Capacities Quotes

233 quotes by 197 authors

I did theatre a lot when I was a kid. Then I went to acting school in New York. I did a lot of behind… — Justin Bartha
The heart of the liberal philosophy is a belief in the dignity of the individual, in his freedom to make the most of his capacities… — Milton Friedman
People and organizations don't grow much without delegation and completed staff work because they are confined to the capacities of the boss and reflect both… — Stephen Covey
The more Christ fulfills the cravings of our souls, the more he changes our taste capacities from the inside out. The more we walk with… — David Platt
Sorrow is God's plowshare that turns up and subsoils the depths of the soul, that it may yield richer harvests. If we had never fallen,… — Lettie Cowman
In man (as the only rational creature on earth) those natural capacities which are directed to the use of his reason are to be fully… — Immanuel Kant
When one speaks of humanity, the idea is fundamental that this is something which separates and distinguishes man from nature. In reality, however, there is… — Friedrich Nietzsche
Parents impose their own limited concepts on their children, often ignoring their temperaments, special needs, and abilities. Your parents and teachers may have mistakenly ignored… — Ari Kiev
The good society was, like the good self, a diverse yet harmonious, growing yet unified whole, a fully participatory democracy in which the powers and… — John Dewey
Folly enlarges men's desires while it lessens their capacities. — Robert South
Now more than ever, as the role of memory in our culture erodes at a faster pace than ever before, we need to cultivate our… — Joshua Foer
Nobody can misunderstand a boy like his own mother. Mothers at present can bring children into the world, but this performance is apt to mark… — Norman Douglas
Why then should women be denied the benefits of instruction? If knowledge and understanding had been useless additions to the sex, God almighty would never… — Daniel Defoe
Paying attention and awareness are universal capacities of human beings. — Jon Kabat-Zinn
People who are greedy have extraordinary capacities for waste-they must, they take in too much. — Norman Mailer
The history of the human race, viewed as a whole, may be regarded as the realization of a hidden plan of nature to bring about… — Immanuel Kant
I don't know what it is, exactly, but there's a negative drag on film sets after the second week or so, a mutinous vibe because… — Diane Lane
We in Europe have great capacities. — George Papandreou
If you live for a very long while, you will have to watch your friends and loved ones die, your body age and lose its… — Frederick Lenz
Gather in your resources, rally all your faculties, marshal all your energies, focus all your capacities upon mastery of at least one field of endeavor. — John Haggai

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