Skills Quotes - Page 21

• When a nation forgets her skill in war, when her religion becomes a mockery, when the whole nation becomes a nation of money-grabbers, then the wild tribes, the barbarians drive in... Who will our invaders be? From whence will they come?

  Robert E. Howard

  War, Barbarians, Tribes

  Letter to Tevis Clyde Smith, July 1923.

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• I had always felt that I was an observer, never a participant; that I was watching from behind a thick glass wall as people went about the business of living--and did it with such ease, with a skill that they took for granted and that I had never known.

  Tana French

  Wall, Glasses, People

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• Be warned - Hammond does tend to be a bit optimistic about these kind of things. If the army were made up of one-legged mutes, he would praise their balance and their listening skills.

  Brandon Sanderson

  Optimistic, Army, Listening

  Brandon Sanderson (2011). “Mistborn Trilogy”, p.278, Macmillan

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• There is no greater fame for a man than that which he wins with his footwork or the skill of his hands.

  Homer

  Winning, Men, Hands

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• Five," she said. Her lips and cheeks were flushed, but her gaze was steady. "Five?" Gabriel echoed blankly. "My rating," she said, and smiled at him. "Your skill and technique may, perhaps, require work, but the native talent is certainly there. What you require is practice." "And you are willing to be my tutor?" "I should be very insulted if you chose another," Cecily said, and leaned up to kiss him again.

  Cassandra Clare

  Kissing, Practice, Technique

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• You replaced me with a shaved poodle?” “He’s got mad skills.” Derek’s eyebrows crept up. “He can vomit and urinate at the same time and he doesn’t make fun of my car.

  Ilona Andrews

  Fun, Eyebrows, Mad

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• Disgust with injustice may sharpen the desire for justice. Readers who don’t see this connection merely wish to be entertained, and I have neither skill nor desire to turn the agony of a people into entertainment.

  Ayi Kwei Armah

  Agony, People, Justice

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• I liked discussion and debate and thought that these skills fit well with law. I also had an interest in justice - and later learned that sometimes law and justice actually agree!

  Harold H. Greene

  Law, Justice, Sometimes

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• She explained that many people, but especially women, feel fraudulent when they are praised for their accomplishments. Instead of feeling worthy of recognition, they feel undeserving and guilty, as if a mistake has been made. Despite being high achievers, even experts in their fields, women can't seem to shake the sense that it is only a matter of time until they are found out for who they really are- impostors with limited skills or abilities.

  Sheryl Sandberg

  Mistake, People, Accomplishment

  Sheryl Sandberg (2014). “Lean In for Graduates”, p.37, Knopf

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• Money is a life skill – and as parents, grandparents, interested adults – it's up to us to make sure our children are prepared for the financial world they are going to face.

  Sharon Lechter

  Children, Grandparent, Adults

  FaceBook post by Sharon Lechter from Oct 04, 2013

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• Quietly Sophronia added, "And the soot on my dress, sir?" "I didn't see anything." Professor Braithwope smiled down at her, showing a small hint of fang. Sophronia grinned back. "I'm glad we understand each other, sir." The vampire looked out into the night. "This is the right finishing school for you, isn't it, whot?" "Yes sir, I think it might very well be." "A piece of advice, Miss Temminnick?" "Sir?" "It is a great skill to have friends in low places. They, too, have things to teach you." "Now, sir, I thought you didn't see any soot.

  Gail Carriger

  School, Night, Thinking

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• The particular skill that allows you to talk your way out of a murder rap, or convince your professor to move you from the morning to the afternoon section, is what the psychologist Robert Sternberg calls "practical intelligence." To Sternberg, practical intelligence includes things like "knowing what to say to whom, knowing when to say it, and knowing how to say it for for maximum effect.

  Malcolm Gladwell

  Morning, Rap, Moving

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• ...where's the skill in being a hero if you were always destined to do it?

  China Mieville

  Hero, Destined, Ifs

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• We have the Noble Desire to help others and benefit the world, without expecting any return or recognition. What makes us great is not our knowledge, skill, money, or power. What makes us great is not our knowledge, skill, money, or power. What makes us truly great is this noble desire, this passion that transcends all separation, goes beyond one's limitations, and wants to hug others and embrace the whole world. This is not something that we need to learn, because we already have it. It just needs to be acknowledged and awakened.

  Ilchi Lee

  Passion, Helping Others, Hug

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• It doesn't take skill to stand in a place were no bullets find you, or to fire into the dark and hit a man you didn't see.

  Veronica Roth

  Dark, Men, Fire

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• But all I could see was her. No skill of mine, no artist anywhere, could’ve immortalized how gorgeous she was. It was impossible to believe she’d ever had any doubts about her body. The firelight shone on her skin, golden and perfect, making her look like some radiant goddess of legend. I wanted to kneel before her and offer eternal obedience.

  Richelle Mead

  Believe, Artist, Perfect

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• DUEL, n. A formal ceremony preliminary to reconciliation of two enemies. Great skill is necessary to its satisfactory observance; if awkwardly performed . . . deplorable consequences sometimes ensue. A long time ago a man lost his life.

  Ambrose Bierce

  Life, Time, Men

  Ambrose Bierce (2001). “The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary”, p.60, University of Georgia Press

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• Today is a goblet day. The whole heavens have been mingled with exquisite skill to a delicious flavor, and the crystal cup put to every lip. Breathing is like ethereal drinking. It is a luxury simply to exist.

  Henry Ward Beecher

  Drinking, Breathing, Luxury

  Henry Ward Beecher (1862). “Eyes and Ears”, p.72

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• Each struggle, each defeat, sharpens your skills and strengths, your courage and your endurance, your ability and your confidence.

  Og Mandino

  Inspirational, Struggle, Endurance

  Og Mandino (2011). “The Greatest Salesman in the World”, p.25, Bantam

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• The secret of the true love of work is the hope of success in that work; not for the money reward, for the time spent, or for the skill exercised, but for the successful result in the accomplishment of the work itself.

  Sidney Abram Weltmer

  Love, Success, Money

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• With more than half the population now checking their account balances more often as a direct result of the downturn, and with more of us comparing prices in virtually every market, it is natural to turn budget management into a skill, an accomplishment, a badge of lifestyle success.

  Joe Staton

  Business, Accomplishment, Balance

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• Whatever skills I have acquired, whatever gifts I have been given, I place them at Your service.

  Saint Augustine

  Catholic, Given, Has Beens

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• The height of artistic skill is to know how to conceal the mechanical effort and strain beneath harmonious calm.

  August Bournonville

  Dance, Effort, Height

  August Bournonville (1979). “My theatre life”, Wesleyan

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• Business skills, when well applied, can do more than just make money. They can potentially make money and do some real good, which is immensely satisfying. To do that, it's important to think outside the box, take risks, and be an entrepreneur.

  Jeffrey Skoll

  Business, Real, Thinking

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• It is a novel kind of supremacy, the best that life can offer, to have as servants by skill those who by nature are our masters.

  Baltasar Gracian

  Work, Kind, Supremacy

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