{"quotes":[{"text":"A small sharp axe clears a forest quicker than a big blunt one.","author":"Matshona Dhliwayo","tags":["guru","life","life","life","life-and-sayings","life-inspirational","matshona-dhliwayo","sage","skill","success","talent","wisdom","wisdom","wisdom","wise","wise","wise-sayings","wise-words","work","work"],"id":4498,"author_id":"Matshona+Dhliwayo"},{"text":"When you apply that gift you possess that comes so easily to you and can be used anywhere, anytime to help someone else; maybe your family, your community, your city, state, country or the world in general... That is your PURPOSE.","author":"Val Uchendu","tags":["brainy","discovering-self-worth","discovering-yourself","discoveringyourself","facebook","gifts","inspirational","instagram","motivational","purpose-driven-life","purpose-of-life","purpose-of-living","purpose","self-actualization","self-awareness","self-awareness","skill","talent","talents-and-gifts","transformation","twitter"],"id":14217,"author_id":"Val+Uchendu"},{"text":"We're not that much smarter than we used to be, even though we have much more information - and that means the real skill now is learning how to pick out the useful information from all this noise.","author":"Nate Silver","tags":["information","real","skill "],"id":16928,"author_id":"Nate+Silver"},{"text":"Show me your talents and I'll show you your net worth.","author":"Matshona Dhliwayo","tags":["brilliance","expert","gift","gifts-and-talents","life","life-and-sayings","money","net-worth","rich","skill","success","talent","wealth"],"id":17382,"author_id":"Matshona+Dhliwayo"},{"text":"I think patience is a skill and I wish I had it.","author":"David Duchovny","tags":["wish","think","skill "],"id":18764,"author_id":"David+Duchovny"},{"text":"If only we were all better educated. If then, higher education would at last be a journey for skill and knowledge rather than for power and status.","author":"Criss Jami","tags":["academics","betterment","character","college","curiosity","development","education","ethics","grades","growth","helping-others","higher-education","humility","inferiority","journey","knowledge","learning","morality","personality","power","professor","scholar","school","skill","status","superiority","teacher","university"],"id":18944,"author_id":"Criss+Jami"},{"text":"The world won't be loyal and burden itself to those who are having one skill and talent any longer. Make yourself useful and indispensable...","author":"Assegid Habtewold","tags":["burden","indispensable","loyal","skill","talent","useful"],"id":21664,"author_id":"Assegid+Habtewold"},{"text":"Every skill you acquire doubles your odds of success.","author":"Scott Adams","tags":["you","odds","skill "],"id":22935,"author_id":"Scott+Adams"},{"text":"The cream rises to the top, even if sour.","author":"Matshona Dhliwayo","tags":["diligence","excellence","genius","greatness","intelligence","overcomer","overcoming-adversity","overcoming-challenges","overcoming-fear","overcoming-obstacles","skill","success","talent","victory"],"id":23539,"author_id":"Matshona+Dhliwayo"},{"text":"Excellence is the key that opens successes' door.","author":"Matshona Dhliwayo","tags":["door-of-opportunity","doorway-to-success","excellence","motivational","motivational","open-door","open-doors","skill","success","talent","victory","work-ethic","work","work"],"id":25544,"author_id":"Matshona+Dhliwayo"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":249,"pages":25,"next":"?page=2\u0026page_size=10"}}