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Ability Quotes

"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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"There might've been wires, but I have this ability to make myself light. Well you know what, in ballet, when you kind of lift yourself here, it's all up in the head."

"There might've been wires, but I have this ability to make myself light. Well you know what, in ballet, when you kind of lift yourself here, it's all up in the head."

Albert Finney, British Actor

Ability, Ballet, Light

2

"You honor me greatly and beyond my ability as an individual but in so doing you honor my colleagues also who made possible the results you have cited."

"You honor me greatly and beyond my ability as an individual but in so doing you honor my colleagues also who made possible the results you have cited."

Willard Libby, American Scientist

Ability, Honor, Results

2

"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

2

"In other words, if a teacher only teaches in one way, then they conclude that the kids who can't learn well that way don't have the ability, when, in fact, it may be that the way the teacher's teaching is not a particularly good match to the way those kids learn."

"In other words, if a teacher only teaches in one way, then they conclude that the kids who can't learn well that way don't have the ability, when, in fact, it may be that the way the teacher's teaching is not a particularly good match to the way those kids learn."

Robert Sternberg, American Educator

Ability, Fact, Kids, May

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"I Kenneth Robert Livingstone, having been elected to the office of mayor of London, declare that I take that office upon myself, and will duly and faithfully fulfil the duties of it to the best of my judgement and ability."

"I Kenneth Robert Livingstone, having been elected to the office of mayor of London, declare that I take that office upon myself, and will duly and faithfully fulfil the duties of it to the best of my judgement and ability."

Kenneth Robert Livingstone, British Politician

Ability, London, Office, Will

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"My vocal ability is very limited, but I'm fortunate in that I can write the songs around my vocal limitations."

"My vocal ability is very limited, but I'm fortunate in that I can write the songs around my vocal limitations."

Glenn Tipton, English Musician

Ability, Limitations, Songs

2

"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

2

"I had the right to remain silent... but I didn't have the ability."

"I had the right to remain silent... but I didn't have the ability."

Ron White, American Comedian

2

"The Creator has not given you a longing to do that which you have no ability to do."

"The Creator has not given you a longing to do that which you have no ability to do."

Orison Swett Marden, American Writer

Ability, Longing

2

"Ability is sexless."

"Ability is sexless."

John Henry Newman, British Clergyman

2

"I think that Congress' ability to reason is fully equal to that of the judiciary."

"I think that Congress' ability to reason is fully equal to that of the judiciary."

Samuel Alito, American Supreme Court Justice

Ability, Congress, Reason

2

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

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

Craig Bruce, American Radio Host

2

"When I played, I had a natural ability to jump and run, and I just wanted to get bigger and heavier."

"When I played, I had a natural ability to jump and run, and I just wanted to get bigger and heavier."

Brady Anderson, American Athlete

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"Instinct is untaught ability."

"Instinct is untaught ability."

Alexander Bain, Scottish Philosopher

Ability, Instinct

2

"The abilities of man must fall short on one side or the other, like too scanty a blanket when you are abed. If you pull it upon your shoulders, your feet are left bare; if you thrust it down to your feet, your shoulders are uncovered."

"The abilities of man must fall short on one side or the other, like too scanty a blanket when you are abed. If you pull it upon your shoulders, your feet are left bare; if you thrust it down to your feet, your shoulders are uncovered."

Thomas Paine, English Writer

Ability, Feet, Man

2

"The best way to make a good deal is to have the ability to walk away from it."

"The best way to make a good deal is to have the ability to walk away from it."

Brian Koslow, American Author

2

"I believe that nothing is more important to our ability to effectively address our present than understanding the lessons learned from those who have come before us."

"I believe that nothing is more important to our ability to effectively address our present than understanding the lessons learned from those who have come before us."

Charlie Gonzalez, American Politician

Ability, Nothing, Present, Understanding

2

"I like fruit baskets because it gives you the ability to mail someone a piece of fruit without appearing insane. Like, if someone just mailed you an apple you'd be like, 'huh? What the hell is this?' But if it's in a fruit basket you're like, 'this is nice!'"

"I like fruit baskets because it gives you the ability to mail someone a piece of fruit without appearing insane. Like, if someone just mailed you an apple you'd be like, 'huh? What the hell is this?' But if it's in a fruit basket you're like, 'this is nice!'"

Demetri Martin, American Comedian

Ability, Hell, Mail

2

"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

2

"It is the American way to reward ability."

"It is the American way to reward ability."

Judd Gregg, American Politician

Ability, Reward

2

"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

2

"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."

"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."

Vinton Cerf, American Inventor

Ability, Effort

2

"The ability to speak is a short cut to distinction. It puts a man in the limelight, raises him head and shoulders above the crowd."

"The ability to speak is a short cut to distinction. It puts a man in the limelight, raises him head and shoulders above the crowd."

