“I don't have a lot of skills, but one thing I can do is, I can compartmentalize. I can make that a little world that I can go back to, so I can be a waitress, or I can be a teacher, and then go and work on my book.” WorldLittlesI CanBookCan DoTeacherOne ThingSkillsWaitress Author:Dana Spiotta
“One thing for me that modeling definitely did was that you go to do a different job every day, and you are working with a completely new team of people. You have to learn how to talk to people and how to creatively achieve the same goals. I think it just hones your people skills.” PeopleThinkingDifferentJobsGoalOne ThingTeamAchieveSkillsModelingDifferent JobsPeople Skills Author:Cat Deeley
“One thing that improved my cooking skills was being a poor student in California... If you don't have much money, you have to learn to cook.” IfsPoorOne ThingStudentsSkillsCookingCooksCalifornia Author:Diane Mott Davidson
“I had thought comics could only be one thing, and that was what mainstream comics were selling us. And the undergrounders proved anything you had in your head, as long as you had the skill to put it down on paper, was fair game. And I started filling sketchbooks with my own comics.” LongGamesMy OwnOne ThingSkillsPaperFairsSellingMainstreamFillingFair GameSketchbooks Author:Stephen R. Bissette
“I have tremendous respect for fighters and I always tell people that boxing in movies is one thing but when you get into the ring for real, even the worst heavyweight in the world is going to murder you. You've just got to appreciate the pain and the suffering and the glory and skill that goes into what they do. That's why I love the sport so much.” PeopleWorldRealPainSufferingSportsOne ThingWorstSkillsGloryAppreciateMurderRingsFighterBoxingHeavyweights Author:Sylvester Stallone
“To make money, to gather knowledge, to learn a new skill, to explore new territory, even to get from A to B - for all these things you need time. For almost everything you need time, except for one thing: to embrace the present moment.” NeedsMomentsOne ThingSkillsEmbraceMaking MoneyPresent MomentTerritoryTime Of NeedNew SkillsNew Territory Author:Eckhart Tolle
“It's the one thing that the Devils have always prided themselves on. That comes from recruiting. We try and pick out the players who not only have the on-ice skills, but the off-ice skills too. I think in any job, if you have good people and you work together, you work better.” PeopleIfsThinkingTryingTogetherJobsPlayerOne ThingSkillsPicksDevilIceWorking TogetherGood People Author:Gerad Adams
“...I think there's only one [thing] that anybody teaches, and this is character. And I think that whether you are teaching history, math, or biology, or music, what you are really doing is, you are helping to shape the character of that person who is your student... Music is such a wonderful teaching tool, because while you are developing musical skills, that student can learn a lot about discipline [and] cooperation.” ThinkingPersonsCharacterHelpingTeachWonderfulOne ThingTeachingStudentsDisciplineShapesSkillsMusic IsToolsMusicalMathDevelopingBiologyCooperationTeaching History Author:Rich Mullins
“I've learned to get really good at this - say one thing when I'm thinking about something else, act like I'm listening when I'm not, pretend to be calm and happy when I'm really freaking out. It's one of the skills you perfect as you get older” ThinkingPerfectOne ThingListeningSkillsCalmI've LearnedFreaking Out Author:Lauren Oliver