Quotes About Proficiency

Nothing is so sexy in a man as talent.

Men are more important than tools. If you don't believe so, put a good tool into the hands of a poor workman.

A man may be so much of everything that he is nothing of anything.

Never ask a man what he knows, but what he can do.

By different methods different men excel, but where is he who can do all things well?

When a man teaches something he does not know to somebody else who has no aptitude for it, and gives him a certificate of proficiency, the latter has completed the education of a gentleman.

Being a lifetime wife and mother has afforded me the luxury of having multiple careers: I've been a teacher. A chauffeur. A chef. An interior decorator. A landscape architect, as well as a gardener. I've been a painter. A personal shopper. An accountant and a banker. I've been a beautician. Santa Claus. The Tooth Fairy. A movie reviewer. A nurse. A psychologist. A negotiator. An I have a Ph. D in How to Pretend Like You Don't Mind.

Learning to ride a mount in battle and to wield weaponry with a measure of proficiency also took hundreds, perhaps even thousands of hours of practice – time not available to all. Not surprisingly, knighthood became the preserve of the privileged few.

A good umpire, like a good FBI agent, is never noticed if he is doing his job.

To aim and hit, you need one eye only, and one good finger.

That's what I like about Neil Jordan's films: everyone is better at what they do than you are.

And so I think that if the person has the funds, the network, and the equipment to do this, and also the experience, which is the key factor, then they can be quite deadly.

Acting is like driving; you can never forget it, and it's in my blood.

Figure out your niche and maximize it.

We are all experts in our own little niches.

Everyone has a niche of dunks that they are experts at.

There are too many games being developed by people that have no business creating games.

I have no interest in a guy who doesn't know the right end of a screwdriver.

When you have quality and show it, there's no problem.

All three are terrific carpenters and cabinetmakers.

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Doing it right, is more important than doing it fast. I can do it fast and right.

Skills are much more important than things.

there's nothing in the world more fun than doing something you're good at.