#kills

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. ↗

— Lynn Abbey

#command #editing #editor #even #first

It is not in giving life but in risking life that man is raised above the animal; that is why superiority has been accorded in humanity not to the sex that brings forth but to that which kills. ↗

— Simone de Beauvoir

#accorded #animal #been #brings #forth

When I grow up, maybe I will be the first one to circle the sea. Or maybe I will just spend all my day doing everything my way. Maybe I will be in a world of my own I just hope not alone. I just know that whatever I do I will never, ever forget about you. ↗

— Oliver Neubert

#avid-reader #coming-of-age #fable #female-protagonist #life-skills

We have different personalities and different skills and the kind of things that we do, we can do together that neither of us can do separately. We've been working together so closely that it's kind of hard to decide what's my work and what's her work, it's ours really. ↗

— Guy Burgess

#closely #decide #different #different personalities #hard

I think anyone about to leave one job not surprisingly would use their knowledge, their experience, their skills drawn from their previous positions to try and earn a living in the future. That's what happens in all interviews. ↗

— Geoff Hoon

#anyone #drawn #earn #experience #future

If you have a coach helping you, developing your skills alongside you, that's when you're on your way to becoming not just a participant but achieving. ↗

— Lynn Davies

#alongside #becoming #coach #developing #helping

Reckless capitalism kills black people. ↗

— Mos Def

#capitalism #kills #people #reckless

I wasn't really the most charming person, socially - it took me a long time to develop my people skills - but the one place I was always comfortable was onstage, acting or singing. ↗

— Zooey Deschanel

#always #charming #comfortable #develop #i

Slowly the poison the whole blood stream fills. It is not the effort nor the failure tires. The waste remains, the waste remains and kills. ↗

— William Empson

#effort #failure #fills #kills #nor

You must immerse yourself in your work. You have to fall in love with your work … You must dedicate your life to mastering your skill. That’s the secret of success. ↗

— Chef Jiro

#mastery-of-skills #success #life