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"If you really do want to be an actor who can satisfy himself and his audience, you need to be vulnerable. You must reach the emotional and intellectual level of ability where you can go out stark naked, emotionally, in front of an audience."

"If you really do want to be an actor who can satisfy himself and his audience, you need to be vulnerable. You must reach the emotional and intellectual level of ability where you can go out stark naked, emotionally, in front of an audience."

Jack Lemmon, American Actor

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"Events often move faster than our ability to comprehend them."

"Events often move faster than our ability to comprehend them."

Lee H. Hamilton, American Politician

Ability, Events

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"Sophistication might be described as the ability to cope gracefully with a situation involving the presence of a formidable menace to one's poise and prestige (such as the butler, or the man under the bed - but never the husband)."

"Sophistication might be described as the ability to cope gracefully with a situation involving the presence of a formidable menace to one's poise and prestige (such as the butler, or the man under the bed - but never the husband)."

James Thurber, American Comedian

Ability, Bed, Man, Sophistication

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"Nate Robinson has a lot of jumping ability, but I don't see Josh losing."

"Nate Robinson has a lot of jumping ability, but I don't see Josh losing."

Dominique Wilkins, French Athlete

Ability, Losing

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"I have the ability to sing with emotion and feeling, but if you say I sound like Billie Holiday, that's cool. Let's look at who Billie was: she was this person, this singer, this beautiful diva who could move the audience with the slightest gesture of her hand."

"I have the ability to sing with emotion and feeling, but if you say I sound like Billie Holiday, that's cool. Let's look at who Billie was: she was this person, this singer, this beautiful diva who could move the audience with the slightest gesture of her hand."

Erykah Badu, American Musician

Ability, Emotion, Feeling, Holiday

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"I am not here concerned with intent, but with scientific standards, especially the ability to tell the difference between a fact, an opinion, a hypothesis, and a hole in the ground."

"I am not here concerned with intent, but with scientific standards, especially the ability to tell the difference between a fact, an opinion, a hypothesis, and a hole in the ground."

Serge Lang, American Mathematician

Ability, Difference, Fact, Opinion

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"Woo means the ability to entice someone or something to get what you want. My first solo album was called: All the Woo of the Universe, which was titled by George Clinton."

"Woo means the ability to entice someone or something to get what you want. My first solo album was called: All the Woo of the Universe, which was titled by George Clinton."

Bernie Worrell, American Musician

Ability, First, Universe, Want

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"The three parts of the theory are analytical ability, the ability to analyze things to judge, to criticize. Creative, the ability to create, to invent and discover and practical, the ability to apply and use what you know."

"The three parts of the theory are analytical ability, the ability to analyze things to judge, to criticize. Creative, the ability to create, to invent and discover and practical, the ability to apply and use what you know."

Robert Sternberg, American Educator

Ability, Theory

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"I liked his ability to deal with a lot of the negativity that surrounded him. Even though he was in a world that he didn't want to be in, he still saw the bigger picture."

"I liked his ability to deal with a lot of the negativity that surrounded him. Even though he was in a world that he didn't want to be in, he still saw the bigger picture."

Dwayne Johnson, American Actor

Ability, Negativity, Want, World

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"Over the last two decades, America has increased its demand for oil by nearly 30 percent, yet we have not expanded our ability to produce domestic sources of fuel."

"Over the last two decades, America has increased its demand for oil by nearly 30 percent, yet we have not expanded our ability to produce domestic sources of fuel."

Tim Murphy, Canadian Politician

Ability, America, Oil

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"The tragedy is that so many have ambition and so few have ability."

"The tragedy is that so many have ambition and so few have ability."

William Feather, American Author

Ability, Ambition, Tragedy

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"The only thing that separates us from the animals is our ability to accessorize."

"The only thing that separates us from the animals is our ability to accessorize."

Robert Harling, American Playwright

Ability, Animals

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"I feel pretty confident in my own ability."

"I feel pretty confident in my own ability."

Gerry Beckley, American Musician

Ability, Pretty

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"I've got a woman's ability to stick to a job and get on with it when everyone else walks off and leaves it."

"I've got a woman's ability to stick to a job and get on with it when everyone else walks off and leaves it."

Margaret Thatcher, English Leader

Ability, Job, Woman

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"The wicked are always surprised to find ability in the good."

"The wicked are always surprised to find ability in the good."

Luc de Clapier, French Novelist

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"Concentration is the ability to think about absolutely nothing when it is absolutely necessary."

