Weaknesses Quotations

You learn from things that don't go well, and you try to capitalize when they do. You build on those strengths and try to make your weaknesses stronger.

In the late 1960s, the New Classical economists saw the same weaknesses in the microfoundations of macroeconomics that have motivated me. They hated its lack of rigor. And they sacked it.

If there were an election today, Netanyahu would win. Yet, his standing in the polls is also a reflection of the weakness of Ehud Olmert, the current prime minister - who stands at 2 percent in a recent poll - and the enduring weaknesses of the Labor Party.

Mr. Chairman, on September 11, we were attacked by terrorists who took advantage of weaknesses in our border security. After infiltrating our country, the terrorists were able to conceal their real identities, and thereby plot their attacks without fear of being apprehended.

How any person decides to emphasize strengths and mitigate weaknesses is something people have to figure out for themselves. I'm wary of the self-help literature that suggests there are certain rules. I'm very happy for people to look at my story and say it's possible to achieve many things.

What we learned several years ago was that one of our weaknesses would be if we didn't develop enough people with the know-how to run our company, it would come to the point where we would just stop.

Acting is an opportunity for me to try to explore and examine and expose humanity's weaknesses that are intrinsic to our nature as humans and learn from them; thereby, it's like a sociological expose.

The new generation of researchers must be given the skills and values - not just scientific ideals, but also awareness of human weaknesses - that will enable it to correct its forebears' mistakes.

I think that comics can do things movies can't and vice versa. In my opinion, you only expose their weaknesses if you try too hard at making one exactly like the other.

An Englishman bears with patience any ridicule which foreigners cast upon him. John Bull never laughs so loudly as when he laughs at himself; but the Americans are nationally sensitive and cannot endure that good-humoured raillery which jests at their weaknesses and foibles.

One of my main weaknesses is a good movie. I'll just bawl my eyes out.

An entrepreneur needs to know what they need, period. Then they need to find an investor who can build off whatever their weaknesses are - whether that's through money, strategic partnerships or knowledge.

One of my favorite things to do is formulate powers for a character, then come up with their corresponding weaknesses and liabilities. And I delight in world-building: melding the supernatural with the natural, then tweaking and polishing until it feels organic.

And I was very comfortable with this band even when we disagreed. It takes a long time to feel comfortable enough to disagree with somebody. When everything happened, it just was really confusing. It's like our weaknesses were nurtured and brought out front by outsiders.

In the matter of learning, the difference between the earnest and the careless student stands out clearly. The same holds true in the mastering of passion and the weaknesses to which our nature is subject, as in the acquiring of virtue.

To me idealized characters are so boring to play, especially having grown up in the classical theater. That's a great experience, but as a woman, especially, you've played a lot of idealized characters. So when you've got someone who has weaknesses as well as strengths, that's interesting.

No country can be complacent in making sure that excessive debt of the household doesn't create excesses and weaknesses in the financial system. Everything is interconnected.

No tennis player is perfect. Even if you're world #1, I don't think, you still have things to improve on, and I'm not even close to that. So I am going to have weaknesses in my game; I am going to have strengths in my game, but I still have time to develop a lot of things, hopefully, and we'll see how it goes.

What I've learned is that unless it's an emergency, like a fire or brain surgery, hierarchy is not necessary and may be damaging. If you have a hierarchy, you're repeating the strengths and weaknesses of one person without allowing for the accumulative strength of a group.

Many men and women in the world demonstrate great willpower and self-discipline in overcoming bad habits and the weaknesses of the flesh.

I was excited by the process of Pandora, which I still think is a decent product. Not as great in actuality as it sounds. After the first hour, its weaknesses start to show up.

Protecting yourself is very challenging in the hostile environment of the Internet. Imagine a global environment where an unscrupulous person from the other side of the planet can probe your computer for weaknesses and exploit them to gain access to your most sensitive secrets.

One of the real weaknesses in e-learning is individuals feel isolated. Courses are self-guided, but there is an opportunity to interact with peer groups. Feedback from six to 12 people gives it a sense of community.

