1,149 Quotes About Skills

  • Author Sherry Turkle
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    It’s a way of life to be always texting and when you looks at these texts it really is thoughts in formation. I do studies where I just sit for hours and hours at red lights watching people unable to tolerate being alone. Its as though being along has become a problem that needs to be solved and then technology presents itself as a solution to this problem…Being alone is not a problem that needs to be solved. The capacity for solitude is a very important human skill.

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  • Author Sun Tzu
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    The successful person has unusual skill at dealing with conflict and ensuring the best outcome for all.

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  • Author Tertullian
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    For those women sin against God when they rub their skin with ointments, stain their cheeks with rouge, and make their eyes prominent with antimony. To them, I suppose, the artistic skill of God is displeasing!

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  • Author Twyla Tharp
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    Traveling the paths of greatness, even in someone else's footprints, is a vital means to acquiring skill.

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  • Author Twyla Tharp
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    Without passion, all the skill in the world won't lift you above craft. Without skill, all the passion in the world will leave you eager but floundering. Combining the two is the essence of the creative life.

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  • Author Twyla Tharp
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    Skill is how you close the gap between what you can see in your mind's eye and what you can produce; the more skill you have, the more sophisticated and accomplished your ideas can be. With absolute skill comes absolute confidence.

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