Ability Quotes

5560 Ability quotes by 3394 unique authors

Encourage literally came from "in courage." The courage is put "into" you from outside. Our character and abilities grow through internalizing from others what we… — Henry Cloud
We forget that, although freedom of speech constitutes an important victory in the battle against old restraints, modern man is in a position where much… — Erich Fromm
Status ought not to be measured by a woman's ability to attract and snare a man. — Germaine Greer
Meaning lies in the confrontation of contradiction - the coincidencia apositorum. That’s what we really feel, not these rational schemes that are constantly beating us… — Terence McKenna
The ability to hurt someone is usually in direct proportion to how much that person cares about you. — Susan Mallery
Don't underestimate her ability to talk, it's her superpower. — Carrie Vaughn
God’s plan and His ways of working out His plan are frequently beyond our ability to fathom and understand. We must learn to trust when… — Jerry Bridges
Each time you meet an old emotional pattern with presence, your awakening to truth can deepen. There’s less identification with the self in the story… — Tara Brach
He didn't believe in a God who sifted through prayers, answering some and ignoring others, no matter how unworthy or worthy a person might be.… — Nicholas Sparks
To have faith requires courage, the ability to take a risk, the readiness even to accept pain and disappointment. Whoever insists on safety and security… — Erich Fromm
Intelligence is not only the ability to reason; it is also the ability to find relevant material in memory and to deploy attention when needed. — Daniel Kahneman
Intelligence is one of the greatest human gifts. But all too often a search for knowledge drives out the search for love. This is something… — Daniel Keyes
Your whole life you are really writing one book, which is an attempt to grasp the consciousness of your time and place– a single book… — Nadine Gordimer
However, the mind has an amazing ability to continue worrying away at a problem all on its own, so that when the "Eureka!" comes it… — Laurie R. King
I believe ability can get you to the top,” says coach John Wooden, “but it takes character to keep you there.… It’s so easy to… — Carol S. Dweck
Article Five: If you have no reason or ability to accomplish anything, then just practice the art of becoming. — Elif Safak
Not to know one's true identity is to be a mad, disensouled thing — a golem. And, indeed, this image, sick-eningly Orwellian, applies to the… — Terence McKenna
once we began to chime the hour, we lost the ability to be satisfied — Mitch Albom
The older I get, the more I lose my ability to breathe. — David Levithan
...but Cliff keeps pushing for the truth like therapists do, because they all have some sort of psychic ability that allows them to see through… — Matthew Quick
Cruelty depends on an understanding of cruelty, and the ability to choose against it. Or to choose to ignore it. — Jonathan Safran Foer
You can't possibly judge your ability to control something until you've experienced the extremes of its capabilities. Do you understand? — Richard Russo
I want to live so that I am truly submitted to the Spirit's leading on a daily basis. Christ said its better for us that… — Francis Chan
You couldn't changed history. But you could get it right to start with. Do something differently the FIRST time around. This whole business with seeking… — Eliezer Yudkowsky
If you can develop this ability to see what you look at, to understand its meaning, to readjust your knowledge to this new information, you… — Eleanor Roosevelt

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