Quotes About Expertise

Skills are cheap; chemistry is expensive.

In fact, researchers have settled on what they believe is the magic number for true expertise: ten thousand hours.

In order to remain relevant, you must establish yourself as a thought leader in your industry.

In a calm sea every man is a pilot.

There were more than a few scientists who knew one little thing, and then thought that knowledge was universally applicable to every other problem, to the point of excluding or discounting information from people whose specialty was that other problem.

There were more than a few scientists who knew one little thing, and then thought that knowledge was universally applicable to every other problem, to the point of excluding or discounting information from people whose specialty was that other problem. Excerpt From The Consuming Fire John Scalzi This material may be protected by copyright.

According to Hidary, most people become too dependent on one facet of their lives. And when one facet takes up 80 percent of somebody's total exposed surface area, they tend to become defensive around it, protective. They become "experts." They treat what they know as a stock rather than a flow, and they tend to isolate themselves from flows of new knowledge and the people creating them.

I know a little bit about a great many things and not enough about any one to make a living in these times.

The medical profession is unconsciously irritated by lay knowledge.

Maybe, kneeling down to atoms, they're becoming atom-sized in their souls. Maybe a specialist is only a coward, afraid to look out of his little cage. And think what any specialist misses--the whole world over his fence.

It was strange to Old Robert that he, who knew so much more than his neighbors, who had pondered so endlessly, should be not even a good farmer. Sometimes he imagined he understood too many things ever to do anything well.

Maybe a specialist is only a coward, afraid to look out of his little cage. And think what any specialist misses—the whole world over his fence.

What do I want in a doctor? Perhaps more than anything else—a friend with special knowledge.

His name was Anderson and he had little gift for communication. Like most technicians, he had a terror and a contempt for speculation.

Ability is a poor man's wealth

When you develop your gift, you will be well known

To be a convincing story, you've got to know what you're talking about. In EVERY detail."-Rayner Unwin

My father always used to say to me, it doesn't matter what the profession is, but if they're the best in their field, it will always be fascinating to watch.

Amateurs built the Ark; Professionals built the Titanic.

Much of the fear of doing something wrong vanishes when we are knowledgeable about what we are doing.

Only the prepared speaker deserves to be confident.

An expert is someone who has succeeded in making decisions and judgements simpler through knowing what to pay attention to and what to ignore.

Never become so much of an expert that you stop gaining expertise. View life as a continuous learning experience.

Good knowledge of an art or profession is essential to be successful in life. A man with insufficient knowledge will always cause harm to himself and others.