Capacity Quotes

2116 Capacity quotes by 1415 unique authors

What man or woman of common sense now doubts the intellectual capacity of colored people? Who does not know, that with all our efforts as… — Angelina Grimke
Too many vacations that last too long, too many movies, too much TV, too much video game playing - too much undisciplined leisure time in… — Stephen Covey
But the female mind has demonstrated a capacity for all the mental acquirements and achievements of men, and as generations ensue that capacity will be… — Nikola Tesla
To like Keats is a test of fitness for understanding poetry, just as to like Shakespeare is a test of general mental capacity. — George Gissing
Through learning we re-create ourselves. Through learning we become able to do something we never were able to do. Through learning we reperceive the world… — Peter Senge
Learning organizations organizations where people continually expand their capacity to create the results they truly desire, where new and expansive patterns of thinking are nurtured,… — Peter Senge
The capacity of a human community to shape it's future. — Peter Senge
If we compare a severely defective human infant with a nonhuman animal, a dog or a pig, for example, we will often find the nonhuman… — Peter Singer
Suppose I grant that pigs and dogs are self-aware to some degree, and do have thoughts about things in the future. That would provide some… — Peter Singer
Certainly it is wrong to be cruel to animals and the destruction of a whole species can be a great evil. The capacity for feelings… — John Rawls
Leadership can be thought of as a capacity to define oneself to others in a way that clarifies and expands a vision of the future. — Edwin H Friedman
This passion, so unordered and yet so potent, explains the capacity for teaching that one frequently observes in scientific men of high attainments in their… — H. L. Mencken
If the highest things are unknowable, then the highest capacity or virtue of man cannot be theoretical wisdom. — Leo Strauss
Power must be used, but it must be tempered by soul-searching and the recognition of our human capacity for error. That is the maxim that… — Eliot Spitzer
History teaches us that the capacity for things to get worse is limitless. — Chalmers Johnson
International order is not an evolution; it is an imposition. It is the domination of one vision over others- in this case, the domination of… — Robert Kagan
Each of us has a genuine capacity for love, forgiveness, wisdom and compassion. Meditation awakens these qualities so that we can discover for ourselves the… — Sharon Salzberg
Developing our capacity for compassion makes it possible for us to help others in a more skillful and effective way. — Joan Halifax
Lenin is an artist who has worked men, as other artists have worked marble or metals. But men are harder than stone and less malleable… — Benito Mussolini
Attention, learning, and problem solving depend in part on the ability to plan and sequence actions and ideas. The Interactive Metronome(R) helps individuals systematically exercise… — Stanley Greenspan
The truth is, you cannot love yourself unless you have been loved and are loved. The capacity to love cannot be built in isolation. — Bruce D. Perry
For years mental health professionals taught people that they could be psychologically healthy without social support, that “unless you love yourself, no one else will… — Bruce D. Perry
A low capacity for getting along with those near us often goes hand in hand with a high receptivity to the idea of the brotherhood… — Eric Hoffer
In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem. From time to time we've been tempted to believe… — Ronald Reagan
It is time for us to focus on the issues that bring us together as a nation. Supporting parents' capacity to raise their children with… — Joan Blades

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