Quotes About Skill

Okay, I'm lazy. But being lazy is a talent. Sometimes it takes an awful lot of work.

In most hierarchies, supercompetence is more objectionable than incompetence.

A man cannot make a pair of shoes rightly unless he do it in a devout manner.

There are two things every man in America thinks he can do: work a grill and coach football.

Ther nis no werkman, whatsoevere he be, That may bothe werke wel and hastily.

Every person on the face of the earth has a gift. In some this reveals itself spontaneously, others have to work to find it.

One and one is two, and two and two is four, and five will get you ten if you know how to work it.

First person narrative is a very effective tool but you have to know as a writer how to make it work.

The enjoyment of one's tools is an essential ingredient of successful work.

You may wonder which came first: the skill or the hard work. But that's a moot point. The Zen master cleans his own studio. So should you.

I'm foremost an actor. I feel embarrassed being compared to the guys who really work at it. I fake it, I make believe I know all about it, which is what you're supposed to do as an actor.

You have to get comfortable [with your work], you really have to know what you're doing, and it has to be almost boring to you to be able to do it well.

First of all, I'd like to say here the fact that I'm not naturally a craftsman has made me work very hard.

What we make is more important than what we are, particularly if making is our profession.

I think I work harder on the pitch, I cover more ground and my passing is more accurate.

TALENT and WORK ETHIC, the most important and RARE combination.

Soccer is easy if you work hard at it.

Some people are born with the necessary gift, and some work hard to build on the few gifts they have.

If you like to tell stories and compose sentences, and if you work hard at being good at these things, then you are a writer even if you haven't published anything.

But I found that being an artist and doing accurate work is very difficult.

My belief of book writing is much the same as my belief as to shoemaking. The man who will work the hardest at it, and will work with the most honest purpose, will work the best.

Later, I discovered there was a lot of work to being good in tennis.

I enjoy the work I do in comedies. It's a valid test of your creative abilities.

Who can afford to do professional work for nothing? What hobbyist can put three man-years into programming, finding all bugs, documenting his product, and distributing it for free?