Best 1209 quotes in «ability quotes» category

He who has acquired the ability, may wait securely the occasion of making it felt and appreciated, and know that it will not loiter.

His lie ability is an asset

History clearly demonstrates that governing is a task that exceeds man's ability.

Hollywood has this incredible ability to make a lot of noise.

Hollywood called just as I crested thirty. My novels did not and still do not interest them, but my writing ability did.

Honesty: The ability to resist small temptations.

However you arrive at the ability to ignore self-doubt - if you can acquire it or possess it or find it or discover it - move beyond self-doubt.

Human ability is an unequal match for the violent and unforeseen vicissitudes of the world.

Human inventiveness is overwhelming human adaptiveness. Our ability to judge lags behind our ability to create.

I admire Obama, and I like him. I think he has a great deal of talent. He should be applauded for his eloquence and for his ability to motivate millions.

I actually thrive on all the challenges, and I don't feel like ADD has impaired my ability.

I agree with Marjorie Rosen's good psychological analysis of my acting ability.

I always had the ability to throw a frisbee pretty well. I don't why.

I always marvel at the humans' ability to keep going. They always manage to stagger on even with tears streaming down their faces.

I am seeing strength in the ability of artistic expression to change our future.

I am profoundly skeptical about our abilities to predict the future in general, and human behavior in particular.

I am a strong believer in the ability of human beings to change for the better. I am a strong believer in trying to change what we are dissatisfied with.

I am sympathetic to the general form of Aristotle's view: the exercise of complex and more inclusive abilities is not anything in itself that is or necessarily should be valued over simple and less inclusive abilities. Rather, value depends on what the abilities are and the ends to which they are put.

I am very, very proud of my ability as a cook.

I am unlimited in my own ability to create the good in my life.

I believe less in my ability & more in the ability of the one who comes to meet me. That's the speciality of my work style.

I became a musician because that's really what I wanted to do when I was fifteen, but I had other abilities.

I believe the ability to measure with precision the degree of human activities' impact on the climate, is subject to more debate on whether the climate is changing or whether human activity contributes to it.

I believe the ability to measure, with precision, the degree of human activity's impact on the climate is subject to more debate on whether the climate is changing or whether human activity contributes to it.

I did not particularly enjoy modeling. I felt I was only utilizing 10 or 20 percent of my abilities. In India, it's just another job.

I can do anything I want, basically, as long as it doesn't involve athletic ability, or something like that.

I cannot understate the ability to handle classical texts such as Shakespeare.

I can, therefore I am.

I cant see any great evidence that humans have any ability to access anything other than the material world. Beyond that, who knows, but theres no good evidence that would take me to any particular belief.

I don't believe in luck. When I am diligent, my luck is generally good. When I am lax, my invariable turns bad.

I'd like to take some calculus, too. I have absolutely no ability in that direction and not much interest, either, but there's something going on in mathematics that I don't understand, and I'd like to find out what it is.

I do not consider Hitler to be as bad as he is depicted. He is showing an ability which is amazing and he seems to be gaining his victories without much bloodshed.

I did what I came here to do. What I've done I've done with sincerity and to the best of my ability. You can't expect much more from life.

I don't think healthcare's a right. The only right you have is the ability to go out on an even playing field and work, and then purchase health insurance, or whatever it is.

I don't go by the ratings. I buy wine that tastes good. Statistically, anybody's ability to predict what will be a good wine a decade from now is limited.

I don't think I have the ability or patience to teach badminton to others.

I feel like I'm witnessing the systematic destruction of a people's ability to survive. It's horrifying.

I fantasize about LeBron's ability. He is the best player I have ever seen at this age.

I feel as though I can get an end result that works for me, but as far as recording techniques, I don't feel that confident in my abilities.

I feel like a lot of the fundamental material, I've assimilated. So now the question is: Am I going to really get into my spiritual inheritance of music and really develop my abilities?

I don't want to keep crawling when i have the ability to fly.

I feel like I've been blessed with some athletic ability and I'd like to take advantage of it.

I feel so gratified about having finished college. I learned how to articulate myself. It gave me confidence more than anything. And also the ability to analyze the text.

If I drive myself to the brink of my ability, then I don't get stale or bored.

If I could have a superpower, I would choose the ability to make people's heart stop, if I just point at them.

If I had more skill in what I'm attempting, I wouldn't need so much courage

I find that the more I do the more ability the Almighty gives me.

If I have anything to offer as an actor, it's only my ability to make the person real.

If initiative is the ability to do the right thing, then efficiency is the ability to do the thing right.

I find the universe so staggering that I just don't have any faith in my ability to grasp it.