Quotes About Expertise

I mean, there's enough people who have a job for years and are not good at it, so you should be skilled at what you do.

I know I'm skilled - I know my background - and the people who are familiar with my credentials know better than to try me.

My skills are still my skills.

You don't have to be a good musician if you've got certain computer skills.

I believe we're all endowed with a very small set of narrow skills that make us unique. You've got to find what that is. Most often what you truly understand makes you unique is something that you're also going to build passion around.

Action is just one of my skills.

You can't say that I don't have the skills. You can't say that. I have the skills.

I have certainly amassed many historical research gathering skills.

I think it now comes down to whether you have the skills or not.

Cooking is for chefs. Science informs us and lets us cook while knowing what we are doing, but it is not a replacement for the skills of a chef.

We all have skills, I guess.

Having been married so many times, I know that one of the few things I am an expert in is falling in love.

If you love your craft there will be passion. Most of my films are with people who are really passionate about what they are doing and know how to do something well.

As much as I love movies, it would be presumptuous of me to think that I know how to make one.

I love good, fresh food cooked by someone who knows what he's doing.

I do love competence in a man.

I love to bake, especially cupcakes. I'm really good at it.

I have fun making films. I love making films. It's the only thing I know how to do. And I do it well.

I love teaching people how to handle their money and I've built a brand on that skill.

The Seaman's Practice

To get things going he dispatched a man named Edwin Drake—always referred to in history books as "Colonel" Edwin Drake—to Titusville with instructions to drill. Drake had no expertise in drilling and was not a colonel. He was a railroad conductor who had lately been forced to retire through ill health. His sole advantage to the enterprise was that he still possessed a railroad pass and could travel to Pennsylvania for free.

Men and boys will accept you more easily when you excel at something they value.

The greatest art belongs to the world. Do not be intimidated by the experts. Trust your instincts. Do not be afraid to go against what you were taught, or what you were told to see or believe. Every person, every set of eyes, has the right to the truth.

You can write in multiple genres, but if you want a career in publishing, pick one genre and become very good at it. Then you can write the other stuff.