Quotes about Skill

If people knew how hard I worked to get my mastery, it wouldn't seem so wonderful at all.

Talent is a gift, but character is a choice.

Never give a sword to a man who can't dance.

My sword I give to him that shall succeed me in my pilgrimage, and my courage and skill to him that can get it.

Repetition is the mother of character and skill.

Having the right equipment is often the difference between success and failure. To insert a screw, a carpenter doesn't use a knife. When you're under anesthesia, you don't want your surgeon using a chainsaw. A climber on Mount Everest won't use dollar store equipment. Professionals are picky about using the right equipment as they know it can be dangerous if they aren't. Life can be dangerous, too, so it's essential that you use the right equipment.

Intelligence and skill can only function at the peak of their capacity when the body is healthy and strong.

Knowledge without practice is useless. Practice without knowledge is dangerous.

The child who has been taught to make an accurate elevation, plan, and section of a pint pot has had an admirable training in accuracy of eye and hand.

I can't give you 150 takes. I can't even give you 30 different ways of doing it! I don't have the talent or the range for it.

You are the only person on earth who can use your ability.

...because knowledge rapidly deteriorates unless it is used constantly, maintaining within an organization an activity that is used only intermittently guarantees incompetence.