“Everything is sold to skill and labor; and where nature furnishes the materials, they are still rude and unfinished, till industry, ever active and intelligent, refines them from their brute state, and fits them for human use and convenience.” HumansStillsStatesUseMaterialsIndustryFitSkillsLaborIntelligentActiveRudeConvenienceBrutesUnfinished Book:The philosophical works of David Hume Source: The philosophical works of David Hume
“It would be futile to attempt to fit women into a masculine pattern of attitudes, skills and abilities . . .” Would BeAbilityAttitudeFitSkillsPatternsMasculinePretensePretensionSkills And Abilities Author:Arianna Huffington
“I think there's an awful lot of ball players with great skills, but whether or not they're going to be on winning teams is not going to be answered until you see how they fit in to a team or a program. If they don't, it may be their fault or it may be their coaches.” IfsThinkingMayWinningPlayerTeamFitSkillsProgramBallsFaultsCoachesAwfulWinning TeamBall Players Author:Tex Winter
“Being an actor is wonderful and it's a lot of fun, but eventually you look old and you can't fit this or that. It's important to have other skills, be able to do other things, and to really learn how this business works and what it thrives on.” LooksImportantAbleActorsFunWonderfulFitSkillsThrive Author:Gabourey Sidibe
“If you are really working on something intensely, your social skills fall away and you are not fit to be brought out into public.” IfsFallSocialFitSkillsSocial Skills Author:Jay Cassidy
“Man becomes fit and functionally valid only when, along with scholarship and expert skills, he has imbibed these values. The person who is wedded to Truth and Love would need nothing more for peace and happiness. When Creation is witnessed through these values, it becomes holy scripture, an inspiring lesson and guide,. Therefore I exhort you: Let Truth and Love be the goals for all your efforts and studies.” MenNeedsPersonsValuesGoalLove IsEffortStudyCreationFitHolyLessonsSkillsAnd LoveGuidesScriptureExpertsScholarshipPeace And HappinessHoly ScripturesTruth And Love Author:Sathya Sai Baba
“The original meaning of the word tact referred to the sense of touch (as in 'tactile'), and came to mean skill in dealing with persons or sensitive situations. Tact is defined as: 'intuitive perception, especially a quick and fine perception of what is fit and proper and right.' It alludes to one's ability to conduct delicate negotiations and personal matters in a way that recognizes mutual rights, and yet leads to a harmonious solution.” WayMeanPersonsMatterAbilitySituationRightsFineFitSkillsPerceptionSolutionsOriginalsDefinedSensitiveMutualDelicateNegotiationIntuitiveHarmoniousTactTactilePersonal Matter Author:J. Oswald Sanders
“There are things that I won't joke about, but it's not because I don't think they're funny or they can't be made funny. It's just that they don't fit my particular skill set.” ThinkingMadeParticularFitSkillsJokes Author:Brad Williams
“We have to walk on two legs. We have to create conditions in which manufacturing and services - the economy outside agriculture - move and move fast enough. And at the same time the working force that is available must have skills which will fit the kind of jobs which will be in demand.” KindTwoEnoughJobsMovingForceWalksEconomyConditionsFitSkillsDemandAvailableLegsAgricultureManufacturing Author:Manmohan Singh
“There are "four keys" to becoming an excellent manager: finding the right fit for employees, focusing on strengths of employees, defining the right results, and hiring for talent - not just knowledge and skills.” ResultsFourTalentKeysBecomingFitSkillsFindingsManagersExcellentEmployeeDefiningHiring Author:Marcus Buckingham
“When there's a good fit between skills and expectations, there's what we call compatibility, and we would expect a good outcome. When there's a poor fit between expectations and the capacity of the kid, there is incompatibility, and that's when we see people exhibit challenging behavior.” PeopleKidsChallengesPoorFitSkillsBehaviorExpectationsCapacityOutcomesExhibitsCompatibilityIncompatibility Author:Ross W. Greene
“I'm just curious, who's more fit to raise a child? A loving committed same-sex couple or an unmarried 15-year-old with no income and really no skills to parent?” YearsChildrenSexParentCoupleFitSkillsRaisesCommittedIncomeCuriousUnmarried Author:Ellen Barkin
“The pressure on young chefs today is far greater than ever before in terms of social skills, marketing skills, cooking skills, personality and, more importantly, delivering on the plate. So you need to be strong. Physically fit. So my chefs get weighed every time they come into the kitchen.” NeedsTodayYoungStrongSocialTermGreaterPersonalityFitSkillsPressureCookingMarketingKitchenPlatesChefDeliveringSocial SkillsPhysically Fit Author:Gordon Ramsay
“You are the leader here. Obviiusly your skills are far superior to mine. I don't think I could fit into your life. I'm a loner, not the first lady.” ThinkingFirstsLeaderMinesFitSkillsSuperiorsLonerFirst Lady Author:Christine Feehan
“For stories teach us, that liberty sought out of season, in a corrupt and degenerate age, brought Rome itself to a farther slavery: for liberty hath a sharp and double edge, fit only to be handled by just and virtuous men; to bad and dissolute, it becomes a mischief unwieldy in their own hands: neither is it completely given, but by them who have the happy skill to know what is grievance and unjust to a people, and how to remove it wisely; what good laws are wanting, and how to frame them substantially, that good men may enjoy the freedom which they merit, and the bad the curb which they need.” PeopleKnowsMenNeedsMayStoriesHandsAgeLawGivenEnjoyFreedomLibertyTeachFitSkillsSeasonsSlaveryEdgesMeritRemoveGood ManRomeVirtuousUnjustMischiefGrievanceDegeneratesCurb Book:The Prose Works of John Milton: With a Biographical Introduction Source: The Prose Works of John Milton: With a Biographical Introduction