Quotes About Aptitude

Resumés are ridiculous

The best are everywhere

But after that, the curve flattens out. There's surprisingly little difference between a candidate with six months of experience and one with six years. The real difference comes from the individual's dedication, personality, and intelligence.

Intelligence did not figure largely in anything he did and was often conspicuously absent.

To read is not a virtue; but to read well is an art, and an art that only the born reader can acquire. The gift of reading is no exception to the rule that all natural gifts need to be cultivated by practice and discipline; but unless the innate aptitude exist the training will be wasted. It is the delusion of the mechanical reader to think that intentions may take the place of aptitude.

a genius of savoir faire

the true test of a good government is its aptitude and tendency to produce a good administration

One science only will one genius fit

I think if you have ability and talent in one way, you have it in all ways. I'm not a jack of all trades; I'm a master of many. I don't feel there is anything I can't do if I want to.

Can anybody be given a great degree of creativity? No. They can be given the equipment to develop it-if they have it in them in the first place.

Any time I try to play anything that doesn't come natural, I'm just plain bad.

I don't think nobody's doubting I can play basketball.

They say some people are born with the ability to play golf. I wasn't.

I always say, it's not the shoes; it's the player. If you can hoop, you can hoop.

All good players are interesting.

It is always pleasant to be urged to do something on the ground that one can do it well.

You don't need a college degree to be a good carpenter, welder, plumber, auto mechanic, member of the armed forces, or firefighter.

I check all the boxes. You have a look, in-ring ability, the ability to speak and communicate. I have all that, plus experience.

I can't name a backup point guard better than me in the NBA.

Where a beast would have claws, I was born with talent.

It's a cliche, but most people are good at something, and most people are good at what they're enthusiastic about.

I'm not a natural comedian.

I didn't want to be a comedian. I was just funny. I jumped on stage and found out I was good at it.

I don't think comedic parts come naturally to me.