“Ask today as you consider the many choices in your view - what is the highest and best use of your talents, skills and abilities? When you answer that, seize the opportunity to sharpen those qualities even more sharply by applying your focused effort.” UseTodayChoicesAsksOpportunityAbilityAnswersViewsEffortQualityTalentSkillsHighestFocusedTranscendentalismSeize The OpportunityBe ConsiderateSkills And Abilities Author:Mary Anne Radmacher
“The Lord has made available in our day remarkable resources that enable you to learn about and love this work that is sparked by the Spirit of ElijahIt is no coincidence that FamilySearch and other tools have come forth at a time when young people are so familiar with a wide range of information and communication technologies. Your fingers have been trained to text and tweet to accelerate and advance the work of the Lord-not just to communicate quickly with your friends. The skills and aptitude evident among many young people today are a preparation to contribute to the work of salvation.” PeopleHas BeensMadeTodayYoungSpiritLordTechnologyInformationCommunicationSkillsResourcesToolsAnd LoveSalvationFingersCommunicateAvailableWideFamiliarPreparationRangeRemarkableCoincidenceEvidentTweetAccelerateAptitudeCommunication TechnologyInformation And Communication Author:David A. Bednar
“In today's fast-changing world, it's not so much what you know anymore that counts, because often what you know is old. It is how fast you learn. That skill is priceless.” KnowsWorldMotivationalTodaySkillsPriceless Book:Rich Dad Poor Dad: What The Rich Teach Their Kids About Money That the Poor and Middle Class Do Not! Source: Rich Dad Poor Dad: What The Rich Teach Their Kids About Money That the Poor and Middle Class Do Not!
“Art has knowledge and skills, and to come to know them is to be implicitly against a culture that is against knowledge - today's mass culture, which aims to produce a lot of consuming morons.” KnowsArtTodayCultureProduceSkillsMassAimConsumingMoronMass Culture Author:Matthew Collings
“Nowadays when a poet with one privately printed book can have his next three years taken care of by a Guggenheim fellowship, a Kenyon Review fellowship, and the Prix de Rome, it is hard to remember what chances the poet took in that small-town world, how precariously hand-to-mouth his existence was. And yet in one way the old days were better; [Vachel] Lindsay after a while, by luck and skill, got far more readers than any poet could get today.” WorldWayYearsBookHardHandsCareTodayRememberThreeNextChanceExistenceTakenPoetReaderSkillsMouthsTownsLuckOne WayReviewsRomeThree YearsSmall TownFellowshipPrintedOld DaysLuck And SkillPrinted Books Author:Randall Jarrell
“There can be no doubt that the young of today have to be protected against certain poisonous effects inherent in present-day civilization. Five social diseases surround them, even in early childhood. There is the decline in fitness due to modern methods of locomotion; the decline in initiative due to the widespread disease of spectatoritis; the decline in care and skill due to the weakened tradition of craftsmanship; the decline in self-discipline due to the ever-present availability of tranquilizers and stimulants, and the decline in compassion, which William Temple called "spiritual death.” SelfCareTodaySpiritualYoungCertainSocialCompassionDoubtFiveModernChildhoodEffectsDisciplineCivilizationSkillsDiseaseTraditionMethodDuesNo DoubtTemplesSurroundDeclineProtectedInitiativeInherentSelf DisciplinePresent DayPoisonousAvailabilityEarly ChildhoodCraftsmanshipStimulantsSpiritual Death Author:Kurt Hahn
“Success to me is self-determined, the life I live today, to come from a kid strung out on angel dust, homeless, at some points sleeping in the street. No money, not knowing where the next meal was coming from. No sex, no relationships, people that didn't love me, didn't care about me, to where I am today... that's successful. When I signed my record deal I always wanted to be respected by my peers for my ability and my skill level.” PeopleSelfCareKidsTodayWantedNextSexSleepAbilityLevelsDealsKnowingSuccessfulRecordsStreetsSkillsAngelDeterminedDustMealsNot KnowingPeersHomelessNo MoneyLive For TodaySleeping In Author:Joe Budden
“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
“Some crafts have been practiced for centuries. These crafts were created using skills passed from generation to generation, and were motivated by necessity such as baskets and pottery, or artistic expression, such as more baskets and more pottery. Today, there is a much more leisurely attitude toward crafting, and virtually anyone without a job and access to pipe cleaners can join the elite society of crafters.” Has BeensTodayJobsAttitudeGenerationsCenturyExpressionSkillsAccessCraftsArtisticMotivatedElitesHobbiesPipeBasketsCleanersPotteryArtistic ExpressionCrafters Author:Amy Sedaris
“In today's competitive business world, it is not enough to do your job well; no, to be truly effective, you have to develop skills and strategies for things you'll never have to do, and situations that will never come up.” WorldWellsEnoughTodayJobsSituationSkillsStrategyCome UpBusiness World Author:Rob Payne
