“I was really into R&B and stuff like that, so I really wanted to sing like Faith Evans or Mariah Carey. But I definitely don't have the skills to sing like that.” WantedStuffSkills Author:Yukimi Nagano
“I have an Honors Degree in Drama from the University of Alberta, but when it was done I knew a life in modern theatre was not for me. While figuring out what the hell I might do instead of theatre, I spent a couple of days on a horror film doing stunt work. I'd never been behind the camera before, and I loved everything about it. I joined the local film co-op - The Film and Video Arts Society of Alberta - because you could trade skills for experience. These indie filmmakers were making their own stuff their own way, all the time. Instant education.” WayArtDoneMightFilmStuffBehindsHellModernCoupleHonorDramaHorrorSkillsDegreesCamerasTradeUniversityTheatreLocalsVideoFilmmakerInstantHorror FilmAlberta Author:Karen Walton
“Self-expression, to me, is something that you worked on, that you have mastered a skill to say something in the most artful way that you can. It's not just blurting stuff out and having verbal diarrhea.” WaySelfStuffExpressionSkillsSelf ExpressionDiarrhea Author:John Leguizamo
“You have a white guy as an announcer and sportscaster. Me, I'm black. I do it and I've already done some stuff in the past. We're more expressive than the white guys. You look at the skill players. We're the ones that get into the end zone. We get in the end zone more than they do.” LooksEndsDonePastGuyStuffBlackWhitePlayerSkillsZoneExpressiveWhite GuysAnnouncers Author:Terrell Owens
“There are moments, moments of fun but it's never necessarily a wink/wink. It's just interesting and odd and crazy things happen inside the world just like a crazy thing happened inside our world. So we don't shy away from that stuff. We take semi-ordinary characters, even though they have their own skill sets, we take those guys and we drop them into extraordinary situations and watch how the get out of them.” WorldMomentsCharacterHappensGuyFunStuffInterestingSituationWatchesHappenedCrazySkillsOrdinaryExtraordinaryThings HappenOddShyOur WorldCrazy Things Author:Todd Farmer
“I'm close to my audience. I think I have more tools in my box than other guys who might try it. Also, I know how to do this stuff. I know how to write and shoot and edit. I'm technically adept and that helped with the website. You need a big skill set.” ThinkingKnowsNeedsWritingTryingBigsMightGuyStuffAudienceKnow HowSkillsToolsBoxesWebsiteOther GuysEditsAdept Author:Louis C. K.
“I used to do stuff at college. I could do voices. I could make some people laugh. I wasn't the class clown, but I knew I had this skill.” PeopleUsedStuffVoiceClassLaughingCollegeSkillsClown Author:Steve Coogan
“When I find myself having to share a meal with someone who simply wants to complain about the world, I almost feel myself wanting to crawl out of my skin and just sort of scurry away. But being able to pick up on that stuff and being able to easily identify the people walking towards the light instead of walking towards the darkness, that's a skill I'm very, very glad to see growing in myself.” PeopleWorldWantFeelsLightAbleStuffDarknessGrowingShareWalkingSkillsPicksSkinsComplainingGladMeals Author:Amanda Palmer
“We set up a bakery called Bad Boy Bakery, to cook on the inside to sell on the outside. It was huge, because it got them working. I'd give them a certificate to go back in the community with a skill. They could get a job. We set up a little bakery and it's gone crazy. I need to be that raw to do the glossy stuff. I need to get back to that kind of scenario.” NeedsGivingKindLittlesJobsStuffCommunityBoysGoneCrazyHugeSkillsSellsCooksGet BackScenariosBad BoyCertificatesBakeriesGone Crazy Author:Chelsea Handler
“I want a guy who is masculine, good with his hands, and able to build stuff and who has survival skills. Facial hair is a big turn-on... I like a stronger, more physically imposing man - like a lumberjack.” MenWantHandsBigsKidsAbleGuyTurnsStuffNew YorkHairTypeSkillsSurvivalStrongerHanging OutMasculineTurn-onImposingHipsterFacialSurvival SkillsFacial HairI Want A Guy Author:Chloe Sevigny
“I'm magnetic," she whispered, half awed and half horrified. "I hope you don't start sticking to fridges and stuff," I said in disbelief. Fang dropped down next to me, and the Gasman joined us, squishing in next to Nudge. "What's going on?" Fang asked. "I'm Magnet Girl!" Nudge said, already coming to terms with her new skill.” SaidGirlNextStuffTermHalfSkillsDisbeliefFangsMagnetMagneticNudgeFridgesNew Skills Author:James Patterson
“I think we both need to work on our communication skills. (Kiara) I tried that once. (Nykyrian) And? (Kiara) Darling told me that I could never hold a job as a suicide counselor or hostage negotiator. He said my failure rate would become the stuff of legends. (Nykyrian)” ThinkingNeedsSaidJobsStuffCommunicationSkillsSuicideRateCommunication SkillsLegendsDarlingHostageCounselor Author:Sherrilyn Kenyon
“Many aspects of our screen-bound lives are bad for our social skills simply because we get accustomed to controlling the information that comes in, managing our relationships electronically, deleting stuff that doesn't interest us. We edit the world; we select from menus; we pick and choose; our social 'group' focuses on us and disintegrates without us. This makes it rather confusing for us when we step outdoors and discover that other people's behaviour can't be deleted with a simple one-stroke command or dragged to the trash icon.” PeopleWorldSocialStuffInterestSimpleStepsGroupsInformationSkillsPicksAspectBoundsScreensCommandOur RelationshipBehaviourStrokesAccustomedConfusingTrashSelectIconsEditsMenusSocial SkillsSocial GroupsDeleting Author:Lynne Truss
“Cacus.” I’d had years of practice looking dumb when people threw out Greek names I didn’t know. It’s a skill of mine. Annabeth keeps telling me to read a book of Greek myths, but I don’t see the need. It’s easier just to have folks explain stuff.” PeopleKnowsNeedsYearsBookNamesStuffPracticeMinesEasierSkillsFolksMythDumbGreekAnnabethGreek Myth Book:The Demigod Diaries (Heroes of Olympus) Source: The Demigod Diaries (Heroes of Olympus)