Quotes about skills
skills apples knowing
My skills weren't that I knew how to design a floppy disk, I knew how to design a printer interface, I knew how to design a modem interface; it was that, when the time came and I had to get one done, I would design my own, fresh, without knowing how other people do it. That was another thing that made me very good. All the best things that I did at Apple came from (a) not having money, and (b) not having done it before, ever. Every single thing that we came out with that was really great, I'd never once done that thing in my life. Jessica Livingston
skills people facts
Fluid intelligence doesn't look much like the capacity to memorise and recite facts, the skills that people have traditionally associated with brainpower. Jamais Cascio
skills historical research
I have certainly amassed many historical research gathering skills. Iris Chang
skills soul understanding
The schematicism by which our understanding deals with the phenomenal world ... is a skill so deeply hidden in the human soul that we shall hardly guess the secret trick that Nature here employs. Immanuel Kant
skills knowing
There is great skill in knowing how to conceal one's skill. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
skills hiding ability
To know how to hide one's ability is great skill.
skills tricks proof
Tricks and treachery are merely proofs of lack of skill.
skills judging trying
But to do its noticing and judging, poetry balances itself on the pinprick of the moment. Slowing down, stopping yourself completely, to read and understand a poem is like trying to acquire an old-fashioned skill.... Ian Mcewan
skills style enthusiasm
My style of playing is more enthusiasm and instinct than skill. Florence Welch
skills organization work-out
Five coordinating mechanisms seem to explain the fundamental ways in which organizations coordinate their work: mutual adjustment, direct supervision, standardization of work processes, standardization of work outputs, and standardization of worker skills. Henry Mintzberg
skills two together
Management and leadership are not separate spheres. The two skills work together in the larger realm of “communityship.
skills long tasks
How long will it be 'till we've turned To the tasks and the skills That we'll have to have learned If we're going to find our place in the future And have something to offer Where this planet's concerned? Jackson Browne
skills storytelling underrated
Storytelling is by far the most underrated skill in business. Gary Vaynerchuk
skills nurture hard
Working hard is a skill you have to nurture! Chris Shiflett
skills pilots use
A superior pilot uses his superior judgment to avoid situations which require the use of his superior skill. Frank Borman
skills luck twenties
So it's probably eighty percent luck and twenty percent skill. Chris LeDoux
skills trying use
I was trying to figure out how to use the skills I had developed in the world of social change. Chris Hughes
skills survival training
If I had to sum up my practical skills, I would use one word: survival. And operating a hedge fund utilized my training in survival to the fullest. George Soros
skills two use
Reason and the ability to use it are two separate skills. Franz Grillparzer
skills people desire
When faced with people who have very limited conversational skills and no apparent desire to cultivate any it's always easier to simply go along. Jeff Lindsay
skills two way
There are two ways to extend a business. Take inventory of what you're good at and extend out from your skills. Or determine what your customers need and work backward, even if it requires learning new skills. Kindle is an example of working backward. Jeff Bezos
skills clay notable
Mitch McConnell, 72, is second only to Henry Clay as the state'€™s most consequential public servant. McConnell's skills have been honed through five terms. He is, however - let us say the worst - not cuddly. National Review has said he has 'an owlish, tight-lipped public demeanor reminiscent of George Will.' Harsh. But true. George Will
skills watches needs
This is something I'd heard him say before: getting angry at another driver for a driving incident is pointless. You need to watch the drivers around you, understand their skill, confidence and aggression levels, and drive with them accordingly. Know who is driving next to you. Any problems that may occur have ultimately been caused by you, because you are responsible for where you are and what you are doing there. Garth Stein
skills cooking quintessential
Patience was not something that came naturally to me, but in cooking it is the quintessential skill. Gail Simmons
skills creative making-love
The creative process is a cocktail of instinct, skill, culture and a highly creative feverishness. It is not like a drug; it is a particular state when everything happens very quickly, a mixture of consciousness and unconsciousness , of fear and pleasure; it's a little like making love, the physical act of love. Francis Bacon
skills difficulty workers
A lot of these industries are having difficulty finding reliable workers with the skills they require. Jerry Rubin
skills nervous natural
That's the most comfortable place for me. In the beginning, yes, I was nervous going on stage. I was not a natural performer. I really had to acquire that skill. Jerry Seinfeld
skills two people
There are more social skills required to talk one-on-one [than to an audience]. You don't have to be socially fluid to talk to two thousand people.
skills
Are your skills up-to-date? Is what you do in demand?
skills entrepreneur asking
One of the best skills of an entrepreneur is the ability to question. By asking new questions, new answers are found. Robert Kiyosaki
skills
Those who have the most skills are the coolest.
skills pretending valuable
Pretending is a very valuable life skill. Meryl Streep
skills connections new-skills
Learning a new skill can change hundreds of millions of cortical connections.