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10642 Able quotes by 6238 unique authors

To be able to do this job in the first place you've got to have a bit of an ego. — Gary Oldman
Life appears: a complex dampness, destined to an intricate future and charged with secret virtues, capable of challenge and creation. A kind of precarious slime,… — Roger Caillois
I think women are conditioned to stand by their man and watch them make it to the top, but most men never believe the person… — Lena Dunham
I'm a writer, and what I do is write. I wasn't able to do anything else. — Hugh Leonard
The wisdom of crowds works when the crowd is choosing the price of an ox, when there's a single numeric average. But if it's a… — Jaron Lanier
There is an old proverb to the effect that 'all those who open their mouths, close their eyes!' The purpose of silence and solitude is… — Richard J. Foster
Nevertheless, if I have at times been able to make original contributions in the accelerator field, I cannot help feeling that to a certain extent… — Simon van der Meer
Spielberg's film portrays Oscar as a hero of this century. That is not true. Neither he nor I were heroes. We were just what we… — Emilie Schindler
Now, some people might look at something and let it go by, because they don't recognize the pattern and the significance. It's the sensitivity to… — Jonas Salk
President Clinton was able to achieve budget surpluses despite a divided government. — Jim Cooper
Well, we're all a little hostile every now and then, some of us are able to sublimate, others of us can't adjust. You know how… — Stan Freberg
I am able to control only that which I am aware of. That which I am unaware of controls me. Awareness empowers me. — John Whitmore
Athletes who take to the classroom naturally or are encouraged to focus on grades should be able to do well in the classroom. I believe… — Rebecca Lobo
I believe that we should be able to marry whom ever we choose. As long as both people are willing...I say go for it! — Fefe Dobson
The only initiation which I advocate and which I look for with all the ardor of my Soul, is that by which we are able… — Louis Claude de Saint-Martin
The past is so often unknowable not because it is befogged now but because it was befogged then, too, back when it was still the… — Adam Gopnik
Men of Oregon, I invite you to become students of your events. Running, one might say, is basically an absurd past-time upon which to be… — Bill Bowerman
I could Google image search 'the sky' and I would probably see beautiful images to knock my socks off. But I can't Google, you know,… — Ezra Koenig
You know one of the things about going from modeling to acting is it's so much more fulfilling. With modeling, you get your picture taken,… — Tom Welling
Modeling, for me, was not fulfilling. I didn't see the point - although I was able to travel a great deal. I lived in Italy,… — Tom Welling
Well, I do expect a lot of myself. I'm a harsh critic because I know what I'm capable of. I have hit those occasional peaks… — Unknown Author
A soldier's life revolves around his mail. Like many others, I've been able to follow my kid's progress from the day he was born until… — Bill Mauldin
Women are racing all the time to try to have a perfect house and perfect kids and be a perfect cook. Men, somehow, for whatever… — Debora Spar
To speak only of food inspections: the United States currently imports 80% of its seafood, 32% of its fruits and nuts, 13% of its vegetables,… — Marion Nestle
If proper in their own conduct, what difficulty would they have in governing? But if not able to be proper in their own conduct, how… — Confucius

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