"No one would have doubted his ability to reign had he never been emperor."

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"No one would have doubted his ability to reign had he never been emperor."

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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

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"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

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

Nathan Deal, American Politician

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

Vance Packard, American Writer

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

Mike Figgis, English Director

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"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

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"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

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

Stendhal, French Writer

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"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

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"Victor and vanquished never unite in substantial agreement."

Agreement

"Those in supreme power always suspect and hate their next heir."

Power

"A shocking crime was committed on the unscrupulous initiative of few individuals, with the blessing of more, and amid the passive acquiescence of all."

Crime

"It is less difficult to bear misfortunes than to remain uncorrupted by pleasure."

Pleasure

"Be assured those will be thy worst enemies, not to whom thou hast done evil, but who have done evil to thee. And those will be thy best friends, not to whom thou hast done good, but who have done good to thee."

Friendship

"Truth is confirmed by inspection and delay; falsehood by haste and uncertainty."

Truth

"Prosperity is the measure or touchstone of virtue, for it is less difficult to bear misfortune than to remain uncorrupted by pleasure."

Virtue

"Abuse if you slight it, will gradually die away; but if you show yourself irritated, you will be thought to have deserved it."

Thought

"It belongs to human nature to hate those you have injured."

Nature

"Many who seem to be struggling with adversity are happy; many, amid great affluence, are utterly miserable."

Adversity