One of the big weaknesses of the Conservative Party is not just their ignorance of and lack of effective response to the cost-of-living crisis but a more fundamental error about what makes for success in the 21st century.

I wouldn't change anything. We have to go back to making sure we have evaluated the strengths and weaknesses of our players.

When the National Security Agency recruited me, they put me through a day of lie detector tests. They found out all my weaknesses and immediately seduced me. They used the strongest drugs in our culture, sex, power and money, to win me over.

One of the weaknesses of our society is that history is still news to most people.

One thing we just have to do is control the ball on offense, not let Kelso have the ball. That's the easiest way to prevent them from putting points on the board. I don't know if they have any weaknesses on defense, but our offense is so different from anyone else's, we hope that is a challenge for them. That's one of the reasons we picked this offense.

One of our weaknesses is the way we take and adapt to criticism. Our reaction has not been positive. We need to be a public and visible organization and an active organization within the community.

Oberon is the coach of the team. I'm just facilitating a process. We felt that the team had some fundamental weaknesses in key areas and we felt that Oberon, even at her stage, has something to contribute. So we felt that it was better we register her as a player so she can perform a dual role.

People were aware that Babe had his indulgences even back then. I think in some ways that endeared him to the public. He was a man of the people. He has his frailties and weaknesses just like we do. That was part of his appeal. To a great extent he was a big kid.

Right now I am having them think about their skill level, what their strengths are, what their weaknesses are. Where they want to be about the mid-point of the season. Where they want to be at the end of the season. It also helps them focus.

I have dedicated many years to economic study, up to the Ph.D. level, to analyze and understand the inherent weaknesses of aid and why aid policies have consistently failed to deliver on economic growth and poverty alleviation.

We need a whole matrix of measurements, ... Right now, we can't say what our strengths and weaknesses are. We don't have the data.

She and I are personal friends, but as it relates to the game itself, she can see like I can see. She can tell what our strengths and weaknesses are just like I can with them, but I'm not necessarily worried about that. We just have to go out and play.

She has an arsenal of pitches that she and our pitching coach use freely. They do a good job analyzing the weaknesses of hitters on other teams, and she has the pitches that allow us to do that.

She was phenomenal. She pitched a great game. I think it was well-coached. They seemed to know our weaknesses and got us to swing at some really bad pitches.

Hampton saw some weaknesses we had and exploited them for a while. We knew we had weaknesses and they found them. They hurt us running the ball up the middle, but we got that corrected and later in the game we held them pretty good.

I would say this for Montserrat ? one of its credit weaknesses is that it's in a zone that depends greatly on external savings.

I am so proud of my brother. My dad's focus in life has always been to focus on improving your weaknesses because it will also improve your strengths. He is bringing the philosophy to his own team and it's a lesson that carries through not only as a hockey player but for everything you do in life.

I am trying to make sure that I fine tune my main areas, I work on strengths and weaknesses but I won't highlight any here.

I can help the guys be better outfielders, and I can help them be better base runners and base stealers. You look at where your strengths and weaknesses are and work from there. I can do that.

(Fortner) emphasized that we wanted to attack them and get to the foul line. We wanted to make their guards play defense. We're really trying to understand the scouting reports and take advantage of the weaknesses our opponents have.

I expected a lot out of this team. We worked hard in practice this week. We had a good week. We studied film a lot. We saw some weaknesses and we knew what they would do.

I believe this is the team (to win it). Mike and Phillip are more focused, which was one of our weaknesses last year. No one can hold them on the inside.

Carl is a good complement to that. Both are two of the more athletic players we have on the team. They have no glaring weaknesses that you can just pick on. Neither one is afraid to hit an overhead, and neither is afraid to go after a volley. That's what makes them a good No. 2 doubles team. They don't sit back and lob. They get after you.

We've got to try to take advantage of what their weaknesses are, and one of those is not having the experience we have.

What you're seeing is revealing weaknesses in the state, local and federal levels. All three levels have been weakened. They've been weakened by diversion into terrorism.

Her mental toughness separates her from other players. She has no weaknesses technically, mentally, physically or emotionally. I've yet to see an effective strategy against her.

