"I believe the ability to think is blessed. If you can think about a situation, you can deal with it. The big struggle is to keep your head clear enough to think."

Ability, Struggle

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"I believe the ability to think is blessed. If you can think about a situation, you can deal with it. The big struggle is to keep your head clear enough to think."

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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

Ability, Job

"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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"It's been a struggle for me because I had a chance to be white and refused."

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"I know that if I wasn't scared, something's wrong, because the thrill is what's scary."

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"I believe in the institution of marriage, and I intend to keep trying till I get it right."

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"I can't just say the words, do a lot of one-liners. I love each person I play; I have to be that person. I have to do him true."

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"Movies are movies, and I don't think any of them are going to hurt the moral fiber of America and all that nonsense."

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"Marriage is really tough because you have to deal with feelings... and lawyers."

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"I realized this is what God has dealt me, and I should be thankful considering all that's happened to me in my life, but MS caused the movies to stop - stop dead - and I miss it."

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"What I am for is justice for everyone, just like it says in the Constitution."

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"Friends take up time, and I didn't have time."

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