Capacity Quotes

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Ambition is not a weakness unless it be disproportioned to the capacity. To have more ambition than ability is to be at once weak and… — George Stillman Hillard
'Green fingers' are a fact, and a mystery only to the unpracticed. But green fingers are the extensions of a verdant heart. A good garden… — Russell Page
Cause I rely on my illusions, to keep me warm at night. I've denied in my capacity to love, and I am willing to give… — Sarah McLachlan
The terrible thing about free soloing difficult routes that are within one's capacity, is the chance that faced with ultimate danger and need for ultimate… — Royal Robbins
It is difficult for some people to accept that love is a choice. This seems to run counter to the generally accepted theory of romantic… — Leo Buscaglia
Maturity is the capacity to endure uncertainty. — Unknown Author
I never quite understand the way society decides who is beautiful and who is not. But an open face and a capacity for kindness always… — Tilda Swinton
Taste is nothing but an enlarged capacity for receiving pleasure from works of imagination. — William Hazlitt
Recent research shows that many children who do not have enough to eat wind up with diminished capacity to understand and learn. Children don't have… — Carl Sagan
Is it too late to prevent us from self-destructing? No, for we have the capacity to design our own future, to take a lesson from… — Jean-Michel Cousteau
I talked to Snoop Doggy Dog today. Well I'm not sure if you could really call it talked because I could hardly understand what he… — Marilyn Manson
I have always held the religion of Muhammad in high estimation because of its wonderful vitality. It is the only religion which appears to me… — George Bernard Shaw
There is only one rule by which to judge if God is near us or is far away - the rule that God's word is… — John F. Kennedy
As we grow older, our capacity for enjoyment shrinks, but not our appetite for it. — Mignon McLaughlin
People ask: Why should I care about the ocean? Because the ocean is the cornerstone of earth's life support system, it shapes climate and weather.… — Sylvia Earle
Faith may be defined briefly as an illogical belief in the occurrence of the improbable.... A man full of faith is simply one who has… — H. L. Mencken
After years of telling corporate citizens to 'trust the system,' many companies must relearn instead to trust their people - and encourage their people to… — Rosabeth Moss Kanter
Non-violence is very weak in the theoretical sense; it cannot defend itself. But it is most powerful in the action situation where people are using… — Cesar Chavez
The poor, you know, have a way of solving problems...they have a tremendous capacity for suffering. And so when you build a vehicle to get… — Cesar Chavez
Their demeanor is invariably morose, sullen, clownish and repulsive. I should think there is not, on the face of the earth, a people so entirely… — Charles Dickens

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