#kills

In a way she actually preferred Peter to other people because of this. He always acted out of intelligent self-interest. ↗

— Orson Scott Card

#people-skills #self-interest #intelligence

Do the thing you're good at. Not many people are lucky enough to be so good at something. ↗

— John Green

#love #people #skills #love

Perhaps you have been wondering about how you will win the tournaments of life. This is an important moment of your life. Just know where your goals are. Dress in the jersey of action and enter the game of vision! Work with your talents, skills, and tactics and with determination! Don’t commit any foul; don’t put yourself on an offside position. Be at the right place at the right time. Attack your failures and defend your goals; look up and watch the time because the whistle may blow at any time. Don’t waste the chances you get! Target the goals and with winning in focus, you will be there! ↗

— Israelmore Ayivor

#determination #focus #goals #impact #israelmore-ayivor

Sex, whatever else it is, is an athletic skill. The more you practice, the more you can, the more you want to, the more you enjoy it, the less it tires you. ↗

— Robert A. Heinlein

#practice #sex #skills #cat

Dr. Watson's summary list of Sherlock Holmes's strengths and weaknesses: "1. Knowledge of Literature: Nil. 2. Knowledge of Philosophy: Nil. 3. Knowledge of Astronomy: Nil. 4. Knowledge of Politics: Feeble. 5. Knowledge of Botany: Variable. Well up in belladonna, opium, and poisons generally. Knows nothing of practical gardening. 6. Knowledge of Geology: Practical but limited. Tells at a glance different soils from each other. After walks has shown me splashes upon his trousers, and told me by their colour and consistence in what part of London he had received them. 7. Knowledge of Chemistry: Profound. 8. Knowledge of Anatomy: Accurate but unsystematic. 9. Knowledge of Sensational Literature: Immense. He appears to know every detail of every horror perpetrated in the century. 10. Plays the violin well. 11. Is an expert singlestick player, boxer, and swordsman. 12. Has a good practical knowledge of British law. ↗

— Arthur Conan Doyle

#detectives #knowledge #sherlock-holmes #skills #strengths

Why does man kill? He kills for food. And not only food: frequently there must be a beverage. ↗

— Woody Allen

#beverage #does #frequently #kill #kills

Business, labor and civil society organizations have skills and resources that are vital in helping to build a more robust global community. ↗

— Kofi Annan

#business #civil #civil society #community #global

The most fatal illusion is the narrow point of view. Since life is growth and motion, a fixed point of view kills anybody who has one. ↗

— Brooks Atkinson

#fatal #fixed #growth #illusion #kills

It is very difficult to undersatnd man. It is also very difficult to understand what a man does. If he is able to give an explanation, it may be easier. Even then everything can not be understood. Words have their limitation and comprehension, its limits. So if we are able to understand 25% of what is being said, even that should be deemed, as good communication skills are very good. Beyond this one should not even aspire for. ↗

— Aacharya Mahapragya

#communication #explanation #goal-setting #human-being #life

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

— Joe Baca

#america #children #component #educational #future