#weaknesses

There is something that falls short of perfection in every book, without exception, something influenced by the age, even something ridiculous; just like everyone, without exception, has weaknesses. ↗

— Josef Skvorecky

#book #even #every #everyone #exception

I'm constantly watching people. Watching their strengths and weaknesses. I find myself going into theater less and less, let alone horror. I gave that up when I was seven or eight years old. ↗

— Jonathan Frid

#constantly #eight #find #gave #going

Watergate showed more strengths in our system than weaknesses... The whole country did take part in quite a genuine sense in passing judgment on Richard Nixon. ↗

— Archibald Cox

#did #genuine #judgment #more #nixon

Though intelligence is powerless to modify character, it is a dab hand at finding euphemisms for its weaknesses. ↗

— Quentin Crisp

#finding #hand #intelligence #modify #powerless

Concentrate your strengths against your competitor's relative weaknesses. ↗

— Paul Gauguin

#competitor #concentrate #relative #strengths #weaknesses

There is a price for popularity. Critics look for your weaknesses, your flaws, anything that makes the work seem like a fluke and not seem worthy of all the attention it's getting. ↗

— Terry McMillan

#attention #critics #flaws #fluke #getting

Everyone has their weak spot. The one thing that despite your best efforts, will always bring you to your knees, regardless of how strong you are otherwise. For some people, it's love. Others, money or alcohol. Mine was even worse: calculus. ↗

— Sarah Dessen

#weaknesses #love

The chief executive who knows his strengths and weaknesses as a leader is likely to be far more effective than the one who remains blind to them. ↗

— John Adair

#chief #chief executive #effective #executive #far

It's more important to know your weaknesses than your strengths. ↗

— Ray Lee Hunt

#know #more #strengths #than #weaknesses

You always have certain strengths and certain weaknesses, and you want to compensate for your weaknesses... I have a real duty to earn the trust of the faculty. I don't just deserve it. I have to earn it. ↗

— Erskine Bowles

#certain #compensate #deserve #duty #earn