Skill Quotes
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Telling a joke is like doing a linguistic pirouette. If you fall flat, it means not only that you don't have the wherewithal to do it well but also that you have misjudged your own skill, that you are fool enough to undertake something you can't finish -- and that lack of self-control or self-knowledge is a lack of grace.
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Light enhances but its shadow deletes, thus giving the picture its depth, its third dimension and its subtractive properties... I believe that commitment and technical skill can be achieved by means of one's own will and study , while fantasy and passion are more valuable because they are innate and inescapably peculiar assets.
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It's a very important skill set for an actor to be able to bring the humor into any moment, whether you're doing drama or comedy.
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I have a skill set that often helps me get through hurtful moments or experiences. However, sometimes when the pain cuts really deep, my normal go-to exercises just won't work.
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There are many out there who proudly call themselves critics, but I have come to see that many of those critics have never tested their own skill.
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You don't need great skill to be a tough rebounder; being a rebounder is all about effort, determination, and physicality.
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To play with correctness and skill the ends of games, is an important but a very rare accomplishment, expect among the magnates of the game.
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Champions have to have the skill and the will. But the will must be stronger than the skill.
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Thrift is care and scruple in the spending of one's means. It is not a virtue and it requires neither skill nor talent.
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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.
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Skill is fine, and genius is splendid, but the right contacts are more valuable than either.
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Speech is highly elliptical. It would scarcely be endurable otherwise. Ellipsis is indispensable to the writer or speaker who wants to be brief and pithy, but it can easily cause confusion and obscurity and must be used with skill.
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Any manual skill gives its practitioner much personal pleasure, particularly when it is one that admits of constant improvement.
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We have got to wake up in this country and realize that we are not a great team. We coach too much at a young age and we take the skill away from our youngsters.
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If you stop doing a skill you've done for years for any period of time, there's an adjustment period to get it back. In anything you do. Motor skills won't work as fast, because repetition is everything.
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It's nice when I get offered small parts. But I really think that 'SNL' is what my skill set is best designed for.
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Without Knowledge, Skill cannot be focused. Without Skill, Strength cannot be brought to bear and without Strength, Knowledge may not be applied.
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People doubted me, said I lacked skill. I'm just trying to stay consistent, use my minutes wisely, and do what I can with the opportunity.
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To measure up takes skill, but to err is an art.
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She sent him a warm and gentle wind, and Lord Odysseus was happy as he set his sails to catch the breeze. He sat beside the steering oar and used his skill to steer the raft.
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It is not so much upon the number of exercises, as the care with which they are done, that progreses and skill depend.
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Let their music skill speak for itself. If they are producing good tracks and are resonating with their fans, or even gaining new fans, then that's great.
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We both played last night and I think both teams were a little worn down. In those situations, talent can get you through a game and Slovakia has a lot of skill.
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Those of us who teach math should try to turn this bug into a feature. We should be up front about the fact that word problems force us to make simplifying assumptions. That’s a valuable skill—it’s called mathematical modeling.
