#skill

I think young writers should get other degrees first, social sciences, arts degrees or even business degrees. What you learn is research skills, a necessity because a lot of writing is about trying to find information. ↗

— Irvine Welsh

#about #arts #because #business #degrees

When I went on to write my next book, Working With Emotional Intelligence, I wanted to make a business case that the best performers were those people strong in these skills. ↗

— Daniel Goleman

#book #business #case #emotional #i

Motivation aside, if people get better at these life skills, everyone benefits: The brain doesn't distinguish between being a more empathic manager and a more empathic father. ↗

— Daniel Goleman

#being #benefits #better #between #brain

You know, Quincy Jones was a great mentor, but he was a man in a man's world. Fortunately he's a very sensitive man and a beautiful human being, and even though he was 14 or 15 years older than me, he's a capable human being and has great communication skills. ↗

— Lesley Gore

#being #capable #communication #communication skills #even

Baseball is a spirited race of man against man, reflex against reflex. A game of inches. Every skill is measured. Every heroic, every failing is seen and cheered, or booed. And then becomes a statistic. ↗

— Ernie Harwell

#baseball #becomes #booed #cheered #every

Masochism is a valuable job skill. ↗

— Chuck Palahniuk

#skill #valuable

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. ↗

— Paracelsus

#daily #daily bread #grants #labour #must

Judgment is more than skill. It sets forth on intellectual seas beyond the shores of hard indisputable factual information. ↗

— Kingman Brewster, Jr.

#factual #forth #hard #indisputable #information

He that wrestles with us strengthens our nerves and sharpens our skill. Our antagonist is our helper. ↗

— Edmund Burke

#helper #nerves #our #sharpens #skill

I take parenting incredibly seriously. I want to be there for my kids and help them navigate the world, and develop skills, emotional intelligence, to enjoy life, and I'm lucky to be able to do that and have two healthy, normal boys. ↗

— Joan Cusack

#develop #emotional #enjoy #enjoy life #healthy