Quotes by Skills What people most need now is to apply their conversion skills to those things that are essential for their survival. They need to convert facts into logic, free will into purpose, conscience into decision. They need to convert historical experience into a design for a sane world. Norman Cousins perspectiveskillspeople I don't have any oratory skills. But I would not use them if I had. Noam Chomsky oratoryskillsuse I've always felt that one of the mistakes people make is that they try to do something that is just slightly beyond their skill set, and then feel they've failed. Nora Ephron skillsmistakepeople If you play music for no other reason than actually just because you love it, the skills just kinda creep up on you. Nuno Bettencourt guitar-musicskillsplayer You are wise as well as short." "I can also break bricks with my bare hands." "That's a handy skill if you ever find yourself walled up in the basement of an abandoned house by a psychopath. Nora Roberts skillswisehands [First line] “The business of murder took time, patience, skill, and a tolerance for the monotonous. Nora Roberts tolerancelinesskills Mr. Lely, I desire you would use all your skill to paint my picture truly like me, and not flatter me at all; but remark all these roughnesses, pimples, warts, and everything as you see me, otherwise I will never pay a farthing for it. Oliver Cromwell skillsdesirewar Each struggle, each defeat, sharpens your skills and strengths, your courage and your endurance, your ability and your confidence. Og Mandino skillsstruggleinspirational Nobody ever mastered any skill except through intensive persistent and intelligent practice. Norman Vincent Peale intelligentskillspractice In arguing too, the parson own'd his skill, For e'en though vanquish'd he could argue still; While words of learned length and thundering sound Amaz'd the gazing rustics rang'd around; And still they gaz'd, and still the wonder grew That one small head could carry all he knew. Oliver Goldsmith learningskillssound The rascal multitude are the proper targets of the mass media and a public education system geared to obedience and training in needed skills, including the skill of repeating patriotic slogans on timely occasions. Noam Chomsky patrioticmediaskills So I constantly play women who are damaged and out of touch, who are seeking without knowing, or knowing without the skills to transform their lives. But then, that's really the fate of many women today. Olympia Dukakis fateskillsplay The rest of us are still trying to find ways to live in the world with spiritual values. Myself included. We've learned certain skills, we've learned to prevail somewhat, but we've not made it over the mountain. Olympia Dukakis mountainskillstrying Alike all ages. Dames of ancient days Have led their children through the mirthful maze, And the gay grandsire, skill'd in gestic lore, Has frisk'd beneath the burden of threescore. Oliver Goldsmith gayskillschildren Without patience and the skill of a craftsman, even the greatest talent is wasted. Orhan Pamuk craftsmantalentskills The link between literacy and revolutions is a well-known historical phenomenon. The three great revolutions of modern European history -- the English, the French and the Russian -- all took place in societies where the rate of literacy was approaching 50 per cent. Literacy had a profound effect on the peasant mind and community. It promotes abstract thought and enables the peasant to master new skills and technologies, Which in turn helps him to accept the concept of progress that fuels change in the modern world. Orlando Figes technologyskillsprofound The only thing tougher than developing leadership skills is attempting to be successful without them. Orrin Woodward attemptingskillssuccessful Working for incredible talents like Balenciaga and Antonio Castillo, I learned about the immense skill and creativity involved in couture work. Oscar de la Renta creativitytalentskills Artificial flight may be defined as that form of aviation in which a man flies at will in any direction by means of an apparatus attached to his body, the use of which requires personal skill. Artificial flight by a single individual is the proper beginning for all species of artificial flight, as the necessary conditions can most easily be fulfilled when man flies individually. Otto Lilienthal skillsmenmean Seeking is all very well, but holding requires greater talent: Seeking involves some luck; now the demand is for skill. Ovid demandluckskills«7778798081828384858687»
