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Quotes About Expertise

It is ironic that a business in which the serving of clients depends so heavily on interpersonal psychology should be peopled with those who believe in the exclusive power of technical mastery. And
~ David H. Maister
It is not enough for a professional to be right: An advisor's job is to be helpful. David
~ David H. Maister
McDonald's likes to describe professionals that serve them (such as advertising agencies) as having "ketchup in their veins.
~ David H. Maister
If you have to write it down, you don't know it well enough
~ David Halberstam
I said he's the best at what he does. Not at what I do.
~ David Kahn
If I have omitted something of particular importance to you, please google the topic and my name, as I may have written about it in one of my columns. If not, look for information on the topic from the usual reliable sources: the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health; the Mayo Clinic; WebMD; Verywell.
~ David L. Katz
I'm not the guy to ask about politics. I'm a gag writer.
~ David Mamet
Israelis keep teaching you your own business. God knows everything but the Israelis know everything better.
~ George Mikes
I feel that if Jacques Pepin shows you how to make an omelet, the matter is pretty much settled. That's God talking.
~ Anthony Bourdain
That's what a god is. Somebody who knows more than you do about whatever you're dealing with.
~ Terence McKenna
Yeah, it's a weird little niche, but by God, it's my niche.
~ William Gurstelle
There are many people who claim to be good cooks; just as there are many people who, after having repainted the garden gate take themselves to be painters.
~ Fernand Point
Everybody that I've ever seen that enjoyed their job was very good at it.
~ Chuck Yeager
Every man loves what he is good at.
~ Thomas Shadwell
I can make a General in five minutes but a good horse is hard to replace.
~ Abraham Lincoln
A smart model is a good model.
~ Tyra Banks
Good writers are of necessity rare.
~ George Henry Lewes
Good writers are monotonous, like good composers. They keep trying to perfect the one problem they were born to understand.
~ Alberto Moravia
You cannot invent an algorithm that is as good at recommending books as a good bookseller.
~ John Green
The world has shown that if you provide capital and expertise to an area that is starved for capital and expertise, really good things will happen.
~ Nathan Myhrvold
Making good wine is a skill; making fine wine is an art.
~ Robert Mondavi
I'm very good at what I do and there's not too many people in the world that have an answer for what I can do.
~ Jon Fitch
Some people think I'm a total moron and I would hope most people think I'm very good at what I do.
~ Dan Abrams
The most important thing is to just be good at what you do. You do a good job playing the character, and people will be taken up with your character, not your clothes.
~ Victoria Pratt