Quotes About Proficiency

People who knew shit were invaluable in every organization, no matter how large, or how small.

It is impossible to imagine Goethe or Beethoven being good at billiards or golf.

There's no use fussing on a boy who doesn't have any ability.

Ability is a poor man's wealth.

I still feel like I can play defense at first base at a very high level

You can never have enough talent.

The harder we try with the conscious will to do something, the less we shall succeed. Proficiency and results come only to those who have learned the paradoxical art of doing and not doing, or combining relaxation with activity.

There is no substitute for talent. Industry and all its virtues are of no avail.

Mastery of language affords one remarkable opportunities.

I prefer design by experts - by people who know what they are doing.

The definition of a strength that we will use throughout this book is quite specific: consistent near perfect performance in an activity.

At an early age, you started hearing it: It's a virtue to be "well-rounded."... They might as well have said : Become as dull as you possibly can be.

When we studied them, excellent performers were rarely well rounded. On the contrary, they were sharp.

An actor who knows his business ought to be able to make the London telephone directory sound enthralling.

Doorman - a genius who can open the door of your car with one hand, help you in with the other, and still have one left for the tip.

be the master of any branch of knowledge, you must master those which lie next to it.'" "Oliver Wendell Holmes,

Just because you were good at something didn't mean it was a match with your personality or psyche.

To be the master of any branch of knowledge, you must master those which lie next to it.

In any profession, you will be respected if you are good at your job – not because you are good at talking about your beliefs. It may be quite irrational, but the fact is that, if you are recognized as being outstanding on one thing, you will be listened to on all sorts of subjects in no way related to it... and so, if you are going to be really effective [for your cause] in your place of work, you must set out to be the best man at your job.

The wise musicians are those who play what they can master.

The secret of life', he said, 'is to become very very good at somethin' that's very very 'ard to do.

Knowledge and ability were tools, not things to show off.

In normal life, 'simplicity' is synonymous with 'easy to do,' but when a chef uses the word, it means 'takes a lifetime to learn.'

Keep developing your expertise; it sets you apart.