Quotes About Expertise

Most politicians are either generalists or specialists. It's very rare that a politician is both.

When we know as much about people as hog specialists know about hogs, we'll be better off.

Thinking about the universe has now been handed over to specialists. The rest of us merely read about it.

When you need help, you have to look for it: at times, it's necessary. People are specialists; that's what they're there for. You have to use them.

My academic specialization is Arab-Israel relations.

I have a specialization in a very particular area: the presidential primary process.

There's a reason I write articles and go out for good dinners: because I'm better at research than cooking. And there are people who are much better at cooking than research, so it's mutually beneficial for us to specialize.

I'd rather be a big fish in a specialized pond than a little, little fish in a more generalized big pond.

Every community has its own specialty and it's not just for clothing obviously, but for the home, etc.

The scientist rigorously defends his right to be ignorant of almost everything except his specialty.

If we had to pick our group's specialty, it would be performance.

Guillotine is my specialty. I love it.

A designer is like a doctor for a woman. He has a specific job, and if he is doing it well, he will have the gratitude of the woman for the rest of his life.

I've always thought really good artists in general are overqualified. You're paid to stand there and do a line, but the guy has probably gone to drama school... but they have developed it to be just, like, one specific line.

IndieBio's capital, facilities and deep mentoring by a network of biotech specific experts have the potential to spawn the Google's, Facebook's and Instagram's of biology.

Experts are able to identify patterns related to a specific problem relevant to their area of knowledge. But because nonexperts lack that base of knowledge, they are forced to rely more on their brain's ability for abstraction rather than specificity.

My sky diving experience was spectacular, to say the least. The number of safety measures and repeated cross checks make it safer. The team did not let us jump alone, as individuals are not expected to have the expertise to do so safely on their own.

Everybody comes to the planet with certain gifts. It may be writing, it may be acting, it may be singing, it may be being a lawyer, it may be making a beautiful cabinet, it may be being a spectacular dry cleaner. It could be anything. We all have gifts in different areas.

Donald Trump giving a speech on Islam is like me giving a speech titled, 'The Best Haircuts to Have If You Really Want to Succeed in Corporate America.' I could do it. But I'd mostly be making it up as I went along.

I have always felt like a fish in water with football, Fox, speeches, riding horses, and raising cattle.

If you are a professional, the speed with which you react to a potential problem separates the men from the boys.

My career has been spent developing airplanes.

I generally have been a good player of spin.

I spoke at a number of conventions, like for pharmacists and cosmetologists, so I've done a lot of public speaking in my life.