There are a lot of guys out there with skills who have not contributed to the evolution of the instrument. It's about more than that. . . it's an emotive language, an aesthetic. Skill is an aspect, but it's what you do with that skill, or say with that skill, that matters.
In life, as in whist, hope nothing from the way cards may be dealt to you. Play the cards, whatever they be, to the best of your skill.
I'm magnetic," she whispered, half awed and half horrified. "I hope you don't start sticking to fridges and stuff," I said in disbelief. Fang dropped down next to me, and the Gasman joined us, squishing in next to Nudge. "What's going on?" Fang asked. "I'm Magnet Girl!" Nudge said, already coming to terms with her new skill.
Yesterday they called it coincidence. Today it's synchronicity. Tomorrow they'll call it skill.
Like a lawyer, the human brain wants victory, not truth; and, like a lawyer, it is sometimes more admirable for skill than virtue.
No matter how substandard you feel your skill or talent may be, If you never produce your art, the world will always remain deprived of it.
Skill in concentrating and steadying the mind is the basis for all types of meditation.
Intelligence is not creative; judgment is not creative. If a sculptor is nothing but skill and mind, his hands will be without genius.
A true master will not deceive an able disciple. You are hampered by the limits you set and no limit can be set on skill.
Marriage doesn't just happen! It takes a solid set of decisions, a huge amount of skill and enormous willpower.
It needs more skill than I can tell To play the second fiddle well.
A shot that goes in the cup is pure luck, but a shot to within two feet of the flag is skill.
If you have the skill, then you can move as you age.
There are many prejudices about art, and first among them is that it is a skill and that there are definite rules.
I never did one thing right in my life, you know that? Not one. That takes skill.
We postpone our literary work until we have more ripeness and skill to write, and we one day discover that our literary talent wasa youthful effervescence which we have now lost.
Learning how to learn is life's most important skill.
What one skill, if you developed it, could have the greatest positive impact on your career? This is the key to your future.
I'm often asked, Which is more important--attitude or skill? The answer is that it's somewhat like asking which leg of a three-legged stool is most important. It is my complete conviction, based on a considerable amount of research, that if you have the right attitude, combined with the right skills, and build your attitude and your skills on a solid character base, you can enjoy long-lasting success.
To be rash is to be bold without shame and without skill.