Quotes About Expertise

All of our columnists have areas of interest and expertise that they will return to frequently, but the subject matter of any given column is up to them.

Academic experts may not be good at doing what they are experts in themselves, but they are good at explaining the subject matter to others. They write books, teach courses and offer lessons and give steps others can follow.

A high IQ individual can't deal in an industry that's subjective.

I think the whole definition of a geek is somebody being passionate and focused, and being proud of saying that they're passionate and focused, on a narrow range of subjects.

When you're dealing with serious subjects, there is a pressure to be absolutely sure that you know what you're doing.

When you're a member of Congress, you can become an expert in a couple of subjects. For example, I've worked on federal procurement reform, the Armed Services Committee, manufacturing, and women's health care.

I spent almost no time studying categories like geography and sports, even though they came up frequently on 'Jeopardy,' because I'm already strong in those subjects.

Nobody has seen my jiu-jitsu, but I have really good jiu-jitsu. I submit black belts.

Economics has many substantive areas of knowledge where there is agreement, but also contains areas of controversy. That's inescapable.

I don't think there's any substitute for experience.

You can learn the subtle language of interior style, but many people simply buy it. If you put yourself in the hands of someone who knows what they are doing, you can be confident it will look good.

Don't sign on for more problems than you must. Resist the temptation to involve yourself in other people's zones of expertise and responsibility. Monitor troublesome situations if you need to, but don't insert yourself unless you're running out of time and a solution is nowhere in sight. In short, stifle your inner control freak.

Without passion, all the skill in world won't lift you above your craft

Personality is a skill.

Americans at the top have become the experts in countersignaling, because they don't feel they have to impress anyone. Everything is now casual, because the new aristocracy of talent enforces all the conformity that is needed. The

A smart model is a good model.

the most confident critics are generally those who know the least about the matter criticised.

Talent does things tolerably well; genius does then intolerably better

Buying a Nikon doesn't make you a photographer. It makes you a Nikon owner.

An consultant is someone who takes a subject you understand and makes it sound confusing.

Experience is largely non-transferable.

I don't know the history of my sport. I'm not like those people who know everything.

There was no trick or stunt that he couldn't accomplish with the greatest of ease; we had balancing stunts and all that jazz — nothing he couldn't do. He had absolute unerring control over his body.

Some people are so busy learning the tricks of the trade that they never learn the trade.