Skills Quotes — Page 43

Writer

“Running taught me to have faith in my skills as a writer. I learned how much I can demand of myself, when I need a break, and when the break starts to get too long. I known how hard I am allowed to push myself.”

Long Running Skills

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Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Writer

“If one acts rightly and honestly, it is difficult to decide whether it is the effect of integrity or skill.”

Skills Integrity Difficult

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Lee Atwater

Political Consultant

“My childhood, adolescence and high school days are unusually important. If there has ever been a time that I developed a uniqueness and sense of humor and the ability to organize, it was then. In those early days, I developed the skills that gave me a certain degree of success in American politics.”

School Skills Childhood

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George Carlin

Comedian, Actor

“I was a class clown, of the classic term for it. I would get the work done easily, and then I would try to deprive other people of their educations. I developed skills for mimicry, and I was a good showoff. I knew how to get attention, and I knew how to do it in a positive funny way.”

People Class Skills

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George Carlin

Comedian, Actor

“I always knew I could hold people's attention and make them laugh every 30 or 40 seconds, and I got approval and attention for that, so the behavior was reinforced. Later, that became an important skill on the street corner.”

People Laughing Skills

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Franklin D. Roosevelt

Politician

“We have the men--the skill--the wealth--and above all, the will.... We must be the great arsenal of democracy.”

Men War Skills

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Marilyn Johnson

Author, Journalist

“Good librarians are natural intelligence operatives. They possess all of the skills and characteristics required for that work: curiosity, wide-ranging knowledge, good memories, organization and analytical aptitude, and discretion.”

Memories Skills Organization

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Leo Tolstoy

Novelist, Philosopher

“It seems as though mankind has forgotten the laws of its divine Saviour, Who preached love and forgiveness of injuries—and that men attribute the greatest merit to skill in killing one another.”

Men Law Skills

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Henri Nouwen

Theologian, Author

“I still believe that the university is a place where people can develop their minds and learn skills, but also they can develop their personalities and their spiritual life.”

Believe Spiritual Skills

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George R. R. Martin

Novelist, Screenwriter

“I believe that a writer learns from every story he writes, and when you try different things, you learn different lessons. Working with other writers, as in Hollywood or in a shared world series, will also strengthen your skills, by exposing you to new ways of seeing the work, and different approaches to certain creative challenges.”

Believe Writing Skills

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George Washington

Military Leader, Politician

“For myself the delay [in assuming the office of the President] may be compared with a reprieve; for in confidence I assure you, with the world it would obtain little credit that my movements to the chair of Government will be accompanied by feelings not unlike those of a culprit who is going to the place of his execution: so unwilling am I, in the evening of a life nearly consumed in public cares, to quit a peaceful abode for an Ocean of difficulties, without that competency of political skill, abilities and inclination which is necessary to manage the helm.”

Government Ocean Skills

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George Will

Political Commentator, Author

“[President George W.] Bush - never mind his well-crafted set speeches; listen to him as he leans on a lectern, chatting to an audience of carpenters - is completely comfortable being himself, a skill still eluding Gore in his 55th year.”

Years Mind Skills

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