Ability Quotes
5560 quotes by 3394 authors
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Twentieth-century art may start with nothing, but it flourishes by virtue of its belief in itself, in the possibility of control over what seems essentially…
— Al Alvarez
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There is perhaps no better way of measuring the natural endowment of a soul than by its ability to transmute dissatisfaction into a creative impulse.
— Eric Hoffer
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Behind the love of God lies His imniscience - His ability to "know and understand all." . . . At all times, even in the…
— Billy Graham
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Entrepreneurial leadership requires the ability to move quickly when opportunity presents itself.
— Brian Tracy
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The quality of a leader is reflected in the standards they set for themselves." Ray Kroc "If some of today's leaders don't relearn the value…
— Ken Blanchard
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Capablanca's phenomenal move-searching algorithm in those early years, when he possessed a wonderful ability for calculating variations very rapidly, made him invincible.
— Mikhail Botvinnik
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[He] alone is truly nonviolent who remains nonviolent even though he has the ability to strike.
— Mahatma Gandhi
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We commonly think of freedom as the ability to define alternatives and choose between them. The creative mind exceeds this liberty in being able to…
— Robert Grudin
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Creativity is not merely about cute pictures drawn by kindergartners. It is about the ability to create new enterprises, organizations, and institutions that fundamentally change…
— Michael Strong
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What starts love is your ability to stupefy and blind yourself to the point of being able to fall in love. What stops it is…
— Fran Lebowitz
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As the world's sole remaining super power and economic powerhouses, our nation's ability to be at the forefront of innovation and production has enabled unparalleled…
— Leonard Boswell
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Your security is not your job, or your bank account, or your investments, or your spouse or your parents. Your security is your ability to…
— Louise Hay
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Enjoy the simple, the natural and the plain. Along with that comes the ability to do things spontaneously and have them work.
— Benjamin Hoff
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I believe in wishes and in a person's ability to make a wish come true, I really do. And a wish is more than a…
— Michael Jackson
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America can't work for only some people and become a dream for all people. It has to work for everyone. And even though everyone might…
— Al Sharpton
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Human spirit is the ability to face the uncertainty of the future with curiosity and optimism.
— Bernard Beckett
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Never assume that habitual silence means ability in reserve.
— Geoffrey Madan
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The ability of dandelions to tell the time is somewhat exaggerated, owing to the fact that there is always one seed that refuses to be…
— Miles Kington
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Communication is the ability to ensure that people understand not only what you say but also what you mean. It is also the ability to…
— Myles Munroe
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To have a successful career, you have to approach it as an entrepreneur, even if you are working for someone else. Your career is your…
— Earl G. Graves, Sr.
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