We’re all different, so even though someone is getting a skill before you, it doesn’t mean that you’re not good enough; it just means you have to wait a little bit, and the skill will come when it comes.
One of my first questions when I interview prospective employees is, ‘Do you know how big a sheet of plywood is?’ Most people don’t, and say they are different sizes, but it’s 4′ x 8′. Anyway, working with your hands is a very American thing that we kinda lost here, but it’s an important skill to have.
I would hope there would be a greater appreciation by casual sports fans of the incredible skill and passion of our players.
Growing up, I always wanted to always be something new. I thought if I was an actress, I would have a chance at doing it all. What’s incredible about this profession is every role you play; you learn a different skill set. That really appealed to me.
The purpose of education is to make good human beings with skill and expertise… Enlightened human beings can be created by teachers.
Writing in another person’s voice is a skill you have to develop when you’re working on someone else’s show. But if you can maintain your perspective, that’s what will make you stand out.
Whoever is playing with me, they participate in the arrangement; I learned from Craig Street to really pool the stories and the skill and the voices of everybody around you on the bandstand to build an arrangement in the moment.
To take what I have, they’re going to have to have more than skill and technique. It’s a lot of heart, a lot of determination. That’s just who I am. I’m not messing around out there. I’m not giving it away.
To be one of the world’s top space robotic arm operators is a necessary skill for an astronaut, but it doesn’t have much carry-over.
Given the rapid rate of change, the old paradigm of one-off education followed by a career will no longer work: life-long learning is a must, and it is up to governments and employers to invest in training and for employees to commit to constantly update their skill set.
I would say people are most going to remember me for my skill on the racetrack, first and foremost.
I think our path to the Olympics is a good metaphor for how you build a company. Our skill and commitment grew over time, day by day, stroke by stroke. So, sports are tied well with our entrepreneurial pursuits because you train for a few years, but there is no guarantee that you will succeed.
In the end, success in a shoot-out is being able to perform a particular skill under pressure.
Baseball grew rapidly in favor; the field was ripe. America needed a live outdoor sport, and this game exactly suited the national temperament. It required all the manly qualities of activity, endurance, pluck, and skill peculiar to cricket, and was immeasurably superior to that game in exciting features.
Art is skill, that is the first meaning of the word.
I could put everything I got in the bank on my abilities and skill and will, and what I’m capable of doing in the ring.
I just happen to have one of those skill sets that allows me to work in my underwear.
My style of playing is more enthusiasm and instinct than skill.
Some people, through luck and skill, end up with a lot of assets. If you’re good at kicking a ball, writing software, investing in stocks, it pays extremely well.
I developed an interesting skill set in that I was able to create a network and create experiences and environment – I built this decadent playground for men. It might have been successful, but it wasn’t important. It didn’t have any true meaning.
It’s very easy to say take a player, a world-class player out of the system of playing and just push him into a coaching role but coaching is a whole other thing. It’s a skill.
A team may have some great players, but typically, the team that works best together does the best. I look at running Broadcom in the same way. We have a culture where people have different skill sets, but they are happy to leverage their skills to help others and to help the company.
The right of each individual in any relation to secure to himself the full benefits of his intelligence, his capacity, his industry and skill are among the inalienable inheritances of humanity.
The interest in it is growing, and I think seeing players like me succeed in Ligue 1 is proof to futsal players that it is possible. It proves that there is more than one route to take, and more players are getting noticed due to their high skill levels.
The arts are valuable because they increase our sense of what it means to be human, not because of any specific skill or ability they confer.
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!
There are very few actors who are truly good at improvising; that’s a real skill.
I was naive. Before ‘Larrikins,’ I thought passion, hard work, and a skill set will mean that anything you want to do will get done. I don’t think that anymore.
I love what I do. I love getting to talk with these people, and I feel like I’m learning something every day. You also have to be a really good listener, which I think is an underestimated skill.
I see a minimum living wage as a long-term solution, but I’m not sure that’s my favorite. I think society benefits if all the human race is empowered and aspiring to do great things. Giving people the skill sets to do great things will take work.
I don’t think of myself as a comedian, but as an artist, a scientist and chemist who just happens to be funny. I started doing stand-up to add another level to my game. I feel that I’m a young rookie with a veteran’s skill.
Acting is many things. Acting is playing lines, of course, but it’s much more profound than that. Acting is truth-telling and trying to find the truth in a human situation, which will be sketched out by a screenwriter with all the skill that a screenwriter can do; but in the end, that’s just the map of the journey.
I am always interested in good performance, always tried to improve my skill as an actor.
The skill of telemarketing does not necessarily translate into governing.
I wish I was better at art. I love some of the great artists of the 19th century and, compared to them, I just feel I lack this technique that they had. They have so much skill.
Humor – I see it as a survival skill.
While training is important to fine-tune one’s skill set, in my case, the exhaustive theatre experience and the grind of rehearsals ensured an easy transition into different roles.
I play poker, a game where there is no edge but the luck of the deal and the skill of the player.
The hardest skill to master was finding the right lash for my eye. Eyes are the windows to the soul, and some windows need blinds instead of curtains.
He’s got the look. He’s got the ability to speak. He’s got the ability to step in the ring and back it up with his wrestling skill. It’s an amazing, unique combination that Ricky Starks has.
When I think about the skill level of Andrey Koreshkov, he is at the top of his game and at an elite level.
Just being known for a skill you’ve worked on your entire life is an amazing feeling.
I thought poker might be a perfect environment to start to learn probabilistic decision-making, and to live what it means to have skill versus chance and to see how that played out. I would dive in head first into the poker world.
I love period pieces. It’s where my skill sets lie, with the horseback riding, the sword fighting and the accents. I love that world, and I love working on those big, epic shows. That’s what I hope to find myself in, in the future.
I always say to students, ‘You’re never going to have all the skills, but you have to have a skill.’
‘Dog Days’ was recorded with pens and the wall, and half a stolen drum kit that was out of tune, in what was basically a cupboard. The only instrument I could really play was my voice, so we just layered everything a hundred times. It was enthusiasm over skill.
I’ve tested for I-don’t-know-how-many pilots, and I didn’t get any of them. I would always try to go off the top and make it as spontaneous as possible, but acting in sitcoms is such a skill set, and I didn’t have it. I wish I did back when I was younger.
The fact that I will be a relentless rebounder and I will go for every rebound. That’s a skill.
Speaking fluent English – like doing long division or successfully rewiring a 220-volt electrical outlet – is not a skill you’re born with. It’s something you learn, occasionally even by opening some old dictionary.
Jon Jones’ skill set is unique. Jon Jones goes out there and does video game moves that the announcers can’t even call because they’ve never seen them before.
I did everything the wrong way round. I started in an odd place, with the wrong skill set and arguably worked backwards. I began my television career in Hong Kong, making longer format films from around Asia, then I went to the other extreme – presenting local London news.
All we have is our talent. That’s what’s great about the division, you can see things that 125-pound guys can do that some other guys can’t. All we have is our skill.
What is clear to me is that social media is a skill and you have to keep working at it. But it hasn’t taken over my life. I think I use it, it doesn’t use me.
