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Skill Quotes

He that wrestles with us strengthens our nerves and sharpens our skill. Our antagonist is our helper.

Skill Us He Our Antagonist Helper

Let each man pass his days in that wherein his skill is greatest.

Sextus Propertius

Man Skill Days Greatest Pass His

The marketing of my movies is something I have no control over! I usually am shown things to give input beforehand. Some directors get really involved with that, but it's not what I do. I don't know anything about marketing; it's not my skill set!

Scott Derrickson

Control Marketing Skill Know Movies

It's true; I have a skill and it's... it has not related to acting, it's not related to auditions, it's not related to studios, not related to public whim. It's whether I'm funny or not and whether I can entertain people.

Funny People Acting I Can Skill

Here's my take on Andy Kaufman... For Kaufman, comedy was a skill that was open for examination. He didn't just do comedy, he deconstructed it like it was a transistor set. He pulled out all the wires and switched them around, often in front of our very eyes.

Eyes Comedy Skill Open Out Here

The skill set for hockey is so specific to skating and if you haven't been skating as a kid it's impossible to play - and I wasn't a skater.

Impossible Hockey You Play Skill

I was always wrapped around music being a tradition, a skill.

Music Tradition Skill Always Being

Conscious listening is very largely overlooked in the mainstream of education. It's such an important skill in life. And yet we expect children to pick it up from home or from peers informally.

Julian Treasure

Life Education Home Children Skill

I think that no one, or very few, are born as good presenters. It's a skill that you learn.

Good Think Learn You Born Skill

I became good at defending myself, but as far as I was concerned, that was a transient skill.

Good Myself Skill Far Concerned

Ignorance and bungling with love are better than wisdom and skill without.

Henry David Thoreau

Love Wisdom Ignorance Better Skill

My job when I'm acting in a movie is very limited to playing a role. I'm not evaluating somebody. I'm only evaluating them insofar as they're interacting with me, but I'm not evaluating their skill set and I don't watch the movies, so I'm not aware of the way they're putting things together.

Jesse Eisenberg

Together Job Me Acting Skill Movies

I'm not capable of wielding the guitar like Jimmy Page, one of my all-time favorite guitarists. My skill set is more based on the grinding, sort of human heartbeat - almost playing the guitar more like a drum.

Guitar Page Skill More Human Drum

Preferring healthful foods is a skill, and skills take practice and perseverance to develop.

Perseverance Practice Skill Skills

Whenever you trace the origin of a skill or practices which played a crucial role in the ascent of man, we usually reach the realm of play.

Man Reach You Play Skill Role

The one-v-ones and stuff, that's a special skill in and of itself. That's the sizzle. Fans love that.

Love Skill Special Fans Stuff

I don't think Michael Bloomberg would say that his greatest skill is delivering the speech. He would say he's more of a nuts-and-bolts mayor-picking up the trash, dealing with the school system.

School Think Speech Skill Say Trash

I don't know how to work a room. It's a real skill.

Matthew McConaughey

Work Skill Know Real Room How

I always think that the ability to fight and defend oneself is a skill that every man should have but endeavour never to use, you know?

Man Fight Think You Skill Know

The educational highlights I remember were not in the classroom. My father spent a lot of time with me when he could. He taught me how to take square roots, a skill I have retained but do not use often, except to check that I still remember.

Father Time Me Roots Remember Skill

When a country has the skill and self-confidence to take action against its biggest problems, it makes outsiders eager to be a part of it.

Action Problems Self-Confidence Skill

It is far more difficult to be simple than to be complicated; far more difficult to sacrifice skill and easy execution in the proper place, than to expand both indiscriminately.

Simple Sacrifice Easy Place Skill

There are very few actors who are truly good at improvising; that's a real skill.

Good Skill Real Who Few Very

Faro is a game of chance, essentially, with no skill involved. You bet against the bank, and the bank almost always wins.

Game Chance You Skill Bank Always

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