Able Quotes

Generally, I have to be able to get the lines out of my mouth without making a mistake before I go to sleep.

It's the rare book that's able to transport you in a way that a movie does.

I've never had access to another person's art and work or, particularly, someone who is as prolific and was able to externalize his interior world as deeply as Kurt [Cobain] could.

It's painful to not be able to fully focus, but it keeps you fresh.

I don't see anything immoral, unethical or illegal for a person in a democratic society to be able to spend their own money on the health care of themself or a loved one.

I thought it was magic to be able to catch something identically on tape and then be able to play around with it, run it backwards; I thought that was great for years.

When I say I'm instinctive [in writing], I do feel like I need to hide what I'm doing from myself. My mind just needs to be able to operate untrammeled.

The only thing I want to be able to do is come in and learn the offense, go out there and compete, show what I am capable of doing and try to get better as a football player.

For me able to do the records I want to do and not have to worry about this producer or that producer or that trend, I'm not really interested in that.

Being a musician, you want to be able to do the hardest stuff there is. People would think it's classical, but in classical, it's all on the page and the difficulty is keeping up with the music.

I think his development has been lightning quick because of his God-given talent. He has great aptitude and he's been able to develop very fast in front of our eyes at every level.

There can be theory but, you know, the problem is you've got to be able to test it. So theories are one thing, testing is another.

I've been really lucky as far as the caliber of musicians I've been able to work with each time.

People are hurting out there, perhaps they are ready to start a conversation about whether an AR-15 belongs in the hands of a citizen, whether a citizen should be able 6,000 rounds on the internet.

I think more things are becoming socially acceptable. I think that just by having more media, whether that's TV or Internet, we're able to see more things.

Romania will not be able to evolve if it continues to take cruel decisions against sensitive creatures, which are under the protection of European law.

I'm so happy to be able to give kids the opportunity to learn about amazing world of dance and music that I've have been lucky enough to make such a big part of my own life.

I like down-to-Earth characters, but I also like being able to get outside my box of knowledge.

I think it's such a blessing to be able to have a child, and good and bad, whatever you go through, it's so worth it, and it's such an unbelievable time - you have someone growing inside of you!

When you have parents who are recognizable, there's a certain part of you that wants to know that people you meet are able to not get clouded by that.

To me, my parents are my mom and dad, and we were able as kids to do a lot of cool things. Just being part of that family definitely brought out and cultivated the creative arts in us.

I've always loved the fact that Bob's [Dylan] been able to sustain his mystery over 50 or 60 years.

Actors, writers, directors - that triumvirate of creativity - we have to rely and trust each other to be able to get to the final product.

The only thing that we as actors really can control is to be able to say 'yes' or 'no' to the material.

That's the reason you want to become a star as an actor, to be able to have more control of your destiny.

I don't particularly like to go see 3D movies, but when I'm doing it I kind of do enjoy it. I enjoy seeing the image in 3D, there's a childhood fun about being able to see those dimensions.

'Brookline' was a very small film and it was only here for a very short time and I wasn't able to catch it.

I had a baby with no pain medicine, mainly because most people I talked to didn't think I'd be able to do it. So there!

I actually feel like, for a lot of my career, I wasn't able to show my comedic range. I did a lot of dramas and dramedies. I was on 'E.R.' That's not generally thought of as a funny show.

As an actor, it's always fun when you're able to feel like there's freedom to explore things and try out jokes and be funny.

I can describe, and I've always been able to describe, what Republicans stand for in eight words, and the eight words are lower taxes, less government, strong defense and family values.

I was clinically depressed. I was paranoid. I was agoraphobic. I would have days at a time of not being able to even bathe or brush my teeth.

I personally think the downside of being able to change into anything is the fear that you don't know who you really are.

I think it's a really important thing for women to be able to just put their hands up and go, I can't actually do any more.

I was just doing it for fun. I was in college recording music as a joke, so I really didn't think that a career was feasible - being able to travel.

I take pride in the fact that you are able to make some good contributions to the sport at certain times.

I am driven by what you are able to accomplish and how you are able to help some people. I go about it each and every day, sometimes I think I say yes too much and I am too busy in my life.

I want to be able to have a conversation with people. I don't want to be stupid. I'd like to have a life outside acting.

There is only one form of political strategy in which I have any confidence, and that is to try to do the right thing and sometimes be able to succeed.

Rebounding helps a lot with your ball skills, because you're able to go get the ball at a high point, which is what they want you to do in football.

What you believe one day isn't what you believe the next day and I think every writer secretly believes that they may never be able to do write good song or script again, but they can.

I think humor is often a very powerful tool to be able to express ideas that are heavy.

There are some things, once they are done, that we can never question, because if we did, we wouldn't be able to go on. And we have to go on, every single day.

I'm not supposed to be able to speak clearly, and decipher what's going on in the media. I'm supposed to be the typical amateur who's 22 and scared to death and can't believe he won the Olympics.

Evolution has led to some populations of people being able to digest milk without much trouble when they're adults as well.

Cuba will be able to move towards freedom and democracy once again.

I will not be able to rule without you. You and I have the same responsibility. I do, as Bolivia's number one servant. Servant - one who serves the nation, not one whom the nation serves.

You have to be able to get inside the heads of the characters and completely sympathize and understand them.

Athens was a great experience and I'll always be able to look back on it and say I achieved my ultimate goal in gymnastics.

I can't tell you how lucky I feel to be able to collaborate with some of my dream producers.