- Drive
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- Nov 07, 2020
Skills Quotes
Lines on building ability over time.
This set looks at skills from both athletic and professional angles, weighing the value of technical ability against the instinct to recall and apply moves under pressure. See our Ability quotes for related themes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Blossomed
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- Nov 07, 2020
I started to develop my comedy skills when I became resident singer at the Boggery Folk Club in Solihull. My career blossomed from there, and I became a big draw on the folk-club circuit.
- Just
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- Nov 07, 2020
Action is just one of my skills.
- Department Store
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- Nov 07, 2020
I couldn't do anything. I'd work in a department store for a couple of weeks, but I couldn't hack it. I couldn't even type! I had no skills whatsoever outside of show business.
- Economy
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- Nov 07, 2020
Mandatory stints in the private economy before college enrollment could do wonders for study skills.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
If I didn't write, I'd be like a duvet cover; I have no other marketable skills. Clearly I'm not meant to do anything else.
- Denial
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- Nov 07, 2020
I certainly did work at an amusement park. In 1985. Wow - I'm in denial about the year. I was in college, and I had no skills.
- Irresponsible
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- Nov 07, 2020
You are given certain skills, and if you don't use them effectively, you are being irresponsible.
- Cheaper
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- Nov 07, 2020