“Some critics of racing witlessly claim that spectators only attend to see someone die. This is utter and complete nonsense. I have been at numerous races where death is present. When a driver dies, the crowd symbolically dies, too. They come to see action at the brink: ultimate risk taking and the display of skill and bravery embodied in the sport's immortals like Nuvolari, Foyt, and thousands of others who operate at the ragged edge.” Has BeensActionDiesSportsRaceRiskSkillsUltimateClaimsBraveryCriticsEdgesCrowdsNonsenseDriversRacingDisplaySpectatorsRisk-takingRagged Author:Brock Yates
“A great chess-player is not a great man, for he leaves the world as he found it. No act terminating in itself constitutes greatness. This will apply to all displays of power or trials of skill, which are confined to the momentary, individual effort, and construct no permanent image or trophy of themselves without them” MenWorldFoundIndividualEffortPlayerGreatnessSkillsChessTrialsPermanentGreat MenDisplayConstructsConfinedTrophiesMomentaryChess PlayersIndividual Effort Author:William Hazlitt
“The most fundamental attack on freedom is the attack on critical thinking skills. Comments display our universal failure to teach and value critical thinking, leaving the possibility open that both everything and nothing could be true.” ThinkingValuesTeachPossibilitySkillsUniversalFundamentalsLeavingCriticalBeing TrueCommentDisplayCritical Thinking Author:Travis Nichols
“Just in the past couple years, we've seen digital tools display skills and abilities that ... eat deeply into what we human beings do for a living.” YearsHumansPastHuman BeingsAbilityTechnologyCoupleSkillsToolsDigitalDisplaySkills And AbilitiesDigital Tools Author:Andrew McAfee
“Research has shown time and time again that infants who receive the high-quality child care and early education programs do better in school, have more developed social skills, and display fewer behavior problems.” ChildrenProblemCareSchoolSocialQualitySkillsBehaviorResearchProgramFewerDisplayInfantHigh QualityChild CareSocial SkillsEarly EducationBehavior Problems Author:Judy Biggert