I always try to be a universalist, not a specialist.
I'm a utility infielder. There's always somebody who is better at a specific task than I am, but I can pitch in at a bunch of different things as needed.
My secret is being not terrible at a lot of things.
I wouldn't say that I'm a jack-of-all-trades, master of none, but I wouldn't say that I'm brilliant at any.
I’m a dilettante and get paid for it. I have just about enough knowledge on any subject to last for a one hour radio show or a cocktail party whichever comes first.
I am one of those people who isn’t great at anything, but I’m pretty good at most things.
The uniqueness about me is I don't do one thing perfectly or great. I do a little bit of everything. That's what makes me so unique. I'm just trying to master a little bit of everything.
No man can be a pure specialist without being in the strict sense an idiot.
If you look at the people who have high impact, they have pretty general knowledge. They don't have a really narrowly focused education.
I think actors become jacks-of-all-trades and masters of none.
I know I'm in a 'jack of all, master of none' situation, but I like it that way.
For 30 years I've been schooled in everything from government, and economics, to medicine and international relations. But don't be impressed. Someone once said being a general assignment reporter simply means you are equally ignorant about most everything. In other words, I know a little about a lot.
Most people have a concentration in particular areas; it might be politics, it might be science, it might be business, it might be sports. I care about all of those, and that's why I've chosen the formats I chose.
My purist comedy friends accuse me of being a Jack of all trades and master of none.
I do a little bit of everything.
Because I've done a lot of television, I'm sort of a generalist. I'm not a pastry cook, but I've had to learn a certain amount about it. I'm not a baker, though I've had to learn how to do it. I'm sort of a general cook.
I'm kind of a Jack of all trades, master of none.
There is nothing worse than being mediocre at a whole bunch of different things.
The only way I work as a designer is to consciously avoid specialisation.
A specialist is someone who does everything else worse.
I don't look at a man who's expert in one area as a specialist. I look at him as a rookie in ten other areas.
I don't think I do anything that well, but I do a little bit of everything!
Every one of my opponents, every one of my critics, will tell you that I am a generalist spread far too thin in an age when this is not done anymore, when responsible knowledge is specialized knowledge.
All other men are specialists, but his specialism is omniscience.
In this age of specialization, I sometimes think of myself as the last 'generalist' in economics, with interests that range from mathematical economics down to current financial journalism. My real interests are research and teaching.
