Quotes about Skills

We need a lot more technically literate people. The computers are the tools that are going to solve essentially all problems, and the people who can use them better will be more effective.

people have character strength but they lack communication skills, and that undoubtedly affects the quality of relationships as well.

He that is good with a hammer tends to think everything is a nail.

There are, of course, situations where people have character strength but they lack communication skills, and that undoubtedly affects the quality of relationships as well.

You can cut down a tree with a hammer, but it takes about 30 days. If you trade the hammer for an ax, you can cut it down in about 30 minutes. The difference between 30 days and 30 minutes is skills.

a promotion is not a move up the ladder; it is a move toward your call. Don't let someone "promote" you out of your call. Look for ways to align your job with your skills. This

Each of you has your own gift from God; one has this gift, another has that. 1 Corinthians 7:7 NIV

It's not what you know but the kind of job you do that makes the difference.

The professional respects his craft. He does not consider himself superior to it. He recognizes the contributions of those who have gone before him. He apprentices himself to them. The professional dedicates himself to mastering technique not because he believes technique is a substitute for inspiration but because he wants to be in possession of the full arsenal of skills when inspiration does come.

Often volunteer work leads to employment.

Education is not a thing apart from life—not a "system," nor a philosophy; it is direct teaching how to live and how to work.

My aim in homeschooling is to give my children the ability to be an adult learner, a skill set that will last the rest of their lives.