Ruggiero Ricci Quotes

I don't look at a man who's expert in one area as a specialist. I look at him as a rookie in ten other areas.

Most people are good at too many things. And when you say someone is focused, more often than not what you actually mean is they're very narrow.

No man can be a pure specialist without being in the strict sense an idiot.

Every one of my opponents, every one of my critics, will tell you that I am a generalist spread far too thin in an age when this is not done anymore, when responsible knowledge is specialized knowledge.

I know I'm in a 'jack of all, master of none' situation, but I like it that way.

A specialist is a man who knows more and more about less and less.

Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.

One man cannot practice many arts with success.

I wouldn't say that I'm a jack-of-all-trades, master of none, but I wouldn't say that I'm brilliant at any.

Well, you've got to be known for something. The danger of extreme versatility is that you don't spring to mind for anything.

For 30 years I've been schooled in everything from government, and economics, to medicine and international relations. But don't be impressed. Someone once said being a general assignment reporter simply means you are equally ignorant about most everything. In other words, I know a little about a lot.

I'd rather be a big fish in a specialized pond than a little, little fish in a more generalized big pond.

I think actors become jacks-of-all-trades and masters of none.

In the age of the specialist, the generalsit gets short shrift.

I sometimes worry that maybe it's better to be really good at one thing than be okay at a couple things.

I'm kind of a Jack of all trades, master of none.

I've learned that just because you're successful in one area doesn't necessarily mean you'll be successful in another.

Definition: CONNOISSEUR, n. A specialist who knows everything about something and nothing about anything else.

The trouble is that after nine years as a Jack of all trades and Master of the Dominican Order, I have no expertise on anything except airports and exotic foods.

An expert is one who knows more and more about less and less.

I think I'm okay at everything and not spectacular at any one thing that Kaggle does.

I was one of those lucky people with only one talent. It is harder for people with many talents to decide what to do.

I know sound, and this is what I'm going to stick to: what I know.

It's key to become 'famous' for one thing first, and that will give you the credibility to go into other areas once your ready... which generally means a long time and a lot of perfecting!

The downside of dabbling in different industries is that you don't have your roots anywhere and you don't know where your real demand is.