"Concentration is the ability to think about absolutely nothing when it is absolutely necessary."

Ray Knight, American Athlete

Ability, Nothing

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"I assure this committee that, if I am confirmed, I will be strictly independent of all political influences... essential to that institution's ability to function effectively and achieve its mandated objectives."

"I assure this committee that, if I am confirmed, I will be strictly independent of all political influences... essential to that institution's ability to function effectively and achieve its mandated objectives."

Ben Bernanke, American Economist

Ability, Committee, Objectives, Will

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"I try to keep in touch with the details... I also look at the product daily. That doesn't mean you interfere, but it's important occasionally to show the ability to be involved. It shows you understand what's happening."

"I try to keep in touch with the details... I also look at the product daily. That doesn't mean you interfere, but it's important occasionally to show the ability to be involved. It shows you understand what's happening."

Rupert Murdoch, American Publisher

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"You are the only person on earth who can use your ability."

"You are the only person on earth who can use your ability."

M. Kathleen Casey, American Judge

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"I feel so gratified about having finished college. I learned how to articulate myself. It gave me confidence more than anything. And also the ability to analyze the text."

"I feel so gratified about having finished college. I learned how to articulate myself. It gave me confidence more than anything. And also the ability to analyze the text."

Maggie Gyllenhaal, American Actress

Ability, College, Confidence

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"If you live for pleasure, your ability to enjoy it may pass away and your senses grow dim."

"If you live for pleasure, your ability to enjoy it may pass away and your senses grow dim."

Matthew Simpson, American Clergyman

Ability, May, Pleasure, Senses

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"The ultimate test of a finished account executive is his ability to write a sound marketing plan."

"The ultimate test of a finished account executive is his ability to write a sound marketing plan."

Morris Hite, American Businessman

Ability, Marketing, Sound

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"There are already a lot of devices in our lives that have rich text or the ability to handle graphics. Our devices are designed to be understood in less than a quarter of a second."

"There are already a lot of devices in our lives that have rich text or the ability to handle graphics. Our devices are designed to be understood in less than a quarter of a second."

David Rose, American Musician

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"We can get more energy out of the north slope of Alaska; we have available the ability to make ourselves less dependent on those uncertain sources of supply from the Middle East. And it's important we do that."

"We can get more energy out of the north slope of Alaska; we have available the ability to make ourselves less dependent on those uncertain sources of supply from the Middle East. And it's important we do that."

John W. Snow, American Economist

Ability, Energy

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"This ability to have reliable sources of energy and a reliable transmission of energy here in North America is critical for both of us and for Mexico as we want to keep our economies growing."

"This ability to have reliable sources of energy and a reliable transmission of energy here in North America is critical for both of us and for Mexico as we want to keep our economies growing."

Paul Cellucci, American Politician

Ability, America, Energy, Want

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"The greatest difficulty with the world is not its ability to produce, but the unwillingness to share."

"The greatest difficulty with the world is not its ability to produce, but the unwillingness to share."

Roy L. Smith, American Clergyman

Ability, Difficulty, World

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"My colleagues have expressed confidence in my ability to articulate our conservative message and to provide new focus to our efforts in the General Assembly."

"My colleagues have expressed confidence in my ability to articulate our conservative message and to provide new focus to our efforts in the General Assembly."

Philip E. Berger, American Politician

Ability, Confidence, Conservative, Focus

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"He knows that you have ability and what he does is he manipulates it and sort of empowers you."

"He knows that you have ability and what he does is he manipulates it and sort of empowers you."

Daniel Craig, English Actor

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"It is the American way to reward ability."

"It is the American way to reward ability."

Judd Gregg, American Politician

Ability, Reward

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"There must be such a thing as a child with average ability, but you can't find a parent who will admit that it is his child."

"There must be such a thing as a child with average ability, but you can't find a parent who will admit that it is his child."

Thomas Bailey Aldrich, American Poet

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"Every American deserves to live in freedom, to have his or her privacy respected and a chance to go as far as their ability and effort will take them - regardless of race, gender, ethnicity or economic circumstances."

"Every American deserves to live in freedom, to have his or her privacy respected and a chance to go as far as their ability and effort will take them - regardless of race, gender, ethnicity or economic circumstances."

Christopher Dodd, American Politician

Ability, Chance, Circumstances

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"If the gentleman has ability, he is magnanimous, generous, tolerant, and straightforward, through which he opens the way to instruct others."

"If the gentleman has ability, he is magnanimous, generous, tolerant, and straightforward, through which he opens the way to instruct others."

