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title: "21 Ability Say Quotes by 20 authors"
description: "Browse 21 Ability Say quotes by 20 authors. Discover the best Ability Say sayings and thoughts."
image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9db/megan-sartin-9899_ability_it-is-only-in-your-mind-when-you-say-you_1686689.jpg"
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> [It is only in your mind when you say you cant it is mainly in your ability when you say you can](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/megan-sartin/it-is-only-in-your-mind-when-you-say-you-cant-it-is-mainly-in-your/)

[Megan Sartin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/megan-sartin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9db/megan-sartin-9899_ability_it-is-only-in-your-mind-when-you-say-you_1686689.jpg)

> [“You have this annoying ability to say the perfect thing and then ruin it by still talking.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jen-wylie/you-have-this-annoying-ability-to-say-the-perfect-thing-and-then-ruin/)

[Jen Wylie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jen-wylie/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dbd/jen-wylie-30195_annoying_you-have-this-annoying-ability-to-say-th_3022285.jpg)

> [“The only thing better than great dialogue is the ability to say everything with no dialogue at all.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-levenberg/the-only-thing-better-than-great-dialogue-is-the-ability-to-say/)

[Adam Levenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-levenberg/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ccd/adam-levenberg-216270_communication_the-only-thing-better-than-great-dialogu_1791240.jpg)

> [“Focus is the ability to say no to the GOOD so you can fulfill the yes you said to the GREAT.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/orrin-woodward/focus-is-the-ability-to-say-no-to-the-good-so-you-can-fulfill-the-yes/)

[Orrin Woodward](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/orrin-woodward/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/59f/orrin-woodward-1907_focus_focus-is-the-ability-to-say-no-to-the-go_378786.png)

> [But I always had the ability to say no. That's how I called my own shots.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sidney-poitier/but-i-always-had-the-ability-to-say-no-that-s-how-i-called-my-own/)

[Sidney Poitier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sidney-poitier/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a9b/sidney-poitier-4270_ability_but-i-always-had-the-ability-to-say-no-t_1094045.jpg)

> [“The difference between success and failure is the ability to say, "I can.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colleen-gareau/the-difference-between-success-and-failure-is-the-ability-to-say-i-can/)

[Colleen Gareau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colleen-gareau/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/940/colleen-gareau-228980_failure_the-difference-between-success-and-failu_1382118.jpg)

> [Genius might be the ability to say a profound thing in a simple way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-bukowski/genius-might-be-the-ability-to-say-a-profound-thing-in-a-simple-way/)

[Charles Bukowski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-bukowski/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0d1/charles-bukowski-73_ability_genius-might-be-the-ability-to-say-a-pro_1310832.jpg)

> [I miss the ability to say, 'Fuck it, I'm not coming to this interview.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-wahlberg/i-miss-the-ability-to-say-fuck-it-i-m-not-coming-to-this-interview/)

[Mark Wahlberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-wahlberg/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/71e/mark-wahlberg-2720_fuck_i-miss-the-ability-to-say-fuck-it-i-m-no_2396640.jpg)

> [“The point of cool is to erase your ability to say no. Saying yes buys you cool cachet, but it always ruins…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-gutfeld/the-point-of-cool-is-to-erase-your-ability-to-say-no-saying-yes-buys/)

[Greg Gutfeld](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-gutfeld/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f8c/greg-gutfeld-1129_cool_the-point-of-cool-is-to-erase-your-abili_740018.png)

> [“Genius could be the ability to say a profound thing in a simple way, or even to say a simple thing in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-bukowski/genius-could-be-the-ability-to-say-a-profound-thing-in-a-simple-way/)

[Charles Bukowski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-bukowski/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1a2/charles-bukowski-73_bukowski_genius-could-be-the-ability-to-say-a-pro_490661.jpg)

> [Unfortunately, your reputation often rests not on your ability to do what you say, but rather on your ability to do what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bryant-h-mcgill/unfortunately-your-reputation-often-rests-not-on-your-ability-to-do/)

[Bryant H. McGill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bryant-h-mcgill/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a19/bryant-h-mcgill-2612_ability_unfortunately-your-reputation-often-rest_2390318.jpg)

> [One final thing a director needs: The ability to say 'I am wrong' or 'I was wrong.' Not as easy as it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elia-kazan/one-final-thing-a-director-needs-the-ability-to-say-i-am-wrong-or-i/)

[Elia Kazan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elia-kazan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/974/elia-kazan-6753_ability_one-final-thing-a-director-needs-the-abi_766310.jpg)

> [The best way to describe my ability was to say that after the game the other kids would say to me, 'Way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-stewart/the-best-way-to-describe-my-ability-was-to-say-that-after-the-game/)

[Jon Stewart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-stewart/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/43a/jon-stewart-455_ability_the-best-way-to-describe-my-ability-was_2935649.jpg)

> [“What is it to be witty, then?” “To say clever things.” “And what is cleverness?” “I …” Why was he having this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brandon-sanderson/what-is-it-to-be-witty-then-to-say-clever-things-and-what-is/)

[Brandon Sanderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brandon-sanderson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dfa/brandon-sanderson-112_communication_what-is-it-to-be-witty-then-to-say-cleve_2048926.jpg)

> [Competence goes beyond words. It's the leader's ability to say it, plan it, and do it in such a way that others…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-c-maxwell/competence-goes-beyond-words-it-s-the-leader-s-ability-to-say-it-plan/)

[John C. Maxwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-c-maxwell/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b49/john-c-maxwell-113_ability_competence-goes-beyond-words-it-s-the-le_1622138.jpg)

> [You can teach taste, editorial sense, but the ability to say something funny is something I've never been able to teach anyone.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abe-burrows/you-can-teach-taste-editorial-sense-but-the-ability-to-say-something/)

[Abe Burrows](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abe-burrows/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3a1/abe-burrows-61589_ability_you-can-teach-taste-editorial-sense-but_3055726.png)

> [“No is a complete sentence and so often we forget that. When we don't want to do something we can simply smile…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-gregg/no-is-a-complete-sentence-and-so-often-we-forget-that-when-we-don-t/)

[Susan Gregg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-gregg/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/32f/susan-gregg-54247_love_no-is-a-complete-sentence-and-so-often-w_288862.jpg)

> [“Freedom is the ability to say no. It is nothing more than that.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-wiedeman/freedom-is-the-ability-to-say-no-it-is-nothing-more-than-that/)

[Rick Wiedeman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-wiedeman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/20b/rick-wiedeman-84090_freedom_freedom-is-the-ability-to-say-no-it-is-n_1895392.jpg)

> [All possibility of understanding is rooted in the ability to say no.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-sontag/all-possibility-of-understanding-is-rooted-in-the-ability-to-say-no/)

[Susan Sontag](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-sontag/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1a5/susan-sontag-332_ability_all-possibility-of-understanding-is-root_2026310.jpg)

> [The only power an actor has is the ability to say: 'No](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lou-diamond-phillips/the-only-power-an-actor-has-is-the-ability-to-say-no/)

[Lou Diamond Phillips](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lou-diamond-phillips/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/64d/lou-diamond-phillips-41778_ability_the-only-power-an-actor-has-is-the-abili_69629.jpg)

> [So I have this ability, if I may say so, to spot talent.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sally-kirkland/so-i-have-this-ability-if-i-may-say-so-to-spot-talent/)

[Sally Kirkland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sally-kirkland/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6e5/sally-kirkland-20861_ability_so-i-have-this-ability-if-i-may-say-so-t_855664.jpg)

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