“American field players would really help themselves if they were exposed to a steady stream of box experience. Box lacrosse is an extremely valuable background for a young player, we need to incorporate more of the indoor skills in to the field game. It is almost a requirement to have a top player with indoor experience on your roster right now.” IfsNeedsHelpingYoungGamesPlayerFieldsRight NowSkillsBoxesValuableBackgroundsStreamsExposedSteadyRequirementsLacrosseRosters Author:Dom Starsia
“There is no substitute for skill. It is the priceless possession of every great artist in every field of endeavor. It is instinctly felt by an audience and is reflected in the superiority of his work” ArtistFeltAudienceFieldsSkillsPossessionSubstitutesEndeavorSuperiorityGreat ArtPricelessGreat Artist Author:Paul LePaul
“Technology and computers are very much at the core of our economy going forward. To be prepared for the demands of the 21st century-and to take advantage of its opportunities-it is essential that more of our students today learn basic computer programming skills, no matter what field of work they want to pursue.” WantMatterTodayOpportunityTechnologyEconomyCenturyFieldsStudentsSkillsDemandEssentialsComputerAdvantageNo Matter WhatPreparedCorePursueProgrammingBe Prepared21st CenturyComputer ProgrammingStudents Today Author:Todd Park
“God's given me so much talent, and my height doesn't define my skill set. I believe that God has given me a right arm, and for some reason, even though I'm 5'11, to be able to make the throws and make great decisions on the field and all that.” BelieveReasonAbleGivenI BelieveDecisionTalentFieldsArmsSkillsHeight Author:Russell Wilson
“For Tibetans, the real strength of our struggle is truth - not size, money, or expertise. China is much bigger, richer, more powerful militarily, and has much better skill in diplomacy. They outdo us in every field. But they have no justice. We have placed our whole faith in truth and in justice. We have nothing else, in principle and in practice.” RealWholeJusticePowerfulPrinciplesPracticeStruggleFieldsSkillsBiggerSizeChinaDiplomacyExpertiseTibetanReal Strength Author:Dalai Lama
“I think of going back to the sports field again, and let's take a baseball game. Well, you have cracked out a grounder and you put in your last ounce of energy and you just happen to make first base. But you don't stop there. First base is the beginning. Now you call on all your alertness, your skill, your energy - and you count on your teammates, you count on the people that are working with you. And the purpose of that getting on first base was to get you around to count a run.” PeopleThinkingFirstsWellsHappensRunningLastsPurposeGamesEnergySportsFieldsSkillsBaseballTeammateCrackedBaseball GamesAlertness Author:Dwight D. Eisenhower
“I always have a feeling you should move the playing field and the minute you know what you're doing, you're wrong. Therefore, I wanted us not to try to follow Spamalot immediately, but to do something different. This is perfect because it uses all the same skills, like story telling and lyric writing and music writing, but it's presenting it in a different form. And of course it gives me and John a nice chance to perform and show off which is also fun.” KnowsGivingShouldWritingTryingDifferentStoriesUseShowsFeelingsWantedMovingFormCoursesFunChancePerfectNiceMinutesFieldsSkillsGive MePresentingDoing YouShowing OffPlaying FieldsMusic Writing Author:Eric Idle
“Everyone asks me if piano had helped me in football. I guess improvisation and creativity helps on the field, but that's a reach. The two skills are just so different. And, by the way, I get more nervous playing piano.” IfsWayTwoDifferentHelpingAsksCreativityFieldsFootballSkillsNervousAsk MePianoImprovisationPlaying Piano Author:Joey Harrington
“In our blessed and mostly peaceful society we're not as familiar with courage as we once were. We ascribe the virtue to all manner of endeavors that only really require skill, fortitude and a little daring, the qualities Pat Tillman showed on the football field. Pat's best service to his country was to remind us all what courage really looks like, and that the purpose of all good courage is love.” LooksLittlesCountryPurposeQualityVirtueFieldsFootballSkillsBlessedFamiliarPeacefulEndeavorDaringFortitudeBest ServiceFootball FieldGood CouragePeaceful Society Author:John McCain
“The best advice I could give someone trying to get into the comedy field is to take advantage of every opportunity you have to work to hone your skills.” GivingTryingOpportunityComedyAdviceFieldsSkillsAdvantageBest Advice Author:Bob Newhart
“In general, I'm in support of promoting art and science in public schools. I think music and science are probably the most important factors for the human brain developing. Even more so than any other fields, because music covers mathematics, cognitive reasoning, motor skills, coordination, like, it's kind of everything.” ThinkingHumansKindArtImportantSchoolBrainSupportFieldsSkillsMathematicsFactorsDevelopingReasoningPromotingPublic SchoolMotorCognitiveHuman BrainArt And ScienceCoordination Author:Reggie Watts
“[Julian Albert] is a CSI investigator; a forensic expert with similar skills to Barry, which gives them a different relationship to, I think, anyone else that he works with, because they're sort of treading on each other's toes in their field of expertise.” ThinkingGivingDifferentFieldsSkillsExpertsToesExpertiseInvestigatorsTreadingForensicsCsiDifferent Relationships Author:Tom Felton
“Fashion was very important to me because I could practice my acting skills, I could practice working with the camera, I could work with amazing photographers. It just gave me a different field of work.” ImportantDifferentActingPracticeFashionFieldsSkillsCamerasPhotographer Author:Sergei Polunin
“It's pretty clear that Hillary Clinton was a deeply, deeply flawed alternative. She had the wrong combination of the internal political chops to muscle out all the mainstream nominations from the field, leaving only Bernie Sanders, who was unacceptable to the Democrats' party establishment. But she also had a real lack of political skill that would enable her to win the general election.” RealPoliticalWinningPartyClearFieldsSkillsElectionClintonDemocratLeavingAlternativesCombinationMusclesInternalsEstablishmentMainstreamFlawedNominationsGeneral Elections Author:Jonathan Chait
“When thinking through who to bring together to generate new ideas, it is more effective to combine specialists from very different and unrelated disciplines rather than a variety of people with different skills sets in the same field.” PeopleThinkingIdeasDifferentTogetherFieldsDisciplineSkillsVarietyNew IdeasSpecialists Author:Simon Mainwaring
“It is soooooo necessary to get the basic skills, because by the time you graduate, undergraduate or graduate, that field would have totally changed from your first day of school.” InspirationalFirstsSchoolFunnyFieldsChangedSkillsGraduatesGraduationUndergraduateFirst Day Of School Author:Leigh Steinberg
“She explained that many people, but especially women, feel fraudulent when they are praised for their accomplishments. Instead of feeling worthy of recognition, they feel undeserving and guilty, as if a mistake has been made. Despite being high achievers, even experts in their fields, women can't seem to shake the sense that it is only a matter of time until they are found out for who they really are- impostors with limited skills or abilities.” PeopleIfsFeelsHas BeensMadeMatterFeelingsSeemsFoundAbilityMistakeFieldsSkillsWorthyDespiteGuiltyRecognitionAccomplishmentExpertsShakesAchieverMatter Of TimeUndeserving Book:Lean In for Graduates Source: Lean In for Graduates
“Because of some defect in my motor skill, I can never COMPLETELY wrap [gifts]....If I had been an ancient Egyptian in the field of mummies, the lower half of the Pharaoh's body would be covered only by scotch tape.” IfsI CanBodyWould BeHalfFieldsSkillsAncientChristmasCoveredTapeDefectsWrapsMotorEgyptianScotchMummyPharaohsAncient EgyptianScotch Tape Author:Dave Barry