded only by his belief in his own ability.

I know you're a great fencer, but I've been told your wit is even sharper than your sword. So much so in fact, that you only use your sword upon your friends, as your wit is far too deadly.

You've an excellent eye. They're shit. But that's how you know what a truly great teacher I am. Any fool can get results from the gifted.

The more you kill, the more you get better at it. And the better you get at killing, the less use you are for anything else.

The more you kill, the better you get at it. And the better you get at killing, the less use you are for anything else.

When you know that you know "how" to do something, you're on your way to mastering it.

Absorbing knowledge (knowing) and then gaining practical experience by applying what you learned until a particular skill became ingrained in you (knowing how) is probably how you acquired most of the abilities that now feel like a part of your being (knowingness). In much the same way, learning how to change your life involves knowledge and the application of that knowledge.

When I was a boy, I used to pull a big cross saw with my dad. He'd use his right hand, so I'd have to use my left.

The girl worked the clutch and the gas and the brake expertly with her right foot, just as her father had taught her.

The honor that knowledge will give us will be entirely ours, and it will not be taken from us by the thief 's skill . . . or by the passage of time."24 Nowhere

Intelligens är kapaciteten att förvärva kapacitet.

Only those who have the patience to do simple things perfectly will acquire the skill to do difficult things easily.