Famous Quotes & Sayings

The three days in jail he's had now could be like a year for some. In jail I worry about his ability to deal with what is going on.

The third quarter really hurt us. We talked about being assertive and confident in the third quarter, and they took the assertive side away. They set the tone on us. They came out defensively with their pressure and took us out of our ability to penetrate.

Confucius

The superior man is distressed by his want of ability

The superb quarterly results are indicative of the company's ability to deliver on its strategy of providing shareholders with superior returns through increasing gold production, strong earnings and cash flows, and the lowest cash costs in the industry,

Steve Smith

The suite has the ability to be divided into two rooms as well for smaller groups. It has the same amenities as the other suite but on a single-game basis.

Karl Hobbs

The success of what we do evolves around our ability to share the game. That's what separates us. ... We're having a fantastic year and we're enjoying the ride.

The success of this value-creation investment reflects our company's ability to identify underperforming assets and aggressively create a comprehensive repositioning strategy. Through targeted marketing and leasing campaigns, outstanding on-site property management services and property reinvestment strategies Allegiance was able to consistently outperform local markets.

The success of these books is a huge testament to Harry's talents, his ability to create a detailed world, ... And it's the match between the word and pictures. I think it's seamless. It's perfect.

David Mason

The sound waves are vibrations, ... It's the ability to readjust your senses so you can feel the music.

The test of a successful person is not an ability to eliminate all problems beforethey arise, but to meet and work out difficulties when they do arise. We must bewilling to make an intelligent compromise with perfection lest we wait foreverbefore taking action. It's still good advice to cross bridges as we come to them.

The thing with Moline is that their guards don't just have the ability to score. All three kids can run the offense very well and they help each other out.

The thing that turned out to be interesting about CB radios was the ability to call out in the world with anonymity. You choose your handle. Race and class become non-signifiers.

The thing that's really helped me is going up against (rookie first-round pick) Mike Patterson every day in practice, ... He's got the ability to take advantage of every one of my mistakes and that's great. That means we're both getting better.

The thing about Nick is he is one of those guys who changes the defense. He needs to get healthy because he has the athletic ability to do anything that needs to be done. He is that kind of athlete.

The thing that has worried me for most of the year is that the economy is very good, but the majority of voters don't think so. Pocketbook issues matter for the ability to win elections in 2006.

Rick Carlisle

The thing that drew us to him is . . . he has the ability to enhance the abilities of the players around him. His teams have a way of jelling.

The things that I admire him most for are his competitiveness and an ability to rise out of a rough neighborhood. The thing we all saw about him was his great love for his fans, in particular children. He just had a tremendous personality. He never forgot where he came from.

I've always said all along: I've got as much talent as anybody. I can hit any shot, but I've got a 2-cent brain. I don't have the mental (side of golf). I just wasn't given the mental ability to play this game as well as my physical part, and that's always held me back. But I'm not afraid to admit it. Some guys are afraid to admit it, but I'm not.

I've always known that Melvin had the ability and potential. It's just a matter of him working at it.

Mary King

I've always been impressed with her ability to work with any student who has a challenge. She's beloved by the parents, and well liked by the children. She's pretty humble, but her work shines for itself.

The federal government has the ability to resolve these issues now. They can implement an automated system. We called upon the federal government to do that. However, they have not.

The consequences are most dire for those least able to compete. Once somebody with a family loses housing and is living in a shelter, their ability to regain a foothold is much harder.

The continuing high level of house prices in relation to earnings will curb the ability of many potential first-time buyers to enter the market.

The consumer is losing the ability to defend his lifestyle, and that means eventually he'll have to cut back on spending. Whether this will really come to a head in 2006 or 2007 is up in the air, but it's coming.

The cost of software is going down rapidly, the cost of producing intellectual property is going down dramatically, and the ability to differentiate is also going down. But if the costs of producing software and distributing software have gone down so dramatically, why does it still cost so much to buy software?

The cost of doing business has continued to increase. Yet the ability to generate additional revenue or greater revenues than what we have has really stayed stagnant.

Alan Greenspan

The capacity of workers, after being displaced, to find a new job that will eventually provide nearly comparable pay most often depends on the general knowledge of the worker and the ability of that individual to learn new skills,

Jack Baker

I'm not really happy with the volatility. What I am happy with is the market's ability to rally after these sharp declines.

I'm not out of the game because of the way I play. The character issues and stuff like that has really damaged me, so my ability ain't going to get me back in. The character image stuff is.

I'm going to give Trent the benefit of the doubt and give him a chance to try to work out of this slump that he's in. Because he's a professional and has seen a lot of things, I think he has the ability to work his way out of it.

I'm giving Sven an opportunity to take the best English side since 1966 to a World Cup, and that's my way of saying I have a fantastic degree of confidence in his ability to deliver for us.

Amy Walter

We will be testing the agency's ability to deploy a variety of resources to quickly and effectively raise the bar of security in any mode of transportation anywhere in the country.

We will be missing five players on Saturday. We hope to get Julia Borowski back for the tournament this weekend. She missed most of the action to this point with a sprained ankle. ... She has the ability to make a difference in a big game.