He was able to make what used to be his weaknesses into his strengths.

He tries to locate weaknesses in their play. He knows them inside out, every position, so we know what we're going at every time we go out there. Every team has a weakness. A lot of the improvement has been down to the manager learning more about our opponents in the Premiership than he did last year.

He scored four points with his right hand on Saturday. A lot of people don't notice that, but I notice that because that's been one of his weaknesses and he works to correct that. And those are four big points. That might have been the difference between us going to Madison and staying home.

He's a staggering talent. He has no weaknesses He's the most complete back in the business. And he's not even close to his prime.

We try to exploit weaknesses and look for traps. It might not show up in the first half or early in the second half, but we feel that our full-court pressure eventually will wear on them.

Terrorists are strategic actors, ... They choose their targets deliberately, and they choose them based on the weaknesses they observe in our defenses and in our preparations. They use speed and surprise to terrorize.

Match play really exposes your character, who you are and how much of a will to win you have in your heart, ... It also exposes what kind of weaknesses your game has. If you have a tendency to get a little 'yippy' putting, it'll be an even bigger 'yip' than in stroke play. It's the toughest format.

That challenges you, gives you an idea what your strengths and weaknesses are.

Stand back and look at the big picture. Have you ever stopped and wondered why people shop at your business? Determine your strengths and weaknesses and go from there.

(Steubenville) made 25 turnovers against West Muskingum in the last game. We wanted to really force our tempo. We wanted to expose all their weaknesses and we really did a good job pressuring them into bad mistakes.

Our policy proposal for science education is that students should learn the strengths and the scientific weaknesses of modern Darwinian theory.

I saw some weaknesses there in doubles and their lower singles seeds. We have something to work at, and we've got a week to work at it.

I see a few weaknesses we have to improve before the NCAA Championships. We need to focus on our pressure training. We know what we have to do.

I suppose from my point of view, (they are) two people that were thrown in together in a friendship in spite of themselves, in one sense flip sides of the same coin, ... Their weaknesses are sort of complemented by the strengths of the other one, and vice versa. They don't accept this, they don't recognize it, but it's just the subtext of their relationship itself.

Jim is tenacious, a very capable guy. He doesn't have all the strengths of his dad, and he doesn't have the weaknesses of his dad.

Just as in the past, we must reflect upon what's going on around us, and reflect upon our strengths, weaknesses and industry leadership responsibilities, and respond, ... As much as ever, it's clear that if we fail to do so, our business as we know it is at risk. We must respond quickly and decisively.

It is clear to me, as I consider the work laid out in the staff report, that many E-Rate program weaknesses must be addressed legislatively to avoid future waste and misuse.

It is clear to me, ... that many E-Rate program weaknesses must be addressed legislatively to avoid waste and misuse.

I think last year in the World Series, they did some things that were out of character for them, as far as executing. They didn't seem like the same team as this year. They're very relaxed. You just can't really see any weaknesses in that team.

I think the good thing is we have (Notre Dame's former) staff. They've told us a lot about them. We went over it (Sunday) and they told us what they like to do, that'll help a little bit. We'll know their strengths and weaknesses and, hopefully, what they like to do.

it is normal for these types of papers to be presented, which discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the technologies.

I think at the beginning of the season, any coach will tell you that you're still trying to see your weaknesses and your strengths. Every since that game, I really believe we've gotten a lot better in a lot of different areas that we weren't good at in the beginning.

I think Bobby will address some things, certainly in terms of looking at weaknesses and how to strengthen those weaknesses. But I think he has to be pleased with the last two games in terms of unity and preparation and playing football like Florida State should play football. I thought we did that in a big win and in a heartbreaking loss.

Robert Morris exploited some of our weaknesses last time. They also took advantage of their strengths and really attacked us. (Sophomore guard) Tony Lee really hurt us.

Our chemistry is definitely the key. It seems we're on the same page. We pass well because we've played together so long that everyone knows where everyone else is going to be on the court. We know each other's strengths and weaknesses and everyone knows her role. No one is trying to be Michael Jordan.

