“Studying design has made me a much, much more astute observer of this aspect of business. And I'm working mightily to improve my empathic skills. I've dramatically improved my ability to read facial expressions - and I'm trying to be a better, more attentive listener.” TryingMadeAbilityStudyDesignExpressionSkillsAspectListenersObserversFacialFacial ExpressionAstute Author:Daniel H. Pink
“Central and western Pennsylvania has one of the best workforces in the country and this will provide job training, new skills and additional resources for those trying to find a job.” TryingCountryJobsSkillsTrainingResourcesWesternWorkforcePennsylvaniaNew SkillsJob Training Author:Bill Shuster
“I'm trying to solidify a long-term career, because I have no other skills and no other abilities.” TryingLongTermAbilityCareersSkillsLong Term Author:Martha Wainwright
“Before I put brush to canvas, I question, 'Is this mine? ...Is it influenced by some idea which I have acquired from some man? ...I am trying with all my skill to do a painting that is all of women, as well as all of me.” MenTryingWellsIdeasMinesPaintingSkillsCanvasBrushes Author:Georgia O'Keeffe
“We deprive our children, our charges, of persistence. What I am trying to say is that we need to fail, children need to fail, we need to feel sad, anxious and anguished. If we impulsively protect ourselves and our children, as the feel-good movement suggests, we deprive them of learning-persistence skills.” IfsNeedsFeelsTryingChildrenFailingMovementProtectSkillsOur ChildrenFeel GoodPersistenceAnxious Author:Martin Seligman
“I never was content unless I was trying my skill...or testing my endurance.” TryingSkillsEnduranceTesting Author:Jim Thorpe
“We do not accost a physician as we do any mere nobody; nor a magistrate as we do a private individual. We try to get some advantage from the skill of the one and the position of the other. Walk in the sun, and your shadow will follow you, whether you will or not.” TryingIndividualWalksSunPositionSkillsShadowAdvantageMerePhysiciansMagistrates Author:Saint Basil
“I've had phases where the compass point seems lost. It can happen for various reasons, among them, that you're trying to do something outside your skill set; your skills have to catch up with the things you see in your head. But it's important to make all of those paintings, even the failed ones.” TryingImportantReasonSeemsHappensLostPaintingSkillsVariousPhasesCompass Author:Joe Bradley
“I am a classical fan. I like Debussy a lot, so I was trying to learn it on the piano. I've learned like a third of it, but I think I'm getting to a section that may be beyond my skill level.” ThinkingTryingMayLevelsFansSkillsThirdsPianoI've LearnedSectionsDebussy Author:Charlie Day