#aptitude

Now, occultism is not like mystic faculty, and it very seldom works in harmony either with business aptitude in the things of ordinary life or with a knowledge of the canons of evidence in its own sphere. ↗

— Arthur E. Waite

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The winner's edge is not in a gifted birth, a high IQ, or in talent. The winner's edge is all in the attitude, not aptitude. Attitude is the criterion for success. ↗

— Denis Waitley

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I tried being a mechanic and I tried catering, but I realized I had even less aptitude for semi-skilled labour than for academic work. ↗

— Toby Young

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In aptitude tests, I scored highest in music. ↗

— Conrad Hall

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Faith is an aptitude of the spirit. It is, in fact, a talent: you must be born with it. ↗

— Anton Chekhov

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Archery is something that I took up later and didn't know I had a natural aptitude for. ↗

— Geena Davis

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Beyond basic mathematical aptitude, the difference between good programmers and great programmers is verbal ability. ↗

— Marissa Mayer

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If I was left to my own devices, you would see about ten T-shirts in rotation with maybe a few nice pairs of jeans - but I also like to look good. I like feeling really well put together, I just don't have the aptitude and the knowledge to do that. ↗

— Daniel Radcliffe

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Now in my theater training I showed no aptitude at all. ↗

— Jeremy Irons

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Today's students can put dope in their veins or hope in their brains. If they can conceive it and believe it, they can achieve it. They must know it is not their aptitude but their attitude that will determine their altitude. ↗

— Jesse Jackson

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