Sharpen Quotes

You may have very strategic knowledge of what's going on. You may have good knowledge of budget or budgeting process. It doesn't mean when someone structures the transactions, you get there and roll the sleeves and sharpen the pencil, do the pricing and negotiate the derivatives and sales. That is what the issues seem to be, and nobody expects the CEO to do that. - Bruce Hiler

You can work hard to sharpen your talent, to get better at whatever it is that you do, and I think that's what it comes back to. - Ed Bradley

Wrestling is a physical chess match. What he does is put extra effort before and after practice to sharpen his skills. He doesn't need to be motivated. He motivates himself. - Nick Petrov

Work in the theater sharpened my verse and my cinema. - James Broughton

Women are strange and incomprehensible, a device invented by Providence to keep the wit of man well sharpened by constant employment. - Arnold Bennett

Within each individual young person you meet, you have the same fields to plow. The trick is just to wake thmem up, to sharpen their ears for what's already there in the music. - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

With the MCI transaction close to completion, this is the right time for us to take action that helps us sharpen our focus on our three network-based businesses. This move will give them additional flexibility to maneuver in a fast-moving marketplace. - Peter Thonis

With the completion of the acquisition of Times Mirror, we have created the premier major-market multimedia company for the future... By divesting non-core businesses, we will sharpen our focus on broadcasting, publishing and interactive, which in turn will fuel Tribune's continued growth. - John Madigan

When you work out outdoors, you must adjust swiftly to different terrain, inclines, declines, obstacles and climates. This improves your body-mind connection and sharpens your balance, agility, strength and coordination. Plus, you burn more fat and calories. You can burn 800 to 1,000 calories in a one-hour session! - Bryan Schuler