Ability Quotes

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The worth of a human being lies in the ability to extend oneself, to go outside oneself, to exist in and for other people. — Milan Kundera
A book comes and says, 'Write me.' My job is to try to serve it to the best of my ability, which is never good… — Madeleine L'Engle
With realization of one's own potential and self-confidence in one's ability, one can build a better world. — Dalai Lama
I wanted the focus to be on my ability as a singer and as an entertainer - not on my private life. — Adam Lambert
To her audience, Janis Joplin has remained a symbol, artifact and reminder of late Sixties youth culture. Her popularity never derived from her musical ability,… — Jon Landau
Richard Lewis has this incredible ability to look like he's just... you know it's an act that's been honed. What you have to do in… — Artie Lange
Very few people possess true artistic ability. It is therefore both unseemly and unproductive to irritate the situation by making an effort. If you have… — Fran Lebowitz
Any enterprise CEO really ought to be able to ask a question that involves connecting data across the organization, be able to run a company… — Tim Berners-Lee
My mother was a woman who was very frustrated. She had a great deal of ability, and all this energy went into me and my… — Doris Lessing
The one thing that I appear to have been given, bearing in mind that I am capable of being very, very scatty and extremely lazy,… — Daniel Day-Lewis
The most perfect ape cannot draw an ape; only man can do that; but, likewise, only man regards the ability to do this as a… — Georg C. Lichtenberg
Tact is the ability to describe others as they see themselves. — Abraham Lincoln
Free speech gives us the ability to react vigorously with effective arguments and expose the weakness and misdirection of the other side's claims. — Rush Limbaugh
Surely God would not have created such a being as man, with an ability to grasp the infinite, to exist only for a day! No,… — Abraham Lincoln
We judge ourselves by what we feel capable of doing, while others judge us by what we have already done. — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Strength of character means the ability to overcome resentment against others, to hide hurt feelings, and to forgive quickly. — Lawrence G. Lovasik
Brands are facing a new competitive landscape in which self-definition, core values and purpose will increasingly define their ability to reach customers that only allow… — Simon Mainwaring
Intuition is the key to everything, in painting, filmmaking, business - everything. I think you could have an intellectual ability, but if you can sharpen… — David Lynch
I think some people just have an innate musical ability, and I'm lucky enough to be one of those people. — Marina and the Diamonds
I'm happy doing stand-up, but I'll probably do a television show eventually. If not, I'll delve into this Internet world and decide best how to… — Norm MacDonald

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