Ability Quotes

5560 Ability quotes by 3394 unique authors

Let us consider what we call vicious luxury. No gratification, however sensual, can of itself be esteemed vicious. A gratification is only vicious when it… — David Hume
I know it sounds strange - a blind teenager buzzin' round on a motorcycle - but I liked that; that was me. I had always… — Ray Charles
Students work in schools making life studies for years, win prizes for life studies and find in the end that they know practically nothing of… — Robert Henri
The character of greatness must be measured in two ways, else the measurement is flawed. First, and by far most popular of all, is by… — Guy Finley
Ronnie Barker was a straightforward man who had this extraordinary ability to make the nation laugh — Michael Palin
Ability in a man is knowledge which emanates from divine light — Zoroaster
Any day above ground is a good one. A woman's beauty is her inherent ability to better a man in every way. My father, now… — Donald E. Williams, Jr.
I don't want to discount talent and ability, but I still maintain that a lot of it is just sheer desire. — Don Henley
Creativity is not an ability that you either have or do not have. It is, for example, and this may surprise you, absolutely unrelated to… — John Cleese
As for the ridiculous fear of making things below one's potential abilities... No, there is the root of the evil. There is the hiding place… — Eugene Delacroix
Responsibility and danger do not tend to free or stimulate the average person's mind- rather the contrary; but wherever they do liberate an individual's judgement… — Carl von Clausewitz
What I like about music is its ability to be convincing, to carry an argument through successfully to the finish, though the terms of the… — John Ashbery
To do things in a way you want to do them, you will have to acquire the ability to think the way you want to… — Wallace D. Wattles
Our duty is to understand youth, but more, to help them understand themselves that they may release their varied abilities... We must help them to… — Henrietta Mears
You can increase your problem-solving skills by honing your question-asking ability. — Michael J. Gelb
What seems to set apart those at the very top of competitive pursuits from others of roughly equal ability is the degree to which, beginning… — Daniel Goleman
Real maturity is the ability to imagine the humanity of every person as fully as you believe in your own humanity. — Tobias Wolff
Thanks to being profoundly rooted in Christ, he was able to bear a burden which transcends merely human abilities. — Pope Benedict XVI
Our brains are fairly powerful, but our conscious minds are still extremely limited in their ability to hold onto multiple simultaneous thoughts — Steve Pavlina
Art has the ability to redeem life by finding beauty even in the worst aspect of things. — Roger Scruton
I believe that if you have faith in your own abilities then in the end others will have faith in them too, even if they… — Chuck Grassley
I'm basically the idea person. I'm not physically involved in the production. I don't have the necessary abilities, so I go to the top people. — Jeff Koons
Landing a role now is not based on my looks - more on my acting ability. — Jude Law
One way of getting along with people is the ability to give in. Strength of character means the ability to give in to others from… — Lawrence G. Lovasik
It's actually what I consider legalised cheating because one of the great senses that you have on a tennis court is your ability to hear… — John Newcombe

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