Ability Quotes

I had a quick grasp of the secret to sanity, it had become the ability to hold the maximum of impossible combinations in one's mind.

Remember, while the work can sometimes appear to be simple to a viewer, the ability to perform expertly, consistently, precisely, over and over again, under pressure and on demand is what's needed.

Discipline is the refining fire by which talent becomes ability.

Youth is happy because it has the ability to see beauty. Anyone who keeps the ability to see beauty never grows old.

The Fed has the ability to put money out, it's got the ability to take money back in, and if they don't do that, we will have hyperinflation worse than we had in 1980 and 1981.

My ability to concentrate and work toward that goal has been my greatest asset.

For the baby boomer generation, a home is now seen not as the cornerstone of advancement but a ball and chain, restricting their ability and their mobility to move and seek out a job at another location.

As governor, I saw the link between economic prosperity and the ability to acquire knowledge.

I believe that access to a university education should be based on the ability to learn, not what people can afford. I think there is no more nauseating a sight than politicians pulling up the ladder of opportunity behind them.

Anyone who keeps the ability to see beauty never grows old.

Finally, after a lot of searching and digging, it was simply the love of family that gave me a road into the character. Once I got into that, and we delved into what it would be like to survive cancer and the ability to see how precious life is, it became easier to play her.

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

Nothing so conclusively proves a man's ability to lead others as what he does from day to day to lead himself.

Americans have an abiding belief in their ability to control reality by purely material means... airline insurance replaces the fear of death with the comforting prospect of cash.

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

As an elder of the Americas and of the rest of the planet, it is my responsibility to care for and protect, to the best of my ability, the young.

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.

My father's encouragement is what has brought me this far, because when I grew up I wanted to be like him, and I knew I had that ability to become an athlete. Being an Olympian is one of the greatest things, and being an Olympic gold medallist is one of the most prestigious titles in the world.

I did think for many, many years that because of my ability I could beat the system. And I was wrong.

No employer today is independent of those about him. He cannot succeed alone, no matter how great his ability or capital. Business today is more than ever a question of cooperation.

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.

Life is tough; and if you have the ability to laugh at it, you have the ability to enjoy it.

The key to Operations at Wal-Mart is their ability to maintain the highest standards while at the same time getting things done with lockstep execution.

No ideas and the ability to express them - that's a journalist.

The ability to make music is a gift that you're born with; it's not something you can learn.

The ability to delude yourself may be an important survival tool.

I believe the greatest asset a head of state can have is the ability to get a good night's sleep.

As far as natural ability, I was always athletic.

An idea isn't worth much until a man is found who has the energy and ability to make it work.

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.