Skill is fine, and genius is splendid, but the right contacts are more valuable than either.

Quote by Arthur Conan Doyle Sr

Topics: Ability Quotes

A man should keep his little brain attic stocked with all the furniture that he...

A man should keep his little brain attic stocked with all the furniture that he...

Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself, but talent instantly recognizes genius.

Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself, but talent instantly recognizes genius.

How often have I said to you that when you have eliminated the impossible, whatever...

How often have I said to you that when you have eliminated the impossible, whatever...

You see, but you do not observe

You see, but you do not observe

When the spirits are low, when the day appears dark, when work becomes monotonous, when...

When the spirits are low, when the day appears dark, when work becomes monotonous, when...

Abandon the search for Truth; settle for a good fantasy

Abandon the search for Truth; settle for a good fantasy

I never remember feeling tired by work, though idleness exhausts me completely

I never remember feeling tired by work, though idleness exhausts me completely

'Accounts are not quite settled between us,' said she, with a passion that equaled my...

'Accounts are not quite settled between us,' said she, with a passion that equaled my...

'Accounts are not quite settled between us,' said she, with a passion that equaled my...

'Accounts are not quite settled between us,' said she, with a passion that equaled my...

A man should keep his little brain attic stocked with all the furniture that he...

A man should keep his little brain attic stocked with all the furniture that he...

I have learned never to ridicule any man's opinion, however strange it may seem

I have learned never to ridicule any man's opinion, however strange it may seem

Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself, but talent instantly recognizes genius.

Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself, but talent instantly recognizes genius.

When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.

When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.

Where's the church, who took the steeple, Religion's in the hands of some crazy ass...

Where's the church, who took the steeple, Religion's in the hands of some crazy ass...

In matters of truth and justice, there is no difference between large and small problems,...

In matters of truth and justice, there is no difference between large and small problems,...

Only 3 types of people tell the truth: Kids, the drunk and the angry.

Only 3 types of people tell the truth: Kids, the drunk and the angry.

But whether it be dream or truth, to do well is what matters. If it...

But whether it be dream or truth, to do well is what matters. If it...

Man has gone long enough, or even too long, without being man enough to face...

Man has gone long enough, or even too long, without being man enough to face...

One unerring mark of the love of truth is not entertaining any proposition with greater...

One unerring mark of the love of truth is not entertaining any proposition with greater...

Duration is not a test of truth or falsehood.

Duration is not a test of truth or falsehood.