Ability Quotes · Page 33

I've never blown my own trumpet over my ability but it took an awful lot to stop me getting on the pitch.

— Jamie Carragher

self-possession is the ability to face without fear life in all its contradictions.

— Vivian Gornick

City employees will be hired and promoted because of their abilities - without outside interference.

— Jane Byrne

Lara's done very well recently and I never had any doubts about the abilities of Lara or Waugh.

— Sachin Tendulkar

Pluripotent cells have the ability to grow into any cell in the body.

— Nathan Deal

Every man who gets in that ring has the ability to hurt you.

— Joseph Parker

For our self respect depends upon our ability to make requital, for good or for evil.

— Friedrich Nietzsche

Usually everyone fast is young. But I don't let age define my ability and drive to be the best I can.

— Justin Gatlin

Film as a medium, like a novel as a medium, possesses a unique ability to communicate. Film is capable of communicating in…

— Bennett Miller

For every man in the world functions to the best of his ability, and no one does less than his best, no…

— John Steinbeck

I still love church. My favorite church service is T.D. Jakes at the Potter's House. I don't think there is a better…

— Oprah Winfrey

I have horrible acting ability. I can only be one thing and that's it. So for better, for worse, that's all I've…

— Jon Foreman

The subjects of every state ought to contribute towards the support of the government, as nearly as possible, in proportion to their…

— Adam Smith

I understand there are bumps in the road. I understand there's a lot of noise that I don't want to listen to,…

— Nick Nurse

I have high-definition television, because I felt the lack of resolution was affecting my ability to solve cases on C.S.I.

— Daniel Tosh

Self-discipline is the ability to make yourself do what you should do, when you should do it, whether you feel like it…

— Elbert Hubbard

General McChrystal had to go. Whatever his virtues as a strategist and commander, the 'Rolling Stone' interview fatally compromised his ability to…

— Jim Talent

I was elected by the people of Australia as Prime Minister of Australia. I was elected to do a job, I intend…

— Kevin Rudd

Here and now was always where Tempus was, not off somewhere in the realm of Greater Good or Mortal Soul or Eternal…

— Janet Morris

The critical element in meditation practice is beginning again. Everyone loses focus at times, everyone loses interest at times, and everyone gets…

— Sharon Salzberg

The original meaning of the word tact referred to the sense of touch (as in 'tactile'), and came to mean skill in…

— J. Oswald Sanders

I'm not going to get involved in a debate with you. Just remember this: the gods give, and the gods take away.…

— Haruki Murakami

The 1st secret to success is to simply master your ability to get started, to take the first step. If you want…

— Hal Elrod

I do love the feeling of a big win. But you don't have to have a World Series ring to be a…

— Joe Torre

When the world question your abilities, respond with your actions.

— Brendon Burchard

Here is my principle: Taxes shall be levied according to ability to pay. That is the only American principle.

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

Every man's ability may be strengthened or increased by culture.

— John Abbott

Spend your energy on things you believe in, and do them honestly and to the best of your ability.

— Michael Gungor

Bisexual - The ability to reach down someone's pants and be satisfied with whatever you find!

— Nikhil Saluja

The ability to Self-Motivate is a cornerstone of true wealth.

— Bob Proctor

When I used to play, I loved playing international because it's more freedom and more ability to improve.

— Vlade Divac

A dwarf is small even if he stands on a mountain; a colossus keeps his height, even if he stands in a…

— Seneca the Younger

What people have the capacity to choose, they have the ability to change.

— Madeleine Albright

“Our competence to excel in life depends on our ability to do what we can do.”

— Sijin Bt

If your heart can dream it, then your hands can build it.

— Gonzalo Arzuaga

By the miracle of teaching, I can give you some of my ability, without losing any of it myself.

— Ashleigh Brilliant

I will perform my duties as a cultural ambassador representing the film industry with the best of ability.

— Vivek Agnihotri

You were born with the ability to change someone's life, don't waste it.

— Anonymous

I have a special ability to spot TV shows that don't go past two seasons; that's my gift.

— Lizzy Caplan

The carpenter is not the best who makes more chips than all the rest.

— Arthur Guiterman