Quotes About Skills

Under Ronald Reagan, hatred of the liberal media took on a storybook quality. Reagan had honed his political skills as a spokesman for General Electric.

I don't understand why one should be one thing or the other. Writing, to me, is writing is writing. It should be a flexible tool. Whatever skills I have, have to work for me; I won't be dictated by them.

One thing that's always been important to me is to try and build a tool kit, drumming-wise, that was diverse and wide-ranging in terms of what I played.

Access to the Internet is an essential tool for equipping students with 21st century skills.

Success in foreign policy, as in carpentry, requires the right tools for the job.

I'm a better fighter than Rumble. I've got too many tools for him.

In the future, I think it's pretty plausible that collective intelligence tools and skills will be important in order to be a part of global dialog, global business, and global creativity. People who know how to negotiate collective intelligence networks are going to be in a good position to contribute to global society.

What makes a lot of sense is that, while people are incarcerated, give them the tools they need to be able to have a productive, lucrative living when they leave so they can provide for their families and break that cycle of recidivism.

My approach to 'Eastenders' is the same as my approach to film and the same approach to theatre. Whatever I do, I use the same skills and tools.

To put it better, we believe the radar gun will get you drafted, but you have to pitch to get to the big leagues. Tools will get you drafted, but you have to be able to play to get to the big leagues.

Nobody teaches you to be a father. Nobody teaches you to be a husband. Nobody teaches you how to be a star. You have to learn to work with the tools.

We have the tools, but we have to learn how to use them. That is my political philosophy.

I can use most of the tools that every American teenager can master. Maybe not all of them.

The only thing I knew how to do without a lot of money was repairing tools. I actually started making and repairing tools for machines.

I come from film, where I only play a character for three months at a time, and then it's done, so it's important for me to be able to put on other hats and make sure that all of the tools in my toolbox that don't apply to Olivia Pope are still in shape.

What's the deal with Johnny Damon? He can't hit. He can't catch. He can't throw. He's sort of the five-tool guy... without any of the tools!

I learned at an early stage that the most important thing I could do for my players was to give them the tools necessary to beat their opponent.

I was a guy that had a lot of tools and could do a lot of other things, but my main thing was controlling the defensive end of the court.

If you really want to act, I say get in class. Every kind of class. Put as many tools in that tool belt, because once you get out there, the real world doesn't sugarcoat much!

Every role requires its own set of tools, and I think, because of that, it is very hard to ever feel totally prepared or totally able.

My Grinnell education didn't prepare me directly for the work that I'm doing, but it did give me the tools that I needed to focus my curiosity.

In a 21st-century economy, it is critical that we equip our nation's children with the tools they need to compete in a global marketplace.

We need a lot more technically literate people. The computers are the tools that are going to solve essentially all problems, and the people who can use them better will be more effective.

As an actor, you always use the tools of who you are and your experience of what you have to offer.