1,149 Quotes About Skills

  • Author Robert A. Heinlein
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    Marrying Gretchen is a good idea, darling; I would enjoy bringing her up. Teaching her to shoot, helping her with her first baby, coaching her in how to handle a knife, working out with her in martial arts, all the homey domestic skills a girl needs in this modern world.

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  • Author Earl Rognvald
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    As Earl Rognvald of Orkney in in the Orkenyinga Saga (1200 AD) tells us: "I can play at Tafi, Nine skills I know, Rarely I forget the Runes, I know of Books and Smithing, I know how to slide on skis, Shoot and row well enough, Each of the Two arts I know, Harp playing and speaking poetry.

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  • Author Leonard Wibberly
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    I made the valuable discovery that practicing wasn't a matter of time at all. It was a matter of intensity. Five minutes spent working consciously and hard at the elimination of an error, was worth five hours just playing away ignoring errors as if they hadn't happened.

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  • Author Emi Iyalla
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    Paper qualification is no longer enough, and the idea of sitting in the office and doing repetitive paperwork is fast phasing out, automation is taking over the “non-thinking” jobs. Everybody has to actually contribute a utility to thrive in the new society we have collectively created if they want to remain relevant.

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  • Author Rick Justice
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    Presenting is not simply about aesthetics or making things pretty; it’s about creating meaning. It’s about being present. I need to ensure that every person in the audience believes I’m having an individual conversation with them. That is my goal.

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