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“Courtiers don't take wagers against the king's skill. There is the deadly danger of winning.”

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Book:Foundation

Source: Foundation

“The most powerful drive in the ascent of man is his pleasure in his own skill. He loves to do what he does well and, having done it well, he loves to do it better. You see it in his science. You see it in the magnificence with which he carves and builds, the loving care, the gaiety, the effrontery. The monuments are supposed to commemorate kings and religions, heroes, dogmas, but in the end the man they commemorate is the builder.”

Men Wells Doe Ends Done Care Pleasure Powerful He Man Kings Hero Skills Most Powerful Dogma Monument Builder Ascent Magnificence Gaiety

Book:The Ascent of Man

Source: The Ascent of Man

“There was an opening in the ER program at King Drew, so I spent the next month there, fascinated with the range of pathology that I observed, the diversity of skill that the ER physicians had to acquire, the variety of cases, and the ability to interact closely with people.”

People Next Ability Cases Months Kings Skills Diversity Program Opening Variety Range Acquire Fascinated Physicians Pathology

Author:Samuel Wilson

“Go strip off your clothes that are a nuisance in this mellow clime. Get in and wrestle with the sea; wing your heels with the skill and power that reside in you, hit the sea's breakers, master them, and ride upon their backs as a king should.”

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Author:Jack London

“Ronald Reagan?wasn't without leadership ability, but he lacked most of the management skills that a President needs. But let me give him his due: he would have made a hell of a king.”

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Author:Tip O'Neill

“I think he [King Edward] was a modernizer who was a new thinker. The things he intended to do - unify the country, expand it all from coast to coast - were very modern and radical in those days. Also, the fact that he married who he did and that he managed to deal with the consequences and ramifications of that marriage and stay on the throne until the day he died, that shows skill.”

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Author:Max Irons

“B.B. King will be remembered for his impressive skills on the guitar, that King defined the blue genre.”

Kings Skills Blue Guitar Defined Genre Remembered Impressive

Author:Chris Matthews