Ability Quotes
5560 quotes by 3394 authors
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It wasn't until I went to Korea out of high school and got exposed to the martial arts for the first time and was just…
— Chuck Norris
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The fortunes of the entire world may well ride on the ability of young Americans to face the responsibilities of an old America gone mad.
— Phil Ochs
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Every little thing that people know about you as a person impedes your ability to achieve that kind of terrific suspension of disbelief that happens…
— Edward Norton
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The truth does not change according to our ability to stomach it.
— Flannery O'Connor
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Society as a whole benefits immeasurably from a climate in which all persons, regardless of race or gender, may have the opportunity to earn respect,…
— Sandra Day O'Connor
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I loved my husband very much, and it was heartbreaking to have him develop Alzheimer's disease, and to stand by and watch him decline in…
— Sandra Day O'Connor
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I believe that God has put gifts and talents and ability on the inside of every one of us. When you develop that and you…
— Joel Osteen
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The difference between a top-flight creative man and the hack is his ability to express powerful meanings indirectly.
— Vance Packard
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The abilities of man must fall short on one side or the other, like too scanty a blanket when you are abed. If you pull…
— Thomas Paine
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We cannot direct the wind, but we can adjust the sails.
— Dolly Parton
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All human evil comes from a single cause, man's inability to sit still in a room.
— Blaise Pascal
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Believe in yourself! Have faith in your abilities! Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers you cannot be successful or happy.
— Norman Vincent Peale
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My philosophy of leadership is to surround myself with good people who have ability, judgment and knowledge, but above all, a passion for service.
— Sonny Perdue
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Tactics, fitness, stroke ability, adaptability, experience, and sportsmanship are all necessary for winning.
— Fred Perry
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I think Barack Obama is a socialist. I think he cares for his country - don't get me wrong about that - but I think…
— Rick Perry
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Crucial to understanding federalism in modern day America is the concept of mobility, or 'the ability to vote with your feet.' If you don't support…
— Rick Perry
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I have no question that Newt Gingrich has the heart of a conservative reformer, the ability to rally and captivate the conservative movement.
— Rick Perry
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Competence, like truth, beauty, and contact lenses, is in the eye of the beholder.
— Laurence J. Peter
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It's likely that taboo words are stored in the right hemisphere of the brain. Massive left hemisphere strokes or the entire surgical removal of the…
— Steven Pinker
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I know that books I have written will still resonate in 50 years - particularly 'My Sister's Keeper.' It has sold three million copies in…
— Jodi Picoult
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