Capable Quotes

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Some people point to me as the cause of all society's problems, others as if I am the benefactor, responsible for everything good, but I… — Hugo Chavez
The most important thing to realize is that everyone is capable of telling a story. — Maeve Binchy
As a form of moral insurance, at least, literature is much more dependable than a system of beliefs or a philosophical doctrine. Since there are… — Joseph Brodsky
Women I know are smart, educated, intelligent, capable of doing anything that anybody else can do. — Mike Huckabee
Self-confidence is not pride. Just the contrary: only a person or a nation that is self-confident, in the best sense of the word, is capable… — Vaclav Havel
Those that say that individuals are not capable of changing anything are only looking for excuses. — Vaclav Havel
The gods, after all, are only human, and once their rage has been placated they are perfectly capable of acts of mercy and grace. — Thomas M. Disch
Minds are of three kinds: one is capable of thinking for itself; another is able to understand the thinking of others; and a third can… — Niccolo Machiavelli
I can't write the book I want to write, but I can and will write the book I am capable of writing. — Ann Patchett
The object of all life is development; and everything that lives has an inalienable right to all the development it is capable of attaining — Wallace D. Wattles
When film is not a document, it is dream. That is why Tarkovsky is the greatest of them all. He moves with such naturalness in… — Ingmar Bergman
To put it another way: a conference is an elite meeting on equal terms; a congress is a group of elites meeting on opposite terms;… — Malcolm Bradbury
Idealism may get us into the fray, but it is the loss of all we cherish that begins to form in us a heart capable… — Dan B. Allender
My interest has always been in an architecture which reflects the modernity of our epoch as opposed to the rethinking of historical references. My work… — Jean Nouvel
We are all capable of infinitely more than we believe. — David Blaine
Every thought, every word, and every action that adds to the positive and the wholesome is a contribution to peace. Each and every one of… — Aung San Suu Kyi
It surprises me what the girls are capable of doing for me. — Enrique Iglesias
The allotted function of art is not, as is often assumed, to put across ideas, to propagate thoughts, to serve as an example. The aim… — Andrei Tarkovsky
I believe it is no wrong Observation, that Persons of Genius, and those who are most capable of Art, are always fond of Nature, as… — Alexander Pope
My business is to be talented, that is, to be capable of selecting the important moments from the trivial ones. . . . It's about… — Anton Chekhov

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