“While most of today's jobs do not require great intelligence, they do require greater frustration tolerance, personal discipline,organization, management, and interpersonal skills than were required two decades and more ago. These are precisely the skills that many of the young people who are staying in school today, as opposed to two decades ago, lack.” PeopleTwoTodaySchoolJobsYoungGreaterDisciplineSkillsOrganizationManagementDecadesToleranceFrustrationStayingInterpersonalInterpersonal SkillsStay In School Author:James P. Comer
“Almost everything we'll ever do in life that is really powerful, that really produces a result in our lives, that quantum-leaps us to a new level . . . requires us to do something uncomfortable. It takes risks to achieve. It's often scary. It requires something you didn't know before or a skill you didn't have before. But in the end, it's worth it. As former Congressman Ed Forman says, 'Winners are those people who make a habit of doing things losers are uncomfortable doing.' Make today your day to start that uncomfortable new habit.” PeopleKnowsEndsTodayLevelsResultsPowerfulOur LivesRiskAchieveProduceHabitSkillsScaryFormerWinnerUncomfortableLeapLoserQuantumWorth ItCongressmanReally PowerfulNew HabitsQuantum Leap Author:Jack Canfield
“As a whole, the managers today are different in temperament. Most have very good communication skills and are more understanding of the umpire's job. That doesn't mean they are better managers. It just means that I perceive today's managers a bit differently.” MeanDifferentWholeTodayJobsBitsUnderstandingCommunicationSkillsVery GoodManagersPerceiveCommunication SkillsTemperamentUmpiresGood Communication Author:Jim Evans
“It takes great skill to tell a compelling story in under 60 seconds. These five directors have mastered the format, using their talent, craft and imagination to provide us with some of the most innovative filmmaking out there today.” StoriesTodayActorsImaginationFiveTalentDirectorsSkillsCraftsMovieSecondsFilmmakingCompellingInnovativeFormat Author:Michael Apted
“When a child signs up for tennis, he or she is put on a team. I put them in a circle and then I make sure they name their own team. I would have them do their skill drills as a team and their fun drills together as a team, then they have to have a match at the end of every week. They can't just have what they call a lesson today every week.” ChildrenEndsTodayTogetherNamesFunWeekTeamLessonsSkillsCirclesTennisDrills Author:Billie Jean King
“The Harper Government is committed to ensuring that seniors have the skills they need to make solid financial choices. Seniors today face an increasingly complex financial marketplace, and it will take the combined efforts of public and private sector organizations to help seniors navigate the many financial choices they face. The start of Financial Literacy Month is an excellent opportunity to thank the Canadian Bankers Association and encourage other private sector organizations to take an active role in providing financial literacy support to Canada's seniors.” NeedsHelpingGovernmentTodayFacesChoicesOpportunityEffortRolesSupportMonthsSkillsOrganizationComplexesFinancialCommittedActiveExcellentCanadaAssociationProvidingSeniorLiteracyMarketplaceBankersPrivate SectorNavigateHarperFinancial LiteracyCombined Effort Author:Kevin Sorenson
“Studies have identified a significant 'skills gap' between what students are currently being taught and the skills employers are seeking in today's global economy. Our children must be better prepared than they are now to meet the future challenges of our ever-changing world.” WorldChildrenTodayChallengesEconomyStudyStudentsTaughtSkillsOur ChildrenPreparedSeekingSignificantGapsEmployersGlobal Economy Author:Stephen Covey
“Yeah there's always something different. He's still limited to what he can do - ya know, no super powers, just a high skill set. But they have a cool thing - this time I learn very quickly... um, bow. 'Cause in the first Avengers he had that short bow that cracks open, and then I can crack and close with a staff. So now I'm a master with a staff apparently. I have to learn that today.” KnowsFirstsStillsI CanDifferentTodayCausesCan DoMastersSkillsYeahCracksBowsStaffCool ThingsAvengersSuper Power Author:Jeremy Renner
“Even where the game is today, cats don't really focus on necessarily what it is that you're saying so when people say, "Oh, you can't rap," I play into the joke. That's why I'll challenge anybody; anybody rapping, let's go just because I know what the art form is and even when you see these battle rappers in here, they're so skillful. It's actually a skill.” PeopleKnowsArtPlayTodayFormGamesChallengesFocusBattleSkillsJokesCatRapRapperSkillful Author:Nick Cannon
“I do believe that India needs a lot more foreign direct investment than we've got, and we should have the ambition to move in the same league many other countries in our neighborhood are moving. We may not be able to reach where the Chinese are today, but there is no reason why we should not think big about the role of foreign direct investment, particularly in the areas relating to infrastructure, where our needs for investment are very large. We need new initiatives, management skills, and I do believe that direct foreign investment can play a very important role.” ThinkingNeedsShouldBelieveMayImportantCountryReasonPlayBigsTodayAbleMovingRolesSkillsAmbitionAreasDirectShould HaveIndiaManagementInvestmentChineseReason WhyLeagueNeighborhoodNo ReasonInitiativeOther CountriesInfrastructureThink BigManagement Skills Author:Manmohan Singh
