Quotes about Skill
Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will be stationed in the presence of kings; he will not stand before obscure men.
- Proverbs 22:29
If the axe is dull and the blade unsharpened, more strength must be exerted, but skill produces success.
- Ecclesiastes 10:10
If the snake bites before it is charmed, there is no profit for the charmer.
- Ecclesiastes 10:11
He will spread out his hands within it, as a swimmer spreads his arms to swim. His pride will be brought low, despite the skill of his hands.
- Isaiah 25:11
How skillfully you pursue love! Even the most immoral of women could learn from your ways.
- Jeremiah 2:33
The men of Sidon and Arvad were your oarsmen. Your men of skill, O Tyre, were there as your captains.
- Ezekiel 27:8
By your great skill in trading you have increased your wealth, but your heart has grown proud because of it.
- Ezekiel 28:5
Indeed, you are to them like a singer of love songs with a beautiful voice, who skillfully plays an instrument. They hear your words but do not put them into practice.
- Ezekiel 33:32
She is skilled at communicating the 'context' for her comments with the goal of ensuring understanding.
- Patrick Lencioni
The people most likely to grasp that wealth can be created are the ones who are good at making things, the craftsmen. Their hand-made objects become store-bought ones.
- Paul Graham
To become really good at anything,you have to practice and repeat, practice and repeat, until the technique becomes intuitive
- Paulo Coelho
Art calls for complete mastery of techniques, developed by reflection within the soul.
- Bruce Lee