"The wicked are always surprised to find ability in the good."

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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

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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

"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

"I believe the greatest asset a head of state can have is the ability to get a good night's sleep."

Harold Wilson, English Statesman

Ability, Night, Sleep, State

"The ability to communicate with everybody, regardless of who are you are, is a great thing."

Bobby Bonilla, American Athlete

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"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

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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."

"I believe the greatest asset a head of state can have is the ability to get a good night's sleep."

"The ability to communicate with everybody, regardless of who are you are, is a great thing."

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

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"The conscience of the dying belies their life."