Money is of no value; it cannot spend itself. All depends on the skill of the spender.
And so, at the age of thirty, I had successively disgraced myself with three fine institutions, each of which had made me free of its full and rich resources, had trained me with skill and patience, and had shown me nothing but forbearance and charity when I failed in trust.
Strength and skill are happy comrades.
Force has no place where there is need of skill
I believe that one of the most dignified ways we are capable of, to assert and then reassert our dignity in the face of poverty and war's fears and pains, is to nourish ourselves with all possible skill, delicacy, and ever-increasing enjoyment.
'Tis skill, not strength, that governs a ship.
It must be confessed that it takes considerable skill to produce the best kind of lies. It is in the hands of first-class photographers only - and perhaps the indifferent ones - that photography can lie.
Thinking is the ultimate human resource. Yet we can never be satisfied with our most important skill. No matter how good we become, we should always want to be better
Some artists approach their 'why?' intuitively, and work toward giving it a voice through their technical skill. Others begin as technicians, and develop, or discover, their 'why?' as they become stronger communicators.
Once the true relationship between inflation and unemployment is understood, with luck and skill, a free lunch is possible.
The ability to sell is the number one skill in business. If you cannot sell, don't bother thinking about becoming a business owner.
Not only do I know how to milk a cow, but I know how to herd a bunch of cows, too, which is a life skill that I think may come in handy someday.
Learning is the new skill. Imagination, creation and asking new questions are at its core.
What can be more foolish than to think that all this rare fabric of heaven and earth could come by chance, when all the skill of art is not able to make an oyster!
Virtue runs before the muse, and defies her skill; she is rapt and doth refuse to wait a painter's will.
To listen with empathy is the most important human skill.
Demandred blocked Lan's attack but he breathed hoarsely. "Who are you?" Demandred whispered again. "No one of this Age has such skill. Asmodean? No, no. He couldn't have fought me like this. Lews Therin? It is you behind that face, isn't it?" "I am just a man," Lan whispered. "That is all I have ever been.
Talent you have naturally. Skill is only developed by hours and hours and hours of beating on your craft.
The life of man is like a game with dice; if you don't get the throw you want, you must show your skill in making the best of the throw you get.
I feel like when there's so much conversation about women's athletics right now, we need to focus on their performance and their skill.