#skill

When you can write music that endures, bravo. Until then, keep quiet and study the work of those who can. ↗

— Jennifer Donnelly

#skill #writing #music

Man often becomes what he believes himself to be. If I keep on saying to myself that I cannot do a certain thing, it is possible that I may end by really becoming incapable of doing it. On the contrary, if I have the belief that I can do it, I shall surely acquire the capacity to do it even if I may not have it at the beginning. ↗

— Mahatma Gandhi

#capability #confidence #optimism #possibility #skills

We all liked the Descendants and stuff like that, so we started playing it. It's not that it was really hard, well, it does take skill to play fast and keep up your stamina. But it was something that just happened. ↗

— Travis Barker

#does #fast #happened #hard #just

I'm just curious, who's more fit to raise a child? A loving committed same-sex couple or an unmarried 15-year-old with no income and really no skills to parent? ↗

— Ellen Barkin

#committed #couple #curious #fit #i

People should be judged on the basis of their performance, not nationality, personality, education, or personal traits and skills. ↗

— Marvin Bower

#education #judged #nationality #people #performance

We are being tough in saying it is a duty on the unemployed in future not only to be available for work - and not to shirk work - but also to get the skills for work. That is a new duty we are introducing. ↗

— Gordon Brown

#available #being #duty #future #get

I have certainly amassed many historical research gathering skills. ↗

— Iris Chang

#gathering #historical #i #many #research

I noticed a lot of guitar players neglected the rhythm part of rhythm guitar and decided I would try to focus in that. As my skill and knowledge of the instrument grew, I found lead started to come naturally. Sometimes I play guitar like a frustrated drummer. Ha ha! ↗

— Hal Sparks

#decided #drummer #focus #found #frustrated

I loved my time in Congress, but people who spend all of their time planning to run for office have very few useful skills to deploy when they finally get there. ↗

— John Sununu

#deploy #few #finally #get #i

Obama and his associates are fantastic campaigners but have little ability or skill to govern. ↗

— Edward Klein

#associates #fantastic #govern #his #little