“[Patrick Leonard] is such a magnificent composer. I don't think there is anybody working today with those kind of skills that could translate one of my tunes into that really beautiful chamber music.” ThinkingKindTodayBeautifulSkillsTunesComposerTranslateMagnificentChamberReally BeautifulChamber Music Author:Leonard Cohen
“My mother was always expanding my art skills and getting me to paint different things. You always got to push some. And, I mean, I learned basic things like getting up on time, how to shop - you know, you don't touch things in a store you're not going to buy. These things were taught very young. I don't see today enough of this basic, you know, basic skill teaching.” KnowsMeanArtDifferentEnoughTodayYoungMotherTeachingTaughtSkillsPaintStoresShopsDifferent ThingsExpandingBasic Things Author:Temple Grandin
“Basketball really is a metaphor for life - the intangible skills I have learned on the court, have helped shape the person I am today.” PersonsTodayShapesSkillsBasketballCourtMetaphorI Have LearnedIntangible Author:Ashley Graham
“There are big questions about the sort of skills you need in modern government today. You put politicians in charge of billions of dollars with absolutely no training and very little support system around them. It's an extraordinary thing.” NeedsLittlesBigsGovernmentTodaySupportModernPoliticianSkillsTrainingDollarsExtraordinaryBillionsExtraordinary ThingsBig QuestionsSupport Systems Author:Tony Blair
“NAFTA recognizes the reality of today's economy - globalization and technology. Our future is not in competing at the low-level wage job; it is in creating high-wage, new technology jobs based on our skills and our productivity.” RealityTodayJobsLevelsTechnologyEconomySkillsCreatingLowsProductivityOur FutureCompetingGlobalizationNew TechnologyLow LevelNafta Author:John F. Kerry
“If you want to get an advance machine tool job today, you need to know calculus. We know a lot of people don't, we can't expect everyone to know calculus, what do we do? We created a huge bubble that created a huge number of jobs to build houses and to be in retail. You don't have to have a lot of skills to work in the new Gap store that opened, at the latest Starbucks branch, or to hammer a nail for a new house.” PeopleIfsKnowsWantNeedsTodayJobsHouseNumbersHugeSkillsToolsMachinesStoresBranchesGapsBubblesNailsHammersStarbucksCalculusRetailHuge Numbers Author:Thomas Friedman
“The kids wait for it to be organized. They want to go play all of these tournaments, for a little practice time. I learned my skills by dropping the puck just with the kids. I think that's missing today.” ThinkingWantLittlesPlayKidsTodaySportsWaitingPracticeMissingSkillsOrganizedDroppingTournamentsPuck Author:Bobby Orr
“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
“In the four decades after World War II, manufacturing jobs paid more than other jobs for given skills. But that is much less true today. Increased international competition has forced American manufacturers to reduce costs. As a result, the pay premium for low-skilled workers in manufacturing is smaller than it once was.” WorldWarTodayJobsGivenResultsPayFourCostSkillsLowsPaidCompetitionWorkersInternationalDecadesWar Of The WorldsWorld War IiManufacturingPremiumSkilled Workers Author:Christina Romer
“Second, we will give our fellow citizens the skills they need for the jobs of today and the careers of tomorrow. When it comes to the school your child will attend, every parent should have a choice, and every child should have a chance.” NeedsGivingShouldChildrenTodaySchoolJobsChoicesParentChanceCareersTomorrowCitizensSkillsShould HaveFellowsYour Children Author:Mitt Romney
“Today's action hero, his skills are through technology. He can fly, he can throw a bolt of lightning, he can freeze people.” PeopleTodayActionTechnologyHeroSkillsLightningFreezeBoltsAction Heroes Author:Sylvester Stallone
“A successful economic development strategy must focus on improving the skills of the area's workforce, reducing the cost of doing business and making available the resources business needs to compete and thrive in today's global economy.” NeedsTodayEconomySuccessfulFocusEconomicDevelopmentCostSkillsResourcesAreasStrategyAvailableThriveImprovingReducingGlobal EconomyWorkforceEconomic DevelopmentWorld Economy Author:Rod Blagojevich
“I can well imagine that certain writers, even writers that we'd consider today very great writers, may not necessarily have tested highly on IQ just because of their numerical skills, or maybe they may not be very good at memory, and are not particularly good at these kinds of tests.” WellsKindMayI CanTodayCertainMemoriesImagineSkillsTestsVery GoodImagine ThatTestedGreat Writers Author:Daniel Tammet
“Despite our high rate of unemployment, 300,000 jobs go unfilled largely because many of the unemployed lack the skills needed today as a result of technological progress.” TodayJobsResultsProgressNeededSkillsRateDespiteTechnologicalUnemploymentUnemployedTechnological Progress Author:Kim Campbell
“Any piece of knowledge I acquire today has a value at this moment exactly proportional to my skill to deal with it. Tomorrow, when I know more, I recall that piece of knowledge and use it better.” KnowsMomentsUseTodayValuesDealsKnowledgePiecesTomorrowSkillsAcquireRecalls Author:Mark Van Doren