Quote Genre: Ability

Ambrose Gwinett Bierce – ‘ABILITY n. The natural equip…

‘ABILITY n. The natural equipment to accomplish some small part of the meaner ambitions distinguishing able men from dead ones. In the last analysis ability is commonly found to consist mainly in a high degree of solemnity.’

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Simone de Beauvoir – ‘To show your true ability is…

‘To show your true ability is always in a sense to surpass the limits of your ability to go a little beyond them: to dare to seek to invent; it is at such a moment that new talents are revealed … Continue reading →

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J. G. Pollard – ‘Executive ability is decidin…

‘Executive ability is deciding quickly and getting somebody else to do the work.’

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Gaius Plinius Secondus Pliny the Elder – ‘No mans abilities are so rem…

‘No mans abilities are so remarkably shining as not to stand in need of a proper opportunity a patron and even the praises of a friend to recommend them to the notice of the world.’

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Dr. Laurence J. Peter & Raymond Hull – ‘Competence like truth beauty…

‘Competence like truth beauty and contact lenses is in the eye of the beholder.’

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Christabel Pankhurst – ‘Ability is sexless.’…

‘Ability is sexless.’

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Nicholas of Cusa – ‘Ability doth hit the mark wh…

‘Ability doth hit the mark where presumption over-shooteth and diffidence falleth short.’

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Flower A. Newhouse – ‘Lack of will power has cause…

‘Lack of will power has caused more failure than lack of intelligence or ability.’

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Gracie Allen – ‘Each of us has been put on e…

‘Each of us has been put on earth with the ability to do something well. We cheat ourselves and the world if we dont use that ability as best we can.’

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Napoleon Bonaparte – ‘Ability is of little account…

‘Ability is of little account without opportunity.’

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