Quotes about Proficiency

As a rule, the man who can do all things equally well is a very mediocre individual.

All men are ignorant, just in different fields.

I never heard that it had been anybody's business to find out what his natural bent was, or where his failings lay, or to adapt any kind of knowledge to him. He had been adapted to the verses and had learnt the art of making them to such perfection. I did doubt whether Richard would not have profited by some one studying him a little, instead of his studying them quite so much.

To be master of any branch of knowledge, you must master those which lie next to it; and thus to know anything you must know all.

Every study of high achieving men and women proves that greatness in life is only possible when you become outstanding at your chosen field.

Nursing is an art: and if it is to be made an art, it requires an exclusive devotion as hard a preparation as any painter's or sculptor's work.

The anateur works until they get something right. The professional works until they can't go wrong.

Everyone enjoys doing the kind of work for which he is best suited.

Perform your job better than anyone else can. That's the best job security I know.

To exaggerate a bit: academic theology today is composed of specialists in an unrespected discipline who write for fellow specialists about topics that interest hardly anyone else.

Whatever you Do — Do it Well — to the Finish.

SPECIALIZED KNOWLEDGE is among the most plentiful, and the cheapest forms of service which may be had!