Capacity Quotes

2116 Capacity quotes by 1415 unique authors

FORTITUDE IS THE CAPACITY TO SAY NO WHEN THE WORLD WANTS TO HEAR 'YES' — Erich Fromm
The medievalist has the capacity, and the desire, to harmonize. He believes the planets sing in harmony; why cannot technology also sing? — Douglas Wilson
One of the better guarantors of ending up in a good relationship: an advanced capacity to be alone. — Alain de Botton
Imagine a world in which medicine was oriented toward healing rather than disease, where doctors believed in the natural healing capacity of human beings and… — Andrew Weil
Wherever people gather for selfless ends, there is a vast augmentation of their individual capacities. Something wonderful, something momentous happens. An irresistible force begins to… — Eknath Easwaran
Although I have lived through much darkness, I have seen enough evidence to be unshakably convinced that no difficulty, no fear is so great that… — Pope John Paul II
Will we rise to the challenge and prove our capacity for genuine altruism by ending our ruthless exploitation of the species in our power, not… — Peter Singer
What sets disciplined people apart? - The capacity to get past distractions. Focus on the task at hand. — Bill Parcells
Music will never go away, and I will never stop making music; it's just what capacity or what arena you decide to do it. — Dave Grohl
A learning organization is an organization that is continually expanding its capacity to create its future. — Peter Senge
You must show respect and compassion towards the other musicians, and at the same time try to guide things along. I think this is most… — Vinnie Colaiuta
What is possible for you in Christ Jesus depends on your capacity to believe. — T. B. Joshua
When the playful me shows up, I am ready to be a serious learner … a culture of playfulness is closely related to the capacity… — Rosemary Sutcliff
I think I enjoy working obviously as a lead, but also you know I feel I'm also a character actor as well, so I enjoy… — Chiwetel Ejiofor
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
We, as human beings, have the capacity for extreme cruelty. — Lupita Nyong'o
My capacity as a monk was to passionately believe utter nonsense, and when you're an actor you have to do the same thing. Also, Christianity… — Tom Baker
In other words, I’m against cheating, greed, cruelty, racism, imperialism, religious fundamentalism, treason, and the seemingly limitless capacity for hypocrisy shown by Bush and his… — Viggo Mortensen
There is but one straight road to success, and that is merit. The man who is successful is the man who is useful. Capacity never… — William Bourke Cockran
The moment we use the term 'help', a kind of egocentric idea enters into us. If we help someone, that means we are in a… — Sri Chinmoy
Freight mobility and movement, while not a sexy policy issue, is a highly important one. Capacity constraints and congestion on our nation's freight rail system… — Bill Lipinski
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
No one says "Gee Whiz!" very much these days, of course, not even in America - both because that expression has long since been supplanted… — Shashi Tharoor
The Lord knows our bearing capacity, both as to coping and to comprehending, and He will not give us more to bear than we can… — Neal A. Maxwell
The lawyers' contribution to the civilizing of humanity is evidenced in the capacity of lawyers to argue furiously in the courtroom, then sit down as… — John Silber

Who Wrote These Capacity Quotes

1,415 authors contributed a total of 2,116 Capacity Quotes, led by these top contributors: