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“Every good piece of art... involves first essentially the evidence of human skill, and the formation of an actually beautiful thing by it.”

Firsts Humans Art Beautiful Pieces Skills Evidence Very Good Beautiful Things Formation

Book:Selections and Essays

Source: Selections and Essays

“The very act of creation requires such focused concentration that vast areas of knowledge may be completely overlooked. Well, so what? There is no evidence that generalized skills are in any way superior to specialized brilliance.”

Way Wells May Creation Skills Evidence Areas Focused Superiors Concentration Brilliance Overlooked

Book:Even Cowgirls Get the Blues

Source: Even Cowgirls Get the Blues

“99% of fund managers demonstrate no evidence of skill whatsoever.”

Skills Evidence Investing Managers Fund

Author:William J. Bernstein

“The evidence is unequivocal, there's a great deal more luck than skill in people getting very rich.”

People Deals Rich Skills Evidence Luck Unequivocal

Author:Daniel Kahneman

“The fears that assault us are mostly simple anxieties about social skills, about intimacy, about likeableness, or about performance. We need not give emotional food or charge to these fears or become attached to them. We don’t even have to shame ourselves for having these fears. Simply ask your fears, “What are you trying to teach me?” Some say that FEAR is merely an acronym for “False Evidence Appearing Real.” From Everything Belongs, p. 143”

Needs Giving Trying Real Asks Social Simple Teach Emotional Skills Anxiety Evidence Performances Shame Intimacy Assault Appearing Social Skills Acronyms

Author:Richard Rohr