"There is something that is much more scarce, something rarer than ability. It is the ability to recognize ability."

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"Here is my principle: Taxes shall be levied according to ability to pay. That is the only American principle."

Franklin D. Roosevelt, American President

Ability, Taxes

"I really enjoy myself in Norway. Because I had started losing confidence in my ability of what I do. But sometimes, man, you just get tired of fighting and trying to prove yourself."

Ike Turner, American Musician

Ability, Confidence, Fighting, Losing

"Pluripotent cells have the ability to grow into any cell in the body."

Nathan Deal, American Politician

Ability, Body

"The difference between a top-flight creative man and the hack is his ability to express powerful meanings indirectly."

Vance Packard, American Writer

Ability, Difference, Man

"I play piano and trumpet. I studied classical guitar."

Mike Figgis, English Director

Ability, Guitar, Play

"Those who can't, try: those who can, don't have to."

Idries Shah, Indian Author

Ability, Action, Effort, Success

"A book comes and says, "Write me." My job is to try to serve it to the best of my ability, which is never good enough, but all I can do is listen to it, do what it tells me and collaborate."

Madeleine L'Engle, American Novelist

Ability, Job

"Between natural ability and education choose natural ability, as it will keep you happy and will fetch you the glory sooner."

Amit Kalantri, Indian Author

Ability, Education, Natural, Glory

"The first qualification for a historian is to have no ability to invent."

Stendhal, French Writer

Ability, First

"I have also noticed that when a rider who had confidence in his ability was defeated, after doing his level best to win, always received an ovation from the gathering."

Major Taylor, American Athlete

Ability, Confidence

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"When your future arrives, will you blame your past?"

Blame

"Not admitting a mistake is a bigger mistake."

Mistake

"People try to live within their income so they can afford to pay taxes to a government that can't live within its income."

Government

"Hard work without talent is a shame, but talent without hard work is a tragedy."

Work

"Acting on a good idea is better than just having a good idea."

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"No one can be right all of the time, but it helps to be right most of the time."

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"Here is my principle: Taxes shall be levied according to ability to pay. That is the only American principle."

"I really enjoy myself in Norway. Because I had started losing confidence in my ability of what I do. But sometimes, man, you just get tired of fighting and trying to prove yourself."

"Pluripotent cells have the ability to grow into any cell in the body."

"The difference between a top-flight creative man and the hack is his ability to express powerful meanings indirectly."

"I play piano and trumpet. I studied classical guitar."

"Those who can't, try: those who can, don't have to."

"A book comes and says, "Write me." My job is to try to serve it to the best of my ability, which is never good enough, but all I can do is listen to it, do what it tells me and collaborate."

"Between natural ability and education choose natural ability, as it will keep you happy and will fetch you the glory sooner."

"The first qualification for a historian is to have no ability to invent."

"I have also noticed that when a rider who had confidence in his ability was defeated, after doing his level best to win, always received an ovation from the gathering."

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"When your future arrives, will you blame your past?"

"Not admitting a mistake is a bigger mistake."

"People try to live within their income so they can afford to pay taxes to a government that can't live within its income."

"Hard work without talent is a shame, but talent without hard work is a tragedy."

"Acting on a good idea is better than just having a good idea."

"No one can be right all of the time, but it helps to be right most of the time."

"The search for someone to blame is always successful."

"Asking the right questions takes as much skill as giving the right answers."

"Time spent on hiring is time well spent."

"Convincing yourself doesn't win an argument."