Quotes About Skill

There was no better way to read a man's character than to watch him play poker. Some played with the aim of holding on to what they had, others played to make a killing. For some it was gambling pure and simple, for others it was a game of skill involving small calculated risks. For some it was about numbers, for others it was about psychology.

Frank Lampard is the best ever at Chelsea and one of the best I've ever played with and against in world football today, and I think what set him apart was his dedication and hard work.

Work as smart as you are able.

People who think radio acting is easy are wrong, because you got nothing to work with but your voice.

I know that, in hockey, the object of the game is simple in that you have to get the puck into the net. With figure skating, it's not as simple, and there is a ton of work that goes into it.

There is no substitute for skill. It is the priceless possession of every great artist in every field of endeavor. It is instinctly felt by an audience and is reflected in the superiority of his work

The saying, "Practice is everything," is Periander's.

Purely by hard work, one can become an artist.

The first myth of management is that it exists. The second myth of management is that success equals skill.

Excellence in any department can be attained only by the labor of a lifetime; it is not to be purchased at a lesser price.

Art is right reason in the doing of work.

Do good work. Don't worry about expressing yourself. Figure out what you do well and make it better.

The work that is truly productive is the domain of a steadily smaller and more elite fraction of humanity.

I want to work with people who are good at what they do, and people who are passionate.

The right man can make a good job out of any job.

Messi is a natural born talent, that is not to say he doesn't work hard, but you can't teach what he can do.

You know, I've kind of been lucky enough to always work with established actors or big names or people that are really popular or infamous for doing what they do and doing it well, I guess.

If you go out with a girl and they say she has a great personality, she's ugly. If they tell you a guy works hard, he can't play a lick. Same thing.

The work of a master reeks not of the sweat of the brow - suggests no effort - and is finished from its beginning.

If I'm good at something, I'm good at something, and if I'm bad at something, I'm just bad at something. Gender shouldn't have anything to do with any of my work or anything I produce or create.

I find it hard to manage somebody's work unless I have an intimate knowledge of how to do it myself.

I like to work with really good professional people - anyone with real talent.

Das Werk lobt den Meister. (German: The work proves the craftsman.)

It's so interesting to watch Ben Stiller work because he just knows what's funny.