Able Quotes

I was gratified to be able to answer promptly, and I did. I said I didn't know.

I was a product of the times, the war, the occupation, the reoccupation, my 4 years in Britain, admiring but at the same time questioning whether they are able to do a better job than we can.

When you learn to say yes to yourself, you will be able to say no to others, with love.

I feel that everyone who wants to say anything, do anything, should be able to say anything or do anything, within the limits of not hurting another person.

Let this be our rule for goodwill and helpfulness, that whenever we are able to assist others we should behave as stewards who must someday give an account of ourselves.

What is prejudice? An opinion, which is not based upon reason; a judgment, without having heard the argument; a feeling, without being able to trace from whence it came.

I wasn't allowed to speak while my husband was alive, and since he's gone no one has been able to shut me up.

When a man is able to take abuse with a smile, he is worthy to become a leader.

I hope I shall be able to make some drawings in which there is something human.

Music is one of my greatest loves. I don't think I would be able to live without music in my life.

For government consists in nothing else but so controlling subjects that they shall neither be able to, nor have cause to do [it] harm.

I pretended indifference…even in the presence of love, in the presence of hunger. And the more deeply I felt, the less able I was to respond.

If you're prepared to invest in a company, then you ought to be able to explain why in simple language that a fifth grader could understand, and quickly enough so the fifth grader won't get bored.

All I need is the power to be able to protect my comrades. So long as I can have the strength to do that, I don't care if I'm weaker than everyone in the world.

It is my hope and my belief that you will be able to report that I died with dignity, without animal fear and without bravado. I owe that much to myself.

It's ridiculous to live 100 years and only be able to remember 30 million bytes. You know, less than a compact disc. The human condition is really becoming more obsolete every minute.

Man must be able to escape civilization if he is to survive. Some of his greatest needs are for refuges and retreats where he can recapture for a day or a week the primitive conditions of life.

I live in a kind of controlled awareness. I wouldn't call it fear, but it's an awareness. I know I have a responsibility to behave in a certain way. I'm able to do that.

I go for really smart guys, ones who are well-read and can banter and argue. Men need to be able to take me out and have a few drinks, but by the end of the night we'll be talking about Nietzsche.

Most of the hotel gym's are not adequate. I mean you might be able to train your arms, but you aren't going to be able to train legs, back, or even chest if they don't have dumbbells and benches.

People who are creative often will spend hours doing something and come out of their period of creation and not even notice that hours have passed. In that sense, they're able to time travel.

I'm not a traditional politician, and I have a sense of humor. I'll try to soften it and become boring, maybe even very boring, but I'm not sure if I'll be able to.

The universe is simmering down, like a giant stew left to cook for four billion years. Sooner or later we won’t be able to tell the carrots from the onions.

We may never be able to pay directly for the gifts of true friendship - but pay we must, even though we make our payment to someone who owes us nothing, in some other place and at some other time.

I've learned a lot just being able to see things clearer.

Because God is sovereign, He is able to answer. Because He is faithful to His promises, He will answer.

We possess only the happiness we able to understand.

Noah, from 'The Young Lions' (1958), was the best performance of my life. I couldn't have given more of myself. I'll never be able to do it again. Never.

Religion is doing; a man does not merely think his religion or feel it, he 'lives' his religion as much as he is able, otherwise it is not religion but fantasy or philosophy.

I was able to interpret the difference between the sharp, quick sound and the slow, deep sound of percussion and manipulate it, get a third sound out of things, if the beats were rapid enough.

People can come and see me, and I have the pleasure of being able to talk to them.

Maybe mom is my alter ego and the woman I'm able to be when I'm working.

Stay focused. You gotta believe in yourself. I think that's the biggest thing I've been able to do throughout my whole career, even before I actually had a big career in this industry.

Luxury is...to be able to take control of one's life, health, and the pursuit of happiness in a way that is joyful.

I may not be able to keep fighting for money... but I will always have to fight for my dignity, because that's who I am.

They think they can make fuel from horse manure - now, I don't know if your car will be able to get 30 miles to the gallon, but it's sure gonna put a stop to siphoning.

The big question is whether you are going to be able to say a hearty yes to your adventure.

You have to be able to center yourself, to let all of your emotions go... Don't ever forget that you play with your soul as well as your body.

A preacher must be both soldier and shepherd. He must nourish, defend, and teach; he must have teeth in his mouth, and be able to bite and fight.

I lost my virginity when I was 14. And I haven't been able to find it.

I'm kind of proud of myself. I've been able to keep a certain grace about me, even in the times of disgrace and craziness.

That's a traditional Samoan dance. I was lucky that I was able to fly my cousins, who are professional dancers, up from Hawaii and they were able to be in the movie with me. We had a great time.

Perception is reality, but it may not be actuality, and you have got to be able to keep the difference between that.

Once I got over my anger and rage from childhood, once I stopped feeling like a victim, I was able to open myself to great sources of learning.

Above all, I shall see to it that the enemy will not be able to drop any bombs.

God is able to do more than man can understand.

I want to see us build a country that is at ease with itself, a country that is confident and a country that is able and willing to build a better quality of life for all its citizens.

Sexuality is the key to the problem of the psychoneuroses and of the neuroses in general. No one who disdains the key will ever be able to unlock the door.

There is no need for me continuing unless I'm able to improve.

In contests of strategy it is bad to be led about by the enemy. You must always be able to lead the enemy about.