Quotes About Aptitude

His view of the world was simple: there were the able and there were the incompetent; he was not concerned with the latter.

There was no boasting in his manner and consciousness, no thought of comparison. His attitude was not: "I can do it better than you," but simply: "I can do it.

One cannot increase one's talent—that comes with the package—but it is possible to keep talent from shrinking.

Over the years, I have frequently counseled people who wanted better jobs to show more initiative—to take interest and aptitude tests, to study the industry, even the specific problems the organizations they are interested in are facing, and then to develop an effective presentation showing how their abilities can help solve the organization's problem. It's called "solution selling," and is a key paradigm in business success.

A sniper is like a genius - it's not enough to be one, you have to be one at something.

It's not what we call ourselves that matters, it's the attitude we bring and the skills we can contribute.

Be undeniably good.

el talento es únicamente un buen punto de partida.

Temerosos de pensar, como si fincasen en ello el pecado mayor de los siete capitales, pierden la aptitud para todo juicio; por eso cuando un mediocre es juez, aunque comprenda que su deber 60 es hacer justicia, se somete a la rutina y cumple el triste oficio de no hacerla nunca y embrollarla con frecuencia.

Como no se los consideraba aptos para la democracia, pensaban que era mejor que estuvieran sujetos a un poder dictatorial.

Draftsmen may be made, but colorists are born.

Jesus said, "Not everyone is mature enough to live a married life. It requires a certain aptitude and grace. Marriage isn't for everyone. Some, from birth seemingly, never give marriage a thought. Others never get asked—or accepted. And some decide not to get married for kingdom reasons. But if you're capable of growing into the largeness of marriage, do it.

The first essential in a boy's career is to find out what he's fitted for, what he's most capable of doing and doing with a relish.

Inner talent gives you that ease. It's not a remarkable thing - just a knack that gives you a very nice life.

You are born with a voice. And in a way, you don't choose what you want to sing. It's the quality of your voice that matches a certain repertoire, and that's what you're going to sing.

I majored in economics in college. Certain things were just out, like chemistry or biology, or science or math, that was just out of the question. That's just an aptitude impossibility, I couldn't have done it.

I like hiring people based on a feeling - this person gets it - rather than what they've done in the past.

I may have a talent for acting, but I am incapable of doing anything else.

I wasn't very academically inclined, growing up as a child, and the only subject I was good at was English. I had a flair for it, since I came from a literary background.

Man cannot live by incompetence alone.

There are some with brains and some without. It makes for a better division of labour.

skillful trade.

There are certain actors you watch in a movie, and you think, 'Wow, that guy is very skilled.'

I've always had an aptitude for wrestling. I can't explain it - it's like a gift. To this day, I don't always know how or why I do certain things.