"NASA wanted to assure its ability to examine the spacecraft in orbit for signs of damage."

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"As I've gone along, I felt like I was discovering an aspect of my voice that I didn't know was there: an ability to interpret a song in a way that makes it more accessible."

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"So, for me, working with larger companies has often been very satisfying, precisely because of the ability of bringing critical mass to bear on a given effort."

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"Poise: the ability to be ill at ease inconspicuously."

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"The Army has carried the American ideal to its logical conclusion. Not only do they prohibit discrimination on the grounds of race, creed and color, but also on ability."

Tom Lehrer, American Musician

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"An athlete must have ability to reach the top, but many who have ability and who do not live clean lives never have and never will be champions for obvious reasons."

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"So many dancers paint. I used to paint. I started again recently. While I was dancing, I was very busy with my career. Start something else that makes use of your creative ability because if you don't you will die inside as a person."

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"From each according to his ability, to each according to his ability."

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"I actually thrive on all the challenges, and I don't feel like ADD has impaired my ability."

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"I'd like to run for office someday, but I'm afraid my ability to spell might give me an unfair advantage."

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"The United Nations has long sought the ability to raise revenues in this manner as a means of reducing its reliance on American and other member nations' dues to sustain the UN's operations."

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"I think the crux of the matter was that if we were going to become partners in, for example, the International Space Station, we had to gain the respect of a country like the United States and particularly its space organization, NASA."

Nation

"I like adventure."

Adventure

"It is a challenge to have your launch date slip continuously."

Challenge

"Canada's a huge country, so to be able to unite the country through communication satellite technology or to be able to observe it through remote sensing technology from space is a natural fit for a country like Canada."

Technology

"I wanted to further my education, so I went on to get a Ph.D. in electrical engineering and came back and served about ten years in the Canadian Navy as what we call a combat systems engineer."

Education

"After the Shuttle checks out on its two upcoming flights, it will be ready to take larger components up to the International Space Station later this fall."

Space

"Well, my father was in the Army and we traveled quite a bit when I was growing up, and I thought that I would like to have a military career, although I was drawn more towards the Navy."

Family

"Through these ongoing activities and possibly in the future, a Canadian will go live and work on the International Space Station and we will continue to make Canadians proud of our achievements in space."

Work

"We have played a critical role in meeting the new safety standards. The Canadian space industry contributed new tools that make the inspection of the space shuttle possible."

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"I like the opportunity to travel the world and work in close company with other people."

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