“There's a lot of good that's done for society in building businesses, but it's also great to be involved in those things where you can be connected to the community, to the world, and think about how you can use what you're creating, both in terms of your personal skills as well as your products or services to do good things for others.” ThinkingWorldWellsDoneUseTermCommunityBuildingProductsInvolvedSkillsCreatingGood ThingsConnectedBuilding A Business Author:Jeff Raikes
“Well, to me, my past accomplishments weren't crazy. They required a lot of skill and careful planning.” WellsPastCrazySkillsCarefulPlanningAccomplishmentMy PastCareful Planning Author:Felix Baumgartner
“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
“The very act of creation requires such focused concentration that vast areas of knowledge may be completely overlooked. Well, so what? There is no evidence that generalized skills are in any way superior to specialized brilliance.” WayWellsMayCreationSkillsEvidenceAreasFocusedSuperiorsConcentrationBrillianceOverlooked Book:Even Cowgirls Get the Blues Source: Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
“For example, parents who talk a lot to their children have kids with better language skills, parents who spank have children who grow up to be violent, parents who are neither too authoritarian or too lenient have children who are well-adjusted, and so on.” WellsChildrenKidsLanguageGrowsParentGrowing UpExampleSkillsViolentLenientLanguage Skills Author:Steven Pinker
“It's very true that an artist who networks well will have better opportunities than one who doesn't network well. But great networking skills without great art won't change art history.” WellsArtArtistOpportunitySkillsGreat ArtNetworkingArt HistoryVery True Author:Mark Kostabi
“Being a great fighter is having a perfect balance of having that toughness, skill, as well as that mental capability to be able to out-think you opponent.” ThinkingWellsAblePerfectBalanceSkillsFighterOpponentsMmaCapabilityToughnessPerfect Balance Author:Rashad Evans
“I have always loved music; whoso has skill in this art, is of a good temperament, fitted for all things. We must teach music in schools; a schoolmaster ought to have skill in music, or I would not regard him; neither should we ordain young men as preachers, unless they have been well exercised in music” MenShouldWellsHas BeensArtSchoolYoungTeachOughtSkillsArt IsAll ThingsRegardYoung ManPreacherTemperamentMusic In Schools Book:The Table Talk of Martin Luther Source: The Table Talk of Martin Luther