"Poise: the ability to be ill at ease inconspicuously."

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"It takes nearly as much ability to know how to profit by good advice as to know how to act for one's self."

Francois de La Rochefoucauld, French Writer

Ability, Act, Advice, Profit

"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

"Vitality shows in not only the ability to persist but the ability to start over."

F. Scott Fitzgerald, American Author

Ability, Vitality

"I've done one movie. And it's not a movie I want to stand on as far as acting ability goes. I mean, I'm not going to win an Oscar anytime soon. I'm not Meryl Streep."

Megan Fox, American Actress

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"Charm is the ability to make someone else think that both of you are pretty wonderful."

Kathleen Winsor, American Author

Ability, Charm, Pretty

"The greatest difficulty with the world is not its ability to produce, but the unwillingness to share."

Roy L. Smith, American Clergyman

Ability, Difficulty, World

"Pension reforms, like investment advice and automatic enrollment, will strengthen the ability of Americans to save and invest for retirement."

Steve Bartlett, American Politician

Ability, Advice, Americans, Investment

"I felt the familiar warm tingling at the center of my chest and had just enough time to gasp as some invisible hand yanked me forward, smacking my forehead against the dashboard with enough force to stun me dumb. Chubs slammed on the brakes, forcing my seat belt to do its job and lock against my chest. I was thrown back into my seat, an explosion of colors bursting in my vision. 'Oh, hell no!' Chubs roared, slamming a hand against the steering wheel. 'That's it! We don not use our abilities on one another, goddammit! Behave yourself!"

Alexandra Bracken, American Writer

Ability, Control, Conflict, Power

"My colleagues have expressed confidence in my ability to articulate our conservative message and to provide new focus to our efforts in the General Assembly."

Philip E. Berger, American Politician

Ability, Confidence, Conservative, Focus

"You honor me greatly and beyond my ability as an individual but in so doing you honor my colleagues also who made possible the results you have cited."

Willard Libby, American Scientist

Ability, Honor, Results

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"Always remember, money isn't everything - but also remember to make a lot of it before talking such fool nonsense."

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"An economist is an expert who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted yesterday didn't happen."

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"Snow and adolescence are the only problems that disappear if you ignore them long enough."

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"It takes nearly as much ability to know how to profit by good advice as to know how to act for one's self."

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

"Vitality shows in not only the ability to persist but the ability to start over."

"I've done one movie. And it's not a movie I want to stand on as far as acting ability goes. I mean, I'm not going to win an Oscar anytime soon. I'm not Meryl Streep."

"Charm is the ability to make someone else think that both of you are pretty wonderful."

"The greatest difficulty with the world is not its ability to produce, but the unwillingness to share."

"Pension reforms, like investment advice and automatic enrollment, will strengthen the ability of Americans to save and invest for retirement."

"My colleagues have expressed confidence in my ability to articulate our conservative message and to provide new focus to our efforts in the General Assembly."

"You honor me greatly and beyond my ability as an individual but in so doing you honor my colleagues also who made possible the results you have cited."

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"Always remember, money isn't everything - but also remember to make a lot of it before talking such fool nonsense."

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"One way to get high blood pressure is to go mountain climbing over molehills."

"An economist is an expert who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted yesterday didn't happen."

"To sell something, tell a woman it's a bargain; tell a man it's deductible."

"He was so honest you could play craps with him over the phone."

"Snow and adolescence are the only problems that disappear if you ignore them long enough."

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