"Nonchalance is the ability to remain down to earth when everything else is up in the air."

Ability, Earth

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"Nonchalance is the ability to remain down to earth when everything else is up in the air."

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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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"Any Ambassador or Foreign Service Officer who has his or her head screwed on right knows that the U.S. position in the world is far more dependent on our ability to compete in world markets."

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