Ability Quotes

5560 Ability quotes by 3394 unique authors

It is becoming plain that our liberal regime of equality and personal freedom depends, more than most theorists of liberalism have been willing to admit,… — Mary Ann Glendon
It indicates a person who has not only good manners but who possesses a sense of balance, a sure mastery of himself, a moral discipline… — Antonio Gramsci
The human organism inherits so delicate an adjustment to climate that, in spite of man's boasted ability to live anywhere, the strain of the frozen… — Ellsworth Huntington
Nothing, to my way of thinking, is a better proof of a well-ordered mind than a man's ability to stop just where he is and… — Seneca the Younger
Health can be defined negatively, as the absence of illness, functionally, as the ability to cope with everyday activities, or positively, as fitness and well-being.… — Mildred Blaxter
Clearly, health and disease cannot be defined merely in terms of anatomical, physiological, or mental attributes. Their real measure is the ability of the individual… — Rene Dubos
A voluntary simplification of life-styles is not beyond our abilities, but it is probably outside our desires. — Bill McKibben
Acting is the ability to keep an audience from coughing. — Jean-Louis Barrault
Like Muslims we assume that God will judge us "on balance." If our good deeds outweigh our bad deeds, we will arrive safely in heaven.… — R C Sproul
I didn't have the ability to blow people off the court, so I needed my legs, my preparation and the ability to think on my… — Michael Chang
Hey, I'm just looking for an excuse to retire so I can play summer league baseball, go coach my nephews, play pickup basketball. I've always… — Doug Flutie
The totality of a record is usually beyond ones ability to imagine when you start working on it, but the component parts are, usually, fairly… — Fred Frith
When I came to New York, I began to meet the people who became the most famous artists of our time. I was insecure about… — Henry Flynt
I mean, this whole digital revolution is really eroding the director's importance on a movie because, number one, just from a practical standpoint, with floppy… — John Frankenheimer
Parents have the ability to screen their children's Internet access at home. — Mike Fitzpatrick
Civilization depends on our expanding ability to produce food efficiently, which has markedly accelerated thanks to science and technology. — Nina Fedoroff
In any situation that calls for you to persuade, convince or manage someone or a group of people to do something, the ability to tell… — Peter Guber
Early on, it's good to develop the ability to write. Learning to write is a useful exercise, even if what you're writing about is not… — Walter Gilbert
I'm a Navy brat. You find that a lot of stage actors are Army or Navy brats, because they have the ability to make a… — John Michael Higgins
If you're going to play hockey now, you have to be able to play. If you have the ability to fight and play, you're an… — Brett Hull

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