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“The most important lesson I learned...was that the winner of a gunplay usually was the one who took his time. The second was that, if I hoped to live on the frontier, I would shun flashy trick-shooting--grandstand play--as I would poison...In all my life as a frontier peace officer, I did not know a really proficient gunfighter who had anything but contempt for the gun-fanner, or the man who literally shot from the hip.”

Ifs Knows Men Important Play He Man Lessons Gun Shots Tricks Hips Winner Shooting Poison Contempt Officers Frontiers Important Lessons Flashy

Author:Wyatt Earp

“Life's two most important questions are Why? and Why not? The trick is knowing which one to ask.”

Two Important Asks Knowing Tricks Why Not Important Questions

Book:Too Soon Old, Too Late Smart: Thirty True Things You Need to Know Now

Source: Too Soon Old, Too Late Smart: Thirty True Things You Need to Know Now

“Dreams, puns, elisions, plays on words and similar tricks that we ordinarily think of as frivolous, all play a surprising and somewhat disconcerting role in the communication of important and serious feelings.”

Thinking Important Play Feelings Dream Roles Serious Communication Tricks Surprising Frivolous Pun Play On Words

Book:The Wisdom of Milton H. Erickson: Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy

Source: The Wisdom of Milton H. Erickson: Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy

“I think every single point will be important, .. I think more than anything, I'll just have to be able to compete better. When you're playing Serena Williams, you have to compete better than her. I got a lot of tricks from Serena just watching her. She inspired me so many times. I also got motivated by her in the early part of my career, and even now. I just have to compete better, bottom line.”

Thinking Important Able Lines Careers Inspired Bottom Tricks Motivated Bottom Line

Author:Venus Williams

“At Wal-Mart, a co-worker once advised me that, although I had a lot to learn, it was also important not to "know too much," or at least never to reveal one's full abilities to management, because "the more they think you can do, the more they'll use you and abuse you." My mentors in these matters were not lazy; they just understood that there are few or no rewards for heroic performance. The trick lies in figuring out how to budget your energy so there'll be some left over for the next day.”

“There are definitely some tricks and techniques to a good reading. Rewarding the audience that shows up to your reading is very important and you can't be boring or ungrateful.”

Important Shows Reading Audience Boring Technique Tricks Ungrateful Good Reading

Author:Kevin Sampsell

“The curve and the fast one are important; the change of pace and the other trick deliveries are great but they're not worth a plugged nickel unless you have control to go along with them. And by control I don't mean the ability to put the ball over the plate somewhere between the shoulders and knees. I mean the ability to hit a three-inch target nine times out of ten, the sort of control that lets you put the ball in the exact spot you want it, and to play a corner to the split fraction of an inch.”

Source: Babe Ruth's Own Book of Baseball

“Failure is enriching. It's also important to accept that you'll make mistakes - it's how you build your expertise. The trick is to learn a positive lesson from all of life's negative moments.”

Important Moments Mistake Accepting Failure Lessons Negative Tricks Making Mistakes Expertise Enriching

Author:Alain Ducasse

“I think being able to age gracefully is a very important talent. It is too late for me. The horse is out of the barn... In past generations, people would try to play younger than they really are. My trick is, I don't try to play younger than I really am.”

People Thinking Trying Important Play Age Able Past Generations Talent Late Horse Tricks Too Late Barns Past Generations

Author:Clint Eastwood