Xun Zi, Chinese Philosopher

Ability, Gentleman

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"If you're going to play hockey now, you have to be able to play. If you have the ability to fight and play, you're an unbelievable commodity. But if you can only fight, there might be six of those guys left in the league, and I can guarantee they're going fast."

"If you're going to play hockey now, you have to be able to play. If you have the ability to fight and play, you're an unbelievable commodity. But if you can only fight, there might be six of those guys left in the league, and I can guarantee they're going fast."

Brett Hull, American Athlete

Ability, Fight, Now, Play

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"If I could have anything right now, it would be the ability to continue as secretary of state."

"If I could have anything right now, it would be the ability to continue as secretary of state."

Kevin Shelley, American Politician

Ability, Now, Right, State

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"I didn't have any problem bonding with Honey, but I was plagued with insecurities about my ability to bring up my baby."

"I didn't have any problem bonding with Honey, but I was plagued with insecurities about my ability to bring up my baby."

Gail Porter, Scottish Celebrity

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"After all, an overvalued dollar gives us the ability to buy foreign goods at lower prices. And the existing volume of exports brings more yen and euros than they would if the dollar were more competitive."

"After all, an overvalued dollar gives us the ability to buy foreign goods at lower prices. And the existing volume of exports brings more yen and euros than they would if the dollar were more competitive."

Martin Feldstein, American Economist

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"We all have ability. The difference is how we use it."

"We all have ability. The difference is how we use it."

Charlotte Whitton, Canadian Politician

Ability, Difference

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"Well, I'll say I have an incredible ability to fantasize - I really do. I don't have to have things tangible to be able to see them, and therefore I enjoy so many things, because they're in my mind."

"Well, I'll say I have an incredible ability to fantasize - I really do. I don't have to have things tangible to be able to see them, and therefore I enjoy so many things, because they're in my mind."

Donna Summer, American Musician

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"I think that's one of the most important gifts we have in television - the ability to heal through laughter."

"I think that's one of the most important gifts we have in television - the ability to heal through laughter."

Soleil Moon Frye, American Actress

Ability, Gifts, Laughter, Television

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"Campaign staffers develop the ability to sleep through anything."

"Campaign staffers develop the ability to sleep through anything."

Mary Cheney, American Celebrity

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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."

"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."

George Allen, Sr., American Coach

Ability, Earth, World

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

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

Nathan Deal, American Politician

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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."

"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

Ability, Confidence, Fighting, Losing

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"Sometimes I think if I had the same body and the same natural ability and someone else's brain, who knows how good a player I might have been."

"Sometimes I think if I had the same body and the same natural ability and someone else's brain, who knows how good a player I might have been."

Mickey Mantle, American Athlete

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"English of course is your major tool, but it is not nearly so important as other aspects of writing for example you have to have some natural ability you can't buy it no one puts it there you're born with it."

"English of course is your major tool, but it is not nearly so important as other aspects of writing for example you have to have some natural ability you can't buy it no one puts it there you're born with it."

Leon Uris, American Writer

Ability, English, Example, Writing

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"The largest challenge that we face, from my perspective, is the ability to continue moving forward so the agency will have a single mission: that is, to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing."

"The largest challenge that we face, from my perspective, is the ability to continue moving forward so the agency will have a single mission: that is, to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing."

Alphonso Jackson, American Public Servant

Ability, Challenge, Perspective, Will

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"The man who can speak acceptably is usually given credit for an ability out of all proportion to what he really possesses."

"The man who can speak acceptably is usually given credit for an ability out of all proportion to what he really possesses."

Lowell Thomas, American Journalist

Ability, Credit, Man

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"There is no more defiant denial of one man's ability to possess one woman exclusively than the prostitute who refuses to redeemed."

"There is no more defiant denial of one man's ability to possess one woman exclusively than the prostitute who refuses to redeemed."

Gail Sheehy, American Writer

Ability, Denial, Man, Woman

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"The master class seldom lose a chance to insult a woman who has the ability for something besides service to his lordship."

"The master class seldom lose a chance to insult a woman who has the ability for something besides service to his lordship."

Caroline Churchill, American Journalist

Ability, Chance, Class, Insult

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"Indian culture certainly gives the Indian mind, including the mind of the Indian scientist, the ability to think out of the box."

"Indian culture certainly gives the Indian mind, including the mind of the Indian scientist, the ability to think out of the box."

Roland Joffe, English Director

Ability, Culture, Mind

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