"Invention consists in the capacity of seizing on……" — Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

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• Nothing can be compared to the great beauty and capabilities of a soul; however keen our intellects may be, they… — Teresa of Avila
• It is not viable for one country to demand a right to increase and upgrade its nuclear weapons capabilities while… — John Bruton
• If human beings are perceived as potentials rather than problems, as possessing strengths instead of weaknesses, as unlimited rather that… — Barbara Bush
• I think artists who are attracted to working on the Net will adjust their work to the capabilities of a… — Laurie Anderson
• Place and the scale of space must be measured against our bodies and their capabilities. — Gary Snyder
• The ultimate is not to win, but to reach within the depths of your capabilities and to compete against yourself. — Billy Mills
• We now have capabilities in science and technology that raise the very realistic possibility that a small group of terrorists… — Michael Chertoff
• A prudent man... must behave like those archers who, if they are skillful, when the target seems too distant, know… — Niccolo Machiavelli
• The elimination of ignorance, of illiteracy... and of needless inequalities in opportunities (is) to be seen as objectives that are… — Amartya Sen
• There is no harm in dreaming of becoming the world's best player. It is all about trying to be the… — Cristiano Ronaldo
• We may fail of our happiness, strive we ever so bravely; but we are less likely to fail if we… — Agnes Repplier
• The greatest tragedy in life is not death; the greatest tragedy takes place when our talents and capabilities are underutilized… — Mata Amritanandamayi

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