"Each of us has been put on earth with the ability to do something well. We cheat ourselves and the world if we don't use that ability as best we can."

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"Each of us has been put on earth with the ability to do something well. We cheat ourselves and the world if we don't use that ability as best we can."

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"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

"Those who can't, try: those who can, don't have to."

Idries Shah, Indian Author

Ability, Action, Effort, Success

"Ability without honor is useless."

Marcus Tullius Cicero, Roman Statesman

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"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

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

Craig Bruce, American Radio Host

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"The size of a fish does not determine its speed."

Matshona Dhliwayo, Zimbabwean Philosopher

Ability, Size, Speed, Performance

"I didn't want to be a writer, but I became one. And now I have many readers, in many countries. I think that's a miracle. So I think I have to be humble regarding this ability. I'm proud of it and I enjoy it, and it is strange to say it this way, but I respect it."

Haruki Murakami, Japanese Writer

Ability, Countries, Now, Respect

"Talent can be a nice thing to have sometimes. You look good, attract attention, and if you're lucky, you make some money. Women flock to you. In that sense, having talent's preferable to having none. But talent only functions when it's supported by a tough, unyielding physical and mental focus. All it takes is one screw in your brain to come loose and fall off, or some connection in your body to break down, and your concentration vanishes, like the dew at dawn. If talent's the foundation you rely on, and yet it's so unreliable that you have no idea what's going to happen to it the next minute, what meaning does it have?"

Haruki Murakami, Japanese Writer

Ability, Talent, Focus, Mind, Stability

"Pension reforms, like investment advice and automatic enrollment, will strengthen the ability of Americans to save and invest for retirement."

Steve Bartlett, American Politician

Ability, Advice, Americans, Investment

"It takes nearly as much ability to know how to profit by good advice as to know how to act for one's self."

Francois de La Rochefoucauld, French Writer

Ability, Act, Advice, Profit

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"Success is what you do with your ability. It's how you use your talent."

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"One of the most difficult things everyone has to learn is that for your entire life you must keep fighting and adjusting if you hope to survive. No matter who you are or what your position is you must keep fighting for whatever it is you desire to achieve."

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"People of mediocre ability sometimes achieve outstanding success because they don't know when to quit. Most men succeed because they are determined to."

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

"Those who can't, try: those who can, don't have to."

"Ability without honor is useless."

"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."

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

"The size of a fish does not determine its speed."

"I didn't want to be a writer, but I became one. And now I have many readers, in many countries. I think that's a miracle. So I think I have to be humble regarding this ability. I'm proud of it and I enjoy it, and it is strange to say it this way, but I respect it."

"Pension reforms, like investment advice and automatic enrollment, will strengthen the ability of Americans to save and invest for retirement."

"It takes nearly as much ability to know how to profit by good advice as to know how to act for one's self."

Explore more quotes by George Allen, Sr.

"Success is what you do with your ability. It's how you use your talent."

"One of the most difficult things everyone has to learn is that for your entire life you must keep fighting and adjusting if you hope to survive. No matter who you are or what your position is you must keep fighting for whatever it is you desire to achieve."

"Leisure time is that five or six hours when you sleep at night."

"The tougher the job, the greater the reward."

"Every day you waste is one you can never make up."

"If you want to catch more fish, use more hooks."

"Every time you win, you're reborn; when you lose, you die a little."

"When we get to the future, I'll determine the future."

"Forget the past - the future will give you plenty to worry about."

"People of mediocre ability sometimes achieve outstanding success because they don't know when to quit. Most men succeed because they are determined to."