Able Quotes
10642 Able quotes by 6238 unique authors
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In general, it can be said that no contemplative life is possible without ascetic self-discipline. One must learn to survive without the habit-forming luxuries which…
— Thomas Merton
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It is by the Holy Spirit that we love those who are united to us in Christ. The more plentifully we have received of the…
— Thomas Merton
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We know when we are following our vocation when our soul is set free from preoccupation with itself and is able to seek God and…
— Thomas Merton
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What is 'grace'? It is God's own life, shared by us. God's life is love. Deus caritas est. By grace we are able to share…
— Thomas Merton
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When anyone seriously pursues an art - painting, poetry, sculpture, composing - over twenty or thirty years, the sustained discipline carries the artist down to…
— Robert Bly
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I was never able to write seriously about heroes because I was very aware that I was not one and that in my background there…
— Robert Sheckley
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Technology is an inherent democratizer. Because of the evolution of hardware and software, you’re able to scale up almost anything. It means that in our…
— Sergey Brin
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The level of achievement that we have at anything, is a reflection, of how well, we were able to focus on it. Because the only…
— Steve Vai
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Basic anatomy. That has got to be the ongoing frustration: Why can't my fingers do what I want them to do? Not being able to…
— Joe Satriani
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What I'm working on is for people to be able to say that Kippenberger had this really good mood
— Martin Kippenberger
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When I hit a period of not being able to write music, I get up and walk away. It's pretty mean but it's true.
— Lily Allen
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Even if there's a zombie apocalypse, you'll still be able to travel using the Tesla Supercharging system.
— Elon Musk
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At Microsoft, we're investing heavily in security because we want customers to be able to trust their computing experiences, so they can realize the full…
— Steve Ballmer
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I am going to give you such a weapon that the police and the army will not be able to stand against it. It is…
— Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
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You cannot carry out fundamental change without a certain amount of madness. In this case, it comes from nonconformity, the courage to turn your back…
— Thomas Sankara
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When we stand up for America, we stand up for what America stands for, which is a safety net for our seniors and really helping…
— Barbara Mikulski
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I can afford to take a risk in my life. Only the insecure cannot afford to risk failure. The secure can be honest about themselves.…
— John C. Maxwell
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Man must be able to escape civilization if he is to survive. Some of his greatest needs are for refuges and retreats where he can…
— William O. Douglas
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For me, I am still very happy to be able to do stage design as it's an opportunity to express the extreme.
— Christian Lacroix
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There are days when I'm completely depressed and able to do only one drawing
— Christian Lacroix
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Not being able to go outside upsets me more than I can say, and I’m terrified our hiding place will be discovered and that we’ll…
— Anne Frank
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You have to be able to step up when your name is called.
— Ben Roethlisberger
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But it pleased God to visit us then with death daily, and with so general a disease that the living were scarce able to bury…
— William Bradford
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I don't think I will ever be able to forgive myself for what I have done
— Susan Smith
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You have to have as many defences in place as you possibly can. But even then of course - and it's important to stress this…
— William Hague
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