Our plan was to try to attack the weaknesses of the defense. We knew coming into the game that they had some injuries at corner and we had to test those guys.

Our weaknesses are that we are young. Some of the events like math, our kids just haven't taken those classes yet. That's probably going to be our biggest weakness. They are younger so some of them haven't even had a speech class which is a big event. We're having to go over a lot of things with them such as basic speech.

Our schedule is very challenging. The early portion of the schedule will help us to identify our strengths and weaknesses and better prepare for the most important part of our season the conference schedule. Obviously, we want to become as successful as possible. We also want to improve and develop as much as possible as we go along.

I tend to suspect that my female characters are, to quote a famous criticism of Hemingway, men with tits. I think it is among my weaknesses and I work harder on those scenes, I think, because I feel vulnerable.

It doesn't feel very good, so we have to get better. The tournament is coming up so we have to correct our weaknesses -- that's all I can say.

I think it was a realistic, pragmatic view of what the strengths and weaknesses of the company are. He didn't break new ground with the initiatives, but directionally I think he set the stage for change, and I think by March or April of next year we'll see a change.

Today's manufacturing output figures were ... worse than the market expected. The sector continues to stagnate and is persistently failing to sustain a recovery. The figures also confirm that the sector was in technical recession in the first half of 2005, ... The manufacturing sector's acute underlying weaknesses reinforce our view that we will need further interest rate cuts later in the year.

True confidence is firmly planted in reality. To grow your confidence, it's important to do an honest and accurate self-assessment of your abilities. If there are weaknesses in your skill set, make plans for strengthening these skills and find ways to minimize their negative impact.

Yeah, they're a national contender. I mean, there's not many weaknesses on there. They play like a hungry team.

You learn from it, you know? We're working on our weaknesses and developing our strengths. This is a new year with a lot of new guys.

Those are three really good testers for a team to show weaknesses and show how close we are with this group.

We know our strengths and know our weaknesses and one of our weaknesses has been supply chain.

Usually you'll find one group -- the line, the linebackers or the secondary -- that's better than another, but this defense is just as good in every area. It's the best defense I've ever coached against. I've been looking for weaknesses for several weeks and I can't seem to find one.

We have been working on specific techniques to beat North Andover. We have been working on weaknesses we think we can expose. It has been a focused week of practice. The kids have been working and training hard.

We have to work on our weaknesses in a game like this. There's still a lot of basketball ahead of us, and teams are going to come right at us in the second half much harder than in the first half. You never know who you're going to need, and it's important to keep the girls both mentally and physically in the game.

My big weaknesses (in the past) have been a lack of preparation, a lack of knowledge and perhaps not enough confidence and afraid of mistakes. I need to stop trying to be perfect and just worry about becoming better.

We were able to fix our weaknesses at half and capitalize on their weaknesses. It is nice to see the kids fight back for a win after being down 3-1 at the half. It was a good win for the Chiefs.

We've learned what our weaknesses are, and we're going to fix them. No matter what.

We had lots of weaknesses that fortunately didn't get capitalized.

We don't get too much into that. We're just really trying to break down our opponents' strengths and weaknesses and see what we can do to match that.

That was an impressive team we wrestled tonight. They?re a legitimate, well-coached Division I program. They showed us a couple of weaknesses we need to address before (the NAIA regional tournament) next week.

We didn't want to come out flat. That was one of our weaknesses over the last couple of weeks, coming out after halftime flat. With the Karl Malone retirement and everything, we were in (the locker room) a little bit longer than usual. (We had to) come out and get some buckets quick.

This really highlights one of the weaknesses of our business model is too much reliance on those products (large SUVs and pickups) for profit and not enough profitability from those other products,

We are taking that into consideration. We know what we have in terms of strengths and weaknesses and might be able to balance that up in the coming years.

The policy we do prefer is that teachers teach both the strengths and the weaknesses of evolution, without getting into replacement theories like intelligent design.

We are not going to change the weaknesses in the technology by publishing the paper, ... The technology is weak. It would be widely defeated, quickly.