Ability Quotes

Success is the ability to continue to move through total disaster.

I am blessed or cursed, depending on how you look at it, with an incurably restless spirit and the ability to work hard.

Graffiti is a pathetic attempt at anonymous recognition.

I'm Michael Schumacher. I don't need to test my driving ability.

Education is essential to change, for education creates both new wants and the ability to satisfy them.

No one could match Howlin' Wolf for the singular ability to rock the house down to the foundation while simultaneously scaring its patrons out of its wits.

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.

The greatness of our Army has always been the ability of our soldiers who serve in the ranks to rise to the challenge against the odds, in the face of danger, and win.

My appearance was always good and my ability to play on the piano, especially ragtime, which was then at the height of its vogue, made me a welcome guest.

People with vision master the ability to see through to the heart of issues and investments. They value transparency.

Our ability to effectively engage China and the Arab world rests on shared economic and political interests and mutual understanding.

Feminism is the ability to choose what you want to do.

The illusion that we understand the past fosters overconfidence in our ability to predict the future.

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

The attainment of the present status of Thailand has to depend on the ability or the actions of all the inhabitants of the country.

American people have the ability to laugh at themselves. It is one of the things that makes this country the great country that it is.

God made me blind and unable to walk. BIG DEAL! He gave me the ability... the musical gifts I have... the great opportunity to meet new people.

God's ability to clean things up is infinitely greater than our ability to mess things up.

The ban directly hampers the partys ability to spread its message and hamstrings voters seeking to inform themselves about the candidates and issues.

The ability to sign a cheque is the least reliable guide to a company's fitness.

The ability to forget the past enables people to free themselves gradually from the pain they once suffered; but it also often makes them repeat the mistakes of their predecessors.

Nothing in life is more important than the ability to communicate effectively.

I listened more than I studied... therefore little by little my knowledge and ability were developed.

People differ not only in their ability to do but also in their 'will to do'.

What you are capable of achieving is determined by your talent and ability. What you attempt to do is determined by your motivation. How well you do something is determined by your attitude.

The racing driver's mind has to have the ability to have amazing anticipation, coordination, and reflex. Because of the speed the car goes.

Whatever notoriety Fall Out Boy used to have prevents me from having the ability to start over from the bottom again.

Here is my principle: Taxes shall be levied according to ability to pay. That is the only American principle.

Disability is the inability to see ability.

Frankly I've never really subscribed to these adjectives tagging me as an 'icon', 'superstar', etc. I've always thought of myself as an actor doing his job to the best of his ability.

I think if you're a good high school player that you have the ability to be a good college football player. If you're a good college football then you have the ability to be a great NFL player.

If genius has any common denominator, I would propose breadth of interest and the ability to construct fruitful analogies between fields.

Ability is God-given, prowess is earned.

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.

Magic, indeed, is all around us, in stones, flowers, stars, the dawn wind and the sunset cloud; all we need is the ability to see and understand.

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

The test of character is having the ability to meet challenges.

Maturity… is the ability to do something even though your parents have recommended it.

The instinct to survive will never change, neither will the human body's amazing ability to endure.

The word aerobics comes from two Greek words: aero, meaning “ability to,” and bics, meaning “withstand tremendous boredom.

Head Start's ability to improve the educational skills and opportunities of Latino children will be an important component of America's future success.

When we speak of choice, what we mean is the ability to exercise control over ourselves and our environment. In order to choose, we must first perceive that control is possible.

If you have someone equal in ability to me I will beat him every time because I will try harder.

The ultimate aim in life should be to fulfill to the utmost all that within our ability and to share that which is good and beautiful.

most men and women, by birth or nature, lack the means to advance in wealth or power, but all have the ability to advance in knowledge.

What protects you in this world from sadness and from the loss of an ability to do something? ... Work and love.

As you gain experience, you mature as an individual, and along with that comes the confidence that you have the ability to solve problems.

Through your ability to think and feel, you have dominion over all creation.

Imagination gives the man the ability to poject himself through time and space and rise above all limitations.

In my opinion, the ability to love another person is one of God's greatest gifts, and I thank God every day for enabling me to give and share love with the people in my life.