"It was ability that mattered, not disability, which is a word I'm not crazy about using."

Ability, Disability, Word

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"It was ability that mattered, not disability, which is a word I'm not crazy about using."

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"The assumption must be that those who can see value only in tradition, or versions of it, deny man's ability to adapt to changing circumstances."

Stephen Bayley, British Critic

Ability, Circumstances, Man, Tradition

"Early on, it's good to develop the ability to write. Learning to write is a useful exercise, even if what you're writing about is not that relevant."

Walter Gilbert, American Scientist

Ability, Exercise, Learning, Writing

"Finally we are a nation with some conscience. It means alliances are extremely important when they're based on a national interest. We have to have the ability to sustain our presence within those alliances."

Malcolm Wallop, American Politician

Ability, Conscience, Interest, Nation

"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

"There is a curious relationship between a candidate and the reporters who cover him. It can be affected by small things like a competent press staff, enough seats, sandwiches and briefings and the ability to understand deadlines."

Ronald Steel, American Historian

Ability, Press

"If your education, talent and capacity can do nothing; your body can do lots of things."

M.F. Moonzajer, Afghan Author

Ability, Education, Talent, Body

"Realize that from the start, every activity that comprises the journey has value and the ability to teach you something."

Bill Toomey, American Athlete

Ability, Journey, Value

"The video forum for me has been a source of great consternation because once you start projecting a look to a song, it robs the listener of their ability to adopt that song and make the lyric their own."

Sheryl Crow, American Musician

Ability, Song

"Well, I'll say I have an incredible ability to fantasize - I really do. I don't have to have things tangible to be able to see them, and therefore I enjoy so many things, because they're in my mind."

Donna Summer, American Musician

Ability, Mind

"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

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"I am writing my second novel for children for Simon and Schuster."

Children

"I'm gonna be unemployed when people read this. Ha."

People

"When it comes down to it, it's about who you know, and who's a fan. It's about whether you're the right age, whether you're hot or not, whether the studio is into you or not."

Age

"Differences are scarier now. The dollar isn't so guaranteed if you don't follow what they see as the norm. But I don't moan about it. I just keep working."

Now

"Hollywood embraced me in the late '80s because there was a good project I was in and it was different. Nowadays, it's about corporate mentality, box office, youth."

Corporate

"When I was 13, I told Henry Winkler I wanted to act. He said, Do it and don't let anyone stand in your way. His validation just made it all the more true. I haven't stopped thanking him since."

Act

"What parent has it easy? I just never make the difficulty of it an obstacle. I just do it."

Difficulty

"The only thing I can't do is hear. I can drive, I have a life with four kids, I work on TV, I do movies, so the deafness question, is it that they want to know because, what? Not sure."

Life

"I find the mantle of, she works hard for the money, or, she's overcome so many obstacles a bit overused."

Money

"I was the youngest and only girl in a family of two older brothers."

Family