Ability Quotes

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What has happened to our ability to dwell in the unknowing, to live inside a question and coexist with the tensions of uncertainty? Where is… — Sue Monk Kidd
Only struggle educates the exploited class. Only struggle discloses to it the magnitude of its own power, widens its horizon, enhances its abilities, clarifies its… — Vladimir Lenin
The art of any propagandist and agitator consists in his ability to find the best means of influencing any given audience, by presenting a definite… — Vladimir Lenin
It is not gender, nor age, nor race, but your ability to work hard at what you love. — Cory Doctorow
Any time you have an individual who is very confident in their abilities to persuade, there can be a rude awakening under cross-examination. — Catherine Crier
Having the ability to get and gain respect through your work is great but you have to be careful not to get carried away. — Jay Gould
There is something wonderful about singing and writing music, I think there is something special about creativity and the ability humans have in that area. — Kim Gordon
That fundamentally undermines your ability to access the best part of your instincts. So my advice to those people would be stop thinking and introspecting… — Malcolm Gladwell
You need to have the ability to gracefully navigate the world. — Malcolm Gladwell
It is commonly said that if rational argument is so seldom the cause of conviction, philosophical apologists must largely be wasting their shot. The premise… — Austin Farrer
The human race is a remarkable creature, one with great potential, and I hope that 'Star Trek' has helped to show us what we can… — Gene Roddenberry
We should not confuse complete faith in God with complete faith in our ability to discern God's voice. — John Corvino
Mr. Presley has no discernible singing ability. — Jack Gould
Poverty when coupled with creativeness is usually free of frustration. This is true of the poor artisan skilled in his trade and of the poor… — Eric Hoffer
Leverage is the ability to apply positive pressure on yourself to follow through on your decisions even when it hurts. — Orrin Woodward
I have a foreboding of an America in my children's or grandchildren's time ... when awesome technological powers are in the hands of a very… — Carl Sagan
What really matters when facing a challenge? What matters is learning. You want to test yourself, throw yourself into something outside your comfort zone and… — Arno Hintjens
As an athlete, you'll never feel bad about losing, but what you will feel bad about is underperforming. That's a real thing and it happens… — Chael Sonnen
Balance, or drivability, and the ability to accelerate while cornering are more important than maximum cornering power - every time. Until you reach teh top… — Carroll Smith
Knowledge and ideas tend to be a bit like experience - nice, but not necessarily useful. Clear thinking, logical priorities and the ability to reason… — Carroll Smith

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