Lowell Thomas, American Journalist

2

"The difference between one man and another is not mere ability it is energy."

"The difference between one man and another is not mere ability it is energy."

Thomas Arnold, English Educator

Ability, Difference, Energy, Man

2

"Journalism: an ability to meet the challenge of filling the space."

"Journalism: an ability to meet the challenge of filling the space."

Rebecca West, Irish Author

Ability, Challenge, Space

2

"A disposition to preserve, and an ability to improve, taken together, would be my standard of a statesman."

"A disposition to preserve, and an ability to improve, taken together, would be my standard of a statesman."

Edmund Burke, Irish Statesman

2

"It was ability that mattered, not disability, which is a word I'm not crazy about using."

"It was ability that mattered, not disability, which is a word I'm not crazy about using."

Marlee Matlin, American Actress

Ability, Disability, Word

2

"The most important issue for the killer is the ability to get a victim easily and successfully."

"The most important issue for the killer is the ability to get a victim easily and successfully."

Pat Brown, American Entertainer

2

"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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"Studies serve for delight, for ornaments, and for ability."

"Studies serve for delight, for ornaments, and for ability."

Francis Bacon, English Philosopher

Ability, Delight

2

"The Internet provides very serious challenges to our ability to keep from children the kinds of things that are destructive to them."

"The Internet provides very serious challenges to our ability to keep from children the kinds of things that are destructive to them."

John Ashcroft, American Public Servant

Ability, Children, Internet

2

"Your ability to rationalize your own bad deeds makes you believe that the whole world is as amoral as you are."

"Your ability to rationalize your own bad deeds makes you believe that the whole world is as amoral as you are."

Doug Coupland, Canadian Author

Ability, Deeds, World

2

"Economy consists in a due and proper application of the means afforded according to the ability of the employer and the situation chosen; care being taken that the expenditure is prudently conducted."

"Economy consists in a due and proper application of the means afforded according to the ability of the employer and the situation chosen; care being taken that the expenditure is prudently conducted."

Marcus V. Pollio, American Architect

Ability, Being, Care, Economy

2

"I agree with Marjorie Rosen's good psychological analysis of my acting ability."

"I agree with Marjorie Rosen's good psychological analysis of my acting ability."

Pola Negri, Polish Actress

Ability, Acting

2

"When it comes to having a central nervous system, and the ability to feel pain, hunger, and thirst, a rat is a pig is a dog is a boy."

"When it comes to having a central nervous system, and the ability to feel pain, hunger, and thirst, a rat is a pig is a dog is a boy."

Ingrid Newkirk, British Activist

Ability, Hunger, Pain

2

"This hearing came about very quickly. I do have a few preliminary comments, but I suspect you're more interested in asking questions, and I'll be happy to respond to those questions to the best of my ability."

"This hearing came about very quickly. I do have a few preliminary comments, but I suspect you're more interested in asking questions, and I'll be happy to respond to those questions to the best of my ability."

David Kay, American Scientist

Ability, Hearing, Questions

2

"Likewise nanotechnology will, once it gets under way, depend on the tools we have then and our ability to use them, and not on the steps that got us there."

"Likewise nanotechnology will, once it gets under way, depend on the tools we have then and our ability to use them, and not on the steps that got us there."

K. Eric Drexler, American Scientist

Ability, Tools, Will

2

"Shoes and clothing damage our ability to survive naked in the wilderness."

"Shoes and clothing damage our ability to survive naked in the wilderness."

Steve Mann, Canadian Scientist

Ability, Wilderness

2

"It is outrageous to know that security procedures are apparently so lax at the Department of Veterans Affairs that a single bureaucrat had the ability to put the personal information of over 26 million Veterans at risk for sale to the highest criminal bidder."

"It is outrageous to know that security procedures are apparently so lax at the Department of Veterans Affairs that a single bureaucrat had the ability to put the personal information of over 26 million Veterans at risk for sale to the highest criminal bidder."

Bob Ney, American Politician

Ability, Information, Risk, Security

2

"No amount of ability is of the slightest avail without honor."

"No amount of ability is of the slightest avail without honor."

Thomas Carlyle, Scottish Philosopher

2

"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

2

"We have developed this unbelievable ability to deny. We have to. If we didn't, we'd go crazy."

"We have developed this unbelievable ability to deny. We have to. If we didn't, we'd go crazy."

Patty Duke, American Actress

2

"I always felt that my greatest asset was not my physical ability, it was my mental ability."

"I always felt that my greatest asset was not my physical ability, it was my mental ability."

Bruce Jenner, American Athlete

2

"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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"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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"If I drive myself to the brink of my ability, then I don't get stale or bored."

"If I drive myself to the brink of my ability, then I don't get stale or bored."

Dean Koontz, American Author

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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 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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