Chuck Yeager Quotes

Our work is the presentation of our capabilities.

I am very efficient.

Kevin Dunn is great at what he does.

We all have a vast number of areas in which we have no talent or skill and little chance of becoming even mediocre. In those areas a knowledge workers should not take on work, jobs and assignments. It takes far more energy to improve from incompetence to mediocrity than it takes to improve from first-rate performance to excellence.

Who in the same given time can produce more than others has vigor; who can produce more and better, has talents; who can produce what none else can, has genius.

I'm lucky - I can do two things at once.

Do what you love; you'll be better at it. It sounds pretty simple, but you'd be surprised how many people don't get this one right away.

People work better when they know what the goal is and why. It is important that people look forward to coming to work in the morning and enjoy working.

Merit should count more than academic background.

People who enjoy what they are doing invariably do it well.

The ability to get ahead in an organization is simply another talent, like the ability to play chess, paint pictures, do coronary bypass operations or pick pockets.

No one can arrive from being talented alone, work transforms talent into genius.

We're playing at our level of ability.

I'm a terrible singer. I feel lucky to play baseball. You can't be gifted in everything.

Every man loves what he is good at.

I think it now comes down to whether you have the skills or not.

Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it.

Some people are really good at their jobs, some people are really bad.

Let each man pass his days in that wherein his skill is greatest.

Everyone should be good at what they do.

That guy is really good.

Win with ability, not with numbers.

It's one thing to talk about lack of diversity and lack of representation. But that doesn't matter if you're not good at what you're supposed to be doing.

I love to dance. I've been told I'm actually really good.

It's just cool to witness talent.