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Skill and confidence are an unconquered army.

Skill and confidence are an unconquered army.

Quote by George Herbert

Maybe the Dalai Lama is the only person who is totally...

Maybe the Dalai Lama is the only person who is totally honest, and even with him, he's skillful not to hurt anybody. He's skillful.

Quote by Richard Gere about man, people

The accumulation of skill and science which has been directed to diminish the difficulty of producing manufactured goods, has not been beneficial to that country alone in which it is concentrated; distant kingdoms have participated in its advantages.

Quote by Charles Babbage about concentration, difficulties, science, country

I'm a writer first and an editor second... or maybe third or even fourth. Successful editing requires a very specific set of skills, and I don't claim to have all of them at my command.

Quote by Lynn Abbey about writers

Head Start's ability to improve the educational skills and opportunities of Latino children will be an important component of America's future success.

Quote by Joe Baca about chance, heads, ability, future, children

So the skills required of our translators, interrogators, ...

So the skills required of our translators, interrogators, and human intelligence operators in Iraq are enormously demanding.

Quote by John Abizaid about intelligence, human imperfections

A new star with a tremendous national appeal, the skill...

A new star with a tremendous national appeal, the skill of a consummate showman.

Quote by Russell Baker about celebrity

I consider an human soul without education like marble in the quarry, which shows none of its inherent beauties till the skill of the polisher fetches out the colours, makes the surface shine, and discovers every ornamental cloud, spot and vein...

Quote by Joseph Addison about education, body, soul, human imperfections

Homer has taught all other poets the art of telling lies...

Homer has taught all other poets the art of telling lies skillfully.

Quote by Aristotel about poetry, poets, art, magic

I'll always be there because I'm a skilled professional...

I'll always be there because I'm a skilled professional actor. Whether or not I've any talent is beside the point.

Quote by Michael Caine about actors, talent

The man who will use his skill and constructive imagination to see how much he can give for a dollar, instead of how little he can give for a dollar, is bound to succeed.

Quote by Henry Ford about imagination, use, man

Force has no place where there is need of skill.

Force has no place where there is need of skill.

Quote by Herodotus about force, police, need

If your determination is fixed, I do not counsel you to despair. Few things are impossible to diligence and skill. Great works are performed not by strength, but perseverance.

Quote by Samuel Johnson about perseverance, determination, moral, despair, impossible, things

Your social skills will be lacking, if all your anecdotes...

Your social skills will be lacking, if all your anecdotes deal with blood.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about medicine, blood

The more skilled you are at something, the worse you are...

The more skilled you are at something, the worse you are at it when showing someone.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about expectation

The highly skilled workers at Lima have enabled the plant to grow far beyond its original mission, now providing a wide variety of cutting-edge military vehicles and equipment to the Army, Navy, and Marine Corps.

Quote by Michael Oxley about work, workers

Masochism is a valuable job skill.

Masochism is a valuable job skill.

Quote by Chuck Palahniuk about work

For it is we who must pray for our daily bread, and if He...

For it is we who must pray for our daily bread, and if He grants it to us, it is only through our labour, our skill and preparation.

Quote by Paracelsus about pray

I think management is about just that managing people via...

I think management is about just that managing people via man-to-man skills.

Quote by Stuart Pearce about opinion, man, people

Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.

Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.

Quote by Lester B. Pearson about politics, objects, use

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