Ability Quotes · Page 41

Genius is the ability to renew one's emotions in daily experience.

— Paul Cezanne

Abilities wither under criticism; they blossom under encouragement.

— Dale Carnegie

The ability to subordinate an impulse to a value is the essence of the proactive person.

— Anonymous

“Your mind is filled with ample secret abilities not known to you, keep it active by shutting down disbelieve.”

— Michael Bassey Johnson

Accepting good advice means nothing other than to strengthen one's own ability.

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

I believe passionately that everyone has a particular God-given ability.

— Prince Charles

Change will never happen when people lack the ability and courage to see themselves for who they are.

— Bryant H. McGill

You will never achieve what you are capable of if youre too attached to things youre supposed to let go of.

— Anonymous

My job is to make myself available to play to the best of my ability. Mentally, I've got to stay ready to…

— Bernie Williams

The afternoon and the early evening slide by in a lidded daze where the ability to think in any identifiable way disappears…

— James Frey

It's actually what I consider legalised cheating because one of the great senses that you have on a tennis court is your…

— John Newcombe

The motivating force of the theory of a Democratic way of life is still a belief that as individuals we live cooperatively,…

— Eleanor Roosevelt

The ill effects of thought come about when we forget that thought is a function of our consciousness... an ability that we…

— Richard Carlson

This is going to be a very transparent Justice Department. But I'm not gonna sacrifice the safety of the American people or…

— Eric Holder

You are searching for the magic key that will unlock the door to the source of power; and yet you have the…

— Napoleon Hill

The right to choose to live or to die is the most fundamental right there is; conversely, the duty to give others…

— Aubrey de Grey

Motivation and inspiration energize people, not by pushing them in the right direction as control mechanisms do but by satisfying basic human…

— John P. Kotter

My attitude about teaching has always been the same. From early on, I wanted to make yoga accessible so that anyone, regardless…

— David F. Swensen

No," said Simon. "I know we're not much compared to you, but we don't kill our friends. We try to save them.…

— Cassandra Clare

Old Etonians are the most charming people in the world. It's not just the analytic ability and the great education; there is…

— Laura Wade

Because systems of mass communication can communicate only officially acceptable levels of reality, no one can know the extent of the secret…

— Allen Ginsberg

Trust grows when babies and mothers establish that they can find each other again after the inevitable moments of losing touch. It…

— Carol Gilligan

A person who has during all time maintained the imposing position of spiritual head of four-fifths of the human race, and political…

— Mark Twain

To love means being 100 percent responsible for your experience of living, to not be a victim or a martyr, and to…

— Harold H. Bloomfield

Only those who can see the invisible, can do the impossible.

— Jeffrey Fry

Honest unaffected distrust of human abilities under all circumstances is the surest sign of strength of mind.

— Anonymous

The ability to create same day straight through processing of mutual fund trades is a matter of will.

— Kenneth C. Griffin

In general, I enjoy athletes who have a strong character who let their abilities speak for themselves.

— Eric Heiden

I don't get nervous, because I have confidence in my ability.

— James Maddison

Our ability to do great things with data will make a real difference in every aspect of our lives,

— Jennifer Pahlka

I love the ability to transform because that, for me, is a liberation.

— Andy Serkis

Maturity is the ability to relate appropriately to other realities than one's own.

— Anonymous

No matter what your current ability is, effort is what ignites that ability and turns it into accomplishment.

— Carol S. Dweck

My reading ability is that of an 11-year-old. I've had a test. I was alright with numbers, but not reading.

— Jay Blades

We want the ability of the drivers to be the focus, not who has the latest gizmo.

— Brian France

Show me a man of average ability but extraordinary desire and I'll show you a winner every time.

— Andrew Carnegie

The ability to feel fear and keep moving forward distinguishes the living from the merely breathing.

— Nicholas Lore

Murakami's ability to deconstruct and his aesthetic and conceptual freedom have been totally inspiring for me.

— Virgil Abloh

I've been blessed with plenty of ability. It's just not as easily noticed as some guys.

— Brian Roberts

Judge a person not by his ability to make money but by his ability to retain it.

— Vikrant Parsai