"We can get more energy out of the north slope of Alaska; we have available the ability to make ourselves less dependent on those uncertain sources of supply from the Middle East. And it's important we do that."

Ability, Energy

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"We can get more energy out of the north slope of Alaska; we have available the ability to make ourselves less dependent on those uncertain sources of supply from the Middle East. And it's important we do that."

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"Ability without honor is useless."

Marcus Tullius Cicero, Roman Statesman

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"The abilities of man must fall short on one side or the other, like too scanty a blanket when you are abed. If you pull it upon your shoulders, your feet are left bare; if you thrust it down to your feet, your shoulders are uncovered."

Thomas Paine, English Writer

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"I like to think of sales as the ability to gracefully persuade, not manipulate, a person or persons into a win-win situation."

Bo Bennett, American Businessman

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

Idries Shah, Indian Author

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"Martyrdom: The only way a man can become famous without ability."

George Bernard Shaw, Irish Dramatist

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"We are all capable of being great dreamers."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

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

Dean Koontz, American Author

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"What I do I do very well and what I don't do well I don't do at all."

Anonymous, Unknown Unknown

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"The size of a fish does not determine its speed."

Matshona Dhliwayo, Zimbabwean Philosopher

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"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."

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"Well, I make a practice of not commenting on the role of the relative exchange value of our currency."

Practice

"And I think the American people look to the leaders to lead. They look to the leaders to take on the big problems. And the president deserves a lot of credit for doing that."

People

"We have the deepest and most liquid capital markets in the world."

World

"Social Security represents an $11 trillion unfunded obligation. And when I say unfunded obligation, I mean we have to come up with $11 trillion at some point to make the system whole."

Economy

"Telecom is a dramatic success in India and our view is, respecting the political process, and respecting the fact that these are sovereign decisions, is that, approaching India as a friend."

Friendship

"We have to keep our eye on inflation, but so far inflation remains reasonably in check on the global stage."

Economy

"And one of our points of continuing conversation with our trading partners is the urgency of their taking steps to remove barriers to their improved growth performance."

Growth

"Everybody you talk to about insurance says the insurance market has become a lot more vibrant as a result of lifting, allowing the foreign direct investment."

Economy

"We have a serious structural deficit problem. And it needs to be addressed. The president is trying to address it through reforms of Social Security, but the problem is there with other entitlement programs like Medicare and Medicaid."

Needs

"I think we'll build a consensus for action on Social Security reform which will reduce that long-term unfunded obligation and put the system on a sustainable basis."

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