Ability Quotes

5560 Ability quotes by 3394 unique authors

I think reading Shakespeare's plays when I was young was extremely important. He had the ability to make utter strangers come alive. — Rita Dove
I feel I have to work hard to nurture whatever talent I have as an actor. I feel like it's not natural to me. So… — David Duchovny
Love is the ability and willingness to allow those that you care for to be what they choose for themselves without any insistence that they… — Wayne Dyer
Britain's great strength is its innovative, design and engineering natural ability and we're not using it. — James Dyson
Any Ambassador or Foreign Service Officer who has his or her head screwed on right knows that the U.S. position in the world is far… — Lawrence Eagleburger
Never do things others can do and will do if there are things others cannot do or will not do. — Amelia Earhart
Humans are the only creatures with the ability to dive deep in the sea, fly high in the sky, send instant messages around the globe,… — Sylvia Earle
Sarah Palin lacked the preparation or temperament to be one heartbeat away from the presidency, but what she possessed in abundance was the ability to… — Roger Ebert
Waste is worse than loss. The time is coming when every person who lays claim to ability will keep the question of waste before him… — Thomas A. Edison
If men can develop weapons that are so terrifying as to make the thought of global war include almost a sentence for suicide, you would… — Dwight D. Eisenhower
In spite of his practical ability, some of his experience had petrified into maxims and quotations. — George Eliot
People with great gifts are easy to find, but symmetrical and balanced ones never. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
He knew a lot about his grandparents - and perhaps he feels he's been endowed with abilities to go into people's heads who are long… — Jeffrey Eugenides
A man must not deny his manifest abilities, for that is to evade his obligations. — William Feather
The bottom line: if you want a happier family, create, refine and retell the story of your family's positive moments and your ability to bounce… — Bruce Feiler
Ninety percent of leadership is the ability to communicate something people want. — Dianne Feinstein
Try not to get lost in comparing yourself to others. Discover your gifts and let them shine! Softball is amazing that way as a sport.… — Jennie Finch
The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability… — F. Scott Fitzgerald
Vitality shows in not only the ability to persist but the ability to start over. — F. Scott Fitzgerald
Genius is the ability to put into effect what is on your mind. — F. Scott Fitzgerald
I think exercise tests us in so many ways, our skills, our hearts, our ability to bounce back after setbacks. This is the inner beauty… — Peggy Fleming
What distinguishes a great mnemonist, I learned, is the ability to create lavish images on the fly, to paint in the mind a scene so… — Joshua Foer
It is all one to me if a man comes from Sing Sing Prison or Harvard. We hire a man, not his history. — Malcolm Forbes
If money is your hope for independence you will never have it. The only real security that a man will have in this world is… — Henry Ford
If there is any one secret of success, it lies in the ability to get the other person's point of view and see things from… — Henry Ford

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