Ability Quotes

Men who undertake considerable things, even in a regular way, ought to give us ground to presume ability.

A disposition to preserve, and an ability to improve, taken together, would be my standard of a statesman.

Now my ability to notice things and respond to things and be here is far more profound. With that comes happiness, with it comes sadness, but it's a beautiful life.

There are unlimited numbers of angels, beyond the human ability to count. Every time God has a thought of love, a new angel is created.

Well, I'll say I have an incredible ability to fantasize - I really do. I don't have to have things tangible to be able to see them, and therefore I enjoy so many things, because they're in my mind.

I can reach a kid who doesn't have any ability as long as he doesn't know it.

I inherited my ability from both parents; my mother's ability for spending money, and my father's ability for not earning it.

I love acting because it's a bit of an escape. It gives you the ability to reinvent yourself. They say that acting is the shy man's revenge.

Genius: the ability to prolong one's childhood.

Those who believe in our ability do more than stimulate us. They create for us an atmosphere in which it becomes easier to succeed.

The ability of dandelions to tell the time is somewhat exaggerated, owing to the fact that there is always one seed that refuses to be blown off; the time usually turns out to be 37 o'clock.

A refined ability to learn from failure and to grow through losses is necessary to achieve excellence in any human endeavor.

Freedom alone is not enough without light to read at night, without time or access to water to irrigate your farm, without the ability to catch fish to feed your family.

I totally believe that God has blessed me with the unique ability to know offense, to call offense.

Empathy gives you the ability to enjoy another person's pain.

I like storytelling, and for storytelling you need a drama. And for there to be drama, you need twists, and by twists I mean the ability to constantly change the trajectory of the story.

An effective leader develops the ability to correctly identify the pertinent detail or details - incidentals in a market, industry or sport that might create an incremental advantage.

He had seen too much of the cosmos to have any great faith in man's ability to understand it.

What makes people and companies and artistic directors and choreographers interested in working with dancers is the ability to kind of let go of everything you think you know and be a blank canvas.

We Have the Ability to Achieve, If We Master the Necessary Goodwill, a Common Global Society

The tragedy is that so many have ambition and so few have ability

Part of comprehensive immigration reform is not just the path to citizenship for undocumented workers, but also the ability for families to be together.

Bertolucci is extraordinary in his ability to perceive, he's a poet...he is very easy to work for.

I do well to interpret scripts to the best of my ability so even if I'm given a monster to play a love scene with, I will.

Almost any idea is good if a man has ability and is willing to work hard. The best idea is worthless if the creator is a loafer and ineffective.

One of the greatest hinderances of abiding in God is the lack of ability to say NO to people and opportunities

Mr Brown is a politician of exceptional experience and ability, and I am sure he will discharge the office of Prime Minister with distinction

What is genius, anyway, if it isn't the ability to give an adequate response to a great challenge?

In prayer we can approach God with complete assurance of His ability to answer us. There is no limit to what we can ask, if it is according to His will.

The charm of television entertainment is its ability to bridge the chasm between dinner and bedtime without mental distraction.

Few golfers are born with the natural talent for hitting the ball, but every player is blessed with the God-given ability to throw a club.

There is no moral distinction between petty thievery and 'from each according to ability, to each according to need.'

The brain has a quality referred to as plasticity. The ability to form new neural pathways even into very old age. The brain is fluid, flexible and incredibly adaptable to new experiences.

An entrepreneur is someone with faith in their ability to make something where there was nothing before.

My definition of success is: 1.) The progressive realization of worthy goals 2.) The ability to love and have compassion 3.) To be in touch with the creative source within.

The most important step in emancipating oneself from social controls is the ability to find rewards in the events of each moment.

I'm speaking of the ability of people of faith to freely express their beliefs in the public square.

I think personal growth has much to do with acting ability.

Only when I am by seawater can I truly breathe, to say nothing of my ability to think.

A voluntary simplification of life-styles is not beyond our abilities, but it is probably outside our desires.

Anything that endures over time sacrifices its ability to make an impression.

I have a lot of common sense. I know what needs to be done and how to approach it. I have an ability to work with people on large enterprises.

Charm is the ability to insult people without offending them; nerdiness the reverse

And my father was a comic. He could play any musical instrument. He loved to perform. He was a wonderfully comedic character. He had the ability to dance and sing and charm and analyze poetry.

I think the best thing I have is the introvert's ability to listen when you're working on something as complicated as this and you have to really be aware of everyone's specialized skills.

Effective leaders share two intertwined attributes: an unbridled level of confidence about where their organizations are headed, and the ability to bring people along.

I love the ability to work with very good managers, and to provide the right incentives for them, and truly become a partner with that management, and make that management take a long view.

The clever combatant looks to the effect of combined energy, and does not require too much from individuals. Hence his ability to pick out the right men and utilize combined energy

The ability to conduct is a gift of God with which few have been endowed in full measure.

America's greatness depends on the ability of its citizens to make the most of their lives. Americans with disabilities are an enormous, often untapped reservoir of that potential.