Capabilities Quotes
252 quotes by 232 authors
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Nothing can be compared to the great beauty and capabilities of a soul; however keen our intellects may be, they are as unable to comprehend…
— Teresa of Avila
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It is not viable for one country to demand a right to increase and upgrade its nuclear weapons capabilities while asking others to eliminate theirs.
— John Bruton
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If human beings are perceived as potentials rather than problems, as possessing strengths instead of weaknesses, as unlimited rather that dull and unresponsive, then they…
— Barbara Bush
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I think artists who are attracted to working on the Net will adjust their work to the capabilities of a very small screen.
— Laurie Anderson
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Place and the scale of space must be measured against our bodies and their capabilities.
— Gary Snyder
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The ultimate is not to win, but to reach within the depths of your capabilities and to compete against yourself.
— Billy Mills
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We now have capabilities in science and technology that raise the very realistic possibility that a small group of terrorists could kill not only thousands…
— Michael Chertoff
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A prudent man... must behave like those archers who, if they are skillful, when the target seems too distant, know the capabilities of their bow…
— Niccolo Machiavelli
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The elimination of ignorance, of illiteracy... and of needless inequalities in opportunities (is) to be seen as objectives that are valued for their own sake.…
— Amartya Sen
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There is no harm in dreaming of becoming the world's best player. It is all about trying to be the best. I will keep working…
— Cristiano Ronaldo
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We may fail of our happiness, strive we ever so bravely; but we are less likely to fail if we measure with judgement our chances…
— Agnes Repplier
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The greatest tragedy in life is not death; the greatest tragedy takes place when our talents and capabilities are underutilized and allowed to rust while…
— Mata Amritanandamayi
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... what is really inspiriting and ennobling in the doctrine of freewill, is the conviction that we have real power over the formation of our…
— John Stuart Mill
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With full responsibility for my words as a professional biologist, I do not hesitate to say that all existing and genuine knowledge about the way…
— Lancelot Hogben
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Third, we will continue to draw on our substantial counterterrorism capabilities to prevent ISIL attacks. Working with our partners, we will redouble our efforts to…
— Barack Obama
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For a football coach, there's nothing that matches the pain of a team not playing up to its capabilities.
— Joe Greene
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Nature is so varied in its modes of action, so multiple in the manisftations of its power, that we have no night to set any…
— Camille Flammarion
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The timing & characteristics of state intervention affect not only organizational tactics and strategies, but the content and definition of interest itself... Some scholars have…
— Theda Skocpol
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Equality of opportunity is meaningless for those who do not have the capabilities to take advantage of it.
— Ha-Joon Chang
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The only person over whom you have direct and immediate control is yourself. The most important assets to develop, preserve and enhance, therefore, are your…
— Stephen Covey
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