“Studying design has made me a much, much more astute observer of this aspect of business. And I'm working mightily to improve my empathic skills. I've dramatically improved my ability to read facial expressions - and I'm trying to be a better, more attentive listener.” TryingMadeAbilityStudyDesignExpressionSkillsAspectListenersObserversFacialFacial ExpressionAstute Author:Daniel H. Pink
“Perception is the ability to be conscious of self and that which is other than self. Without thinking about it, a distinction is made between who we are and what we perceive.” ThinkingMadeSelfAbilityAwarenessBuddhismPerceptionConsciousPerceiveWho We AreDistinction Author:Frederick Lenz
“Most people are too busy working on insignificant projects and pursuing life's frivolities to tap their creative abilities. It's a mistake to be one of them. Striving for excellence where excellence doesn't matter is the stuff misfits are made of.” PeopleInspirationalMadeMatterStuffAbilityMistakeCreativeProjectsExcellenceStriveBusyInsignificantToo BusyMisfitsFrivolityStriving For Excellence Author:Ernie J Zelinski
“I have drawn my whole life. My parents were in the tapestry restoration business, and as a young girl, I would draw in the missing parts of the tapestry that needed to be re-woven. My ability to draw made me indispensable to my parents.” MadeWholeYoungGirlParentAbilityMissingNeededDrawsDrawingWhole LifeIndispensableRestorationBourgeoisWovenTapestry Author:Louise Bourgeois
“God made me blind and unable to walk. BIG DEAL! He gave me the ability... the musical gifts I have... the great opportunity to meet new people.” PeopleMadeBigsOpportunityAbilityWalksDealsBlindMusicalBig DealGreat OpportunityMeeting New People Author:Patrick Henry Hughes
“The prerequisite of contrapuntal art, more conspicuous in the work of Bach than in that of any other composer, is an ability to conceive a priori of melodic identities which when transposed, inverted, made retrograde, or transformed rhythmically will yet exhibit, in conjunction with the original subject matter, some entirely new but completely harmonious profile.” ArtMadeMatterAbilitySubjectsIdentityOriginalsComposerTransformedHarmoniousExhibitsSubject MatterProfilePrerequisitesConjunctionsInvertedRetrograde Author:Glenn Gould
“The reality, or substance, of professional wrestling is the ability to perpetuate a fantasy. I never distinguished between fantasy and reality. I made my fantasy reality for over 60 years.” YearsMadeRealityAbilityFantasySubstanceWrestlingDistinguishedFantasy And RealityProfessional Wrestling Author:Lou Thesz
“There is something that is much more scarce, something finer far, something rarer than ability. It is the ability to recognize ability. The sternest comment that can be made against employers as a class lies in the fact that men of Ability usually succeed in showing their worth in spite of their employer, and not with his assistance and encouragement.” MenMadeFactsLyingAbilityClassSucceedEncouragementSpiteCommentAssistanceEmployersScarce Book:A Message to Garcia and Thirteen Other Things: As Written Source: A Message to Garcia and Thirteen Other Things: As Written