Ability Quotes

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Consider the postage stamp: its usefulness consists in the ability to stick to one thing till it gets there. — Josh Billings
Nobody around here had ever seen a lady beekeeper till her. She liked to tell everybody that women made the best beekeepers, 'cause they have… — Sue Monk Kidd
While it is true that many people simply can't afford to pay more for food, either in money or time or both, many more of… — Michael Pollan
Duty makes us do things well, but love makes us do them beautifully. — Zig Ziglar
Am going to cross Pacific on a wooden raft to support a theory that the South Sea islands were peopled from Peru. Will you come?… — Thor Heyerdahl
I think there was always some scrawny dreamer sitting at the edge of the firelight, who had the ability to imagine dangers, to look into… — Christopher Moore
If you give people tools, and they use their natural abilities and their curiosity, they will develop things in ways that will surprise you very… — Bill Gates
lack of will power leads to more failure than lack of intelligence or ability. — Anchee Min
The ability to "fantasize" is the ability to survive. It's wonderful to speak about this subject because there have been so many wrong-headed people dealing… — Ray Bradbury
I claim to be no more than the average person with less than average ability. I have not the shadow of a doubt that any… — Mahatma Gandhi
life is not a race, but a shot on target: what counts is not the saving of time, but the ability to find a centre — Susanna Tamaro
She seems to have had the ability to stand firmly on the rock of her past while living completely and unregretfully in the present. — Madeleine L'Engle
My own ambition, my deepest and truest ambition, is to find within myself someday, somehow, the ability to do likewise, to do NOTHING - and… — Edward Abbey
Fear's greatest weapon is its ability to blind one to anything. In its presence, we forget there are others to consider, things to save besides… — Jonathan Carroll
I don't know what frightens me more, the power that crushes us, or our endless ability to endure it. — Gregory David Roberts
As long as we are children, we have the ability to experience things around us--but then we grow used to the world. To grow up… — Jostein Gaarder
The first step toward creating an improved future is developing the ability to envision it. VISION will ignite the fire of passion that fuels our… — Tony Dungy
I'm asking you to believe. Not just in my ability to bring about real change in Washington . . . I'm asking you to believe… — Barack Obama
Part of being a big winner is the ability to be a big loser. There is no paradox involved. It is a distinctly Harvard thing… — Erich Segal
Nice' in a bodyguard is about as useful as the ability to regurgitate whole lobsters. — Neil Gaiman

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