Able Quotes

10642 Able quotes by 6238 unique authors

The powers of financial capitalism had a far-reaching aim, nothing less than to create a world system of financial control in private hands able to… — Carroll Quigley
Yet in our enthusiasm for the idea that everyone should be able to read and write fluently, we may be missing a crucial point: in… — Hugh Mackay
To feel successful, you must be able to be honest about the things that are really important to you. — Daniel Amen
The greatest thing in the world is for a man to be able to do something well, and say nothing about it. — E. W. Howe
While in the city and its suburbs, I fed as if in danger of imminent execution. And I was able to confirm earlier reconnaissance: Vancouver… — Sam Sifton
I may be expediting the attainment of an object that will in time be found of great importance to mankind; so much so, that a… — George Cayley
Aerial flight is one of that class of problems with which man will never be able to cope. . . . The example of the… — Simon Newcomb
But me thought it lessened my esteem of a king, that he should not be able to command the rain. — Samuel Pepys
Perhaps the best function of parenthood is to teach the young creature to love with safety, so that it may be able to venture unafraid… — Freya Stark
As you grow older and young people come up to you with their history books, you realize that some of the things I have been… — Jackie Joyner-Kersee
Science is one of a handful of things that defines us as a very special species. It is amazing how far we have been able… — Yuri Milner
We recognize a tree by its fruit, and we ought to be able to recognize a Christian by his action. The fruit of faith should… — Ignatius of Antioch
God utters me like a word containing a partial thought of him. A word will never be able to comprehend the voice that utters it.… — Thomas Merton
Let none, however difficult the circumstances, consider himself as debarred from the way of holiness. Have we but God and the cross of Christ, we… — Gerhard Tersteegen
Time Management Tips: The perpetual processing of the same temptation is both dangerous and time-wasting. Cycling and recycling the same temptation (instead of rejecting such… — Neal A. Maxwell
I will ever be grateful for the wise counsel of a strong and inspired father when he taught, "If you always say no to the… — Harold G. Hillam
History is not just facts and events. History is also a pain in the heart and we repeat history until we are able to make… — Sue Monk Kidd
Gary Shteyngart has written a memoir for the ages. I spat laughter on the first page and closed the last with wet eyes. Un-put-down-able in… — Mary Karr
I mean, Eighteen years old is the age of consent in Europe and you can go anywhere and do anything you like. In America, it… — John Entwistle
Well I think that you have to be open and honest in order to learn from your mistakes and be able to correct them in… — Scott McClellan
My biggest fear had always been getting hurt, and not being able to leave the game as a player on my own terms. — Jason Kidd
If we do not act to curb climate change immediately, we will leave our children and grandchildren an unrecognizable planetIt is the poor, those least… — Jim Yong Kim
We ought to be providing protective sanctuaries for the Kurdish rebels. That means finding some places where they can come and to which we will… — Les Aspin
Love stories are probably all Ive ever been able to write or want to write. — Wally Lamb
There are 15 constants- the gravitational constant, various constants about the strong and weak nuclear force, etc.- that have precise values. If any one of… — Francis Collins

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