Quotes About Skill

Hey, watch what I can do with a cherry stem." She finished the revolution, fished a maraschino cherry from her cherry martini, and popped it into her mouth. Her jaw worked for a quick minute, and then she proudly stuck out her tongue to show him the woody cherry stem tied into a neat knot. "Ta-da.

A tactful man can pull the stinger from a bee without getting stung.

I believe in poker the way I believe in the American Dream. Poker is good for you. It enriches the soul, sharpens the intellect, heals the spirit, and — when played well, nourishes the wallet.

Most of the money you'll win at poker comes not from the brilliance of your own play, but from the ineptitude of your opponents.

A arte mais fina não reside na habilidade das construções lógicas, mas em certo contacto que se espera manter sempre com o real.

A man who works with his hands is a laborer; a man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman; but a man who works with his hands and his brain and his heart is an artist.

A man who works with his hands is a laborer. A man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman. A man who works with his hands, brain and heart is an artist.

Playing a musical instrument gives much pleasure, but more so to the musician.

I am not what I am, I am what I do with my hands...

I'm a good knitter, and I'm proud of it. I see no point in being modest about things you know you do well. It doesn't indicate humility so much as hypocrisy or lack of perception.

When you watch an accomplished professional in any field, you are looking at innumerable hours of practice.

We all have, she knew, a place where we're not only most comfortable, but most competent

No, I don't. I find them very superficial. Calculated. He's a good artist, but I think he could be a great one, if he could use more instinct and less technique. He's a very good draftsman.

Happiness is a thing to be practiced, like the violin.

In expert tennis, 80% of the points are won, while in amateur tennis, 80% are lost. The same is true for wrestling, chess, and investing: Beginners should focus on avoiding mistakes, experts on making great moves." Erik Falkenstein

Dopo i politici e i poeti mi rivolsi agli artisti e indovinate che cosa scoprii? Che costoro, coscienti di esercitare bene la propria professione, pensavano di essere sapienti anche in altre cose, magari più importanti e difficili.

A great pilot can sail even when his canvas is rent.

Happiness is a skill. Don't pursue it-embrace it.

Beethoven can write music, thank God, but he can do nothing else on earth.

It is so characteristic, that just when the mechanics of reproduction are so vastly improved, there are fewer and fewer people who know how the music should be played.

Their eye-hand coordination was impressive (maybe the Eugenics Council had done something right).

A man who has attained mastery of an art reveals it in his every action.

Only through practice and more practice, until you can do something without conscious effort.

We may stick out the tongue (usually to the side) as we focus assiduously on a task (for example when basketball great Michael Jordan goes up for a dunk)