Capacity Quotes

2116 Capacity quotes by 1415 unique authors

We used to sing along to Judy Garland and Ella Fitzgerald records together. She had the most amazing voice ... She's always encouraged me, and… — Sheryl Crow
The best soldiers are not warlike; the best fighters do not lose their temper. The greatest conquerors are those who overcome their enemies without strife.… — Laozi
Good design, like good painting, cooking, architecture or whatever you like, is a manifestation of the capacity of the human spirit to transcend its limitations. — George Nelson
The biggest challenge of public policy is to know when and how the world has changed. We are no longer an empty continent with endless… — Richard Lamm
Love is the capacity to take care, to protect, to nourish. If you are not capable of generatng that kind of energy toward yourself- if… — Nhat Hanh
Organs, faculties, powers, capacities, or whatever else we call them; grow by use and diminish from disuse, it is inferred that they will continue to… — Herbert Spencer
In our desire to impose form on the world and our lives we have lost the capacity to see the form that is already there;… — Colin Gunton
I don't like the income tax. Every time we talk about these taxes we get around to the idea of 'from each according to his… — T. Coleman Andrews
In every animal which has not passed the limit of its development, a more frequent and continuous use of any organ gradually strengthens, develops and… — Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
Man has risen, not fallen. He can choose to develop his capacities as the highest animal and to try to rise still farther, or he… — George Gaylord Simpson
The real secret to freedom seems to lie in the ability to deal with ambiguity, the capacity to tolerate noise and yet hear within its… — William Thompson
Science and reason liberate us from the shackles of superstition by offering us a framework for understanding our shared humanity. Ultimately, we all have the… — Gad Saad
All nations are degrading and consuming their environment to a point beyond capacity. In the past 15 years in the U.S. we have added 1300… — Gaylord Nelson
Love is based on our capacity to trust in a reality beyond fear, to trust a timeless truth bigger than all our difficulties. — Jack Kornfield
He will win who has military capacity and is not interfered with by the sovereign. — Sun Tzu
Natural ability and educational advantages do not figure as factors in this matter of prayer; but a capacity for faith, the power of a thorough… — Edward McKendree Bounds
Mourning is one of the most profound human experiences that it is possible to have... The deep capacity to weep for the loss of a… — Edwin S. Shneidman
...but we also know that to be educated, the goal of it must be human liberation-liberation enabling each of us to fulfill our capacity so… — Hillary Clinton
The problem that has no name-which is simply the fact that American women are kept from growing to their full human capacities-is taking a far… — Betty Friedan
in the spring he will attend your botanical course. his natural turn is very strongly to the objects of your two courses of lectures, and… — Thomas Jefferson
Thus we may know that there are five essentials for victory: He will win who knows when to fight and when not to fight. He… — Sun Tzu
Educational exchange can turn nations into people, contributing as no other form of communication can to the humanizing of international relations. Man's capacity for decent… — J. William Fulbright
Intelligence and skill can only function at the peak of their capacity when the body is healthy and strong. — John F. Kennedy
Parents should be encouraged to read to their children, and teachers should be equipped with all available techniques for teaching literacy, so the varying needs… — Hugh Mackay
I suspect there could be life and intelligence out there in forms that we can't conceive. And there could, of course, be forms of intelligence… — Martin Rees

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