Famous Quotes & Sayings

Joel Silver

I always had the ability to throw a frisbee pretty well. I don't why.

Lewis Carroll

With a sort of mental squint.

Pythagoras

Ability and necessity dwell near each other.

Kanye West

I was never really good at anything except for the ability to learn.

Noah Webster

Ability is active power, or power to perform.

Louis L'Amour

Much of command is the ability to take command.

George Osborne

Gordon Brown's lack of fiscal responsibility will damage our ability to compete, and mean further tax rises for hard working families.

Graffiti is a pathetic attempt at anonymous recognition.

Tom Crean

For our guys to be a part of history like that is really important. It's important to understand history and realize they have the ability to make it.

For now, it looks like the bulls may have caught their breath after last week's sucker punch and they just may have the ability to get silver back on track.

For the personnel we have on our team and the ability that this team has, it was a lot of wasted potential. It was just never utilized on a regular basis that could have helped us win this football game.

For the American Indian, the ability of all creatures to share in the process of ongoing creation makes all things sacred.

A. N. Wilson

Fort Franklin's ability to dig deep, focus and understand our business strategy helped guide our decision for an agency partner. Our companies are like-minded when it comes to our work and potential and we are anticipating a true partnership with fresh, creative and innovative collaboration.

Renee Ellmers

For over two centuries, Americans have grown up in a society that rewards hard work, protects innovation, and allows its citizens to constantly break new barriers. The key element to this success rests on freedom and the ability of individuals to strive toward achieving their dreams and making their children's futures better than their own.

Jeff Lemire

For some reason, I have always had a really good ability to write children in a way that's realistic but not annoying. The key to that is underwriting them: peel back the dialogue and keep it simple.

Rubin Carter

For some positions that is exactly what it is. They have to show that they have the toughness as well as the ability to compete at a high level. I'm expecting the players to come out on Saturday and show exactly what they have.

For some emotions, such as anger, we see a dip in the ability to perform these tasks around puberty,

Gloria Steinem

I know that lack of contact creates more lack of contact, and contact creates more contact, or at least an ability to talk to with each other.

The Reserve is at 80 percent staff and National Guard is at 56 percent. There is a great need for chaplains, and the ability to serve families is limited.

There's a lot of things that have gone on in this kid's life that really, quite honestly, have affected his ability to focus on basketball. We had a good talk about a week ago, when he was really down, and I think that was positive.

There is this natural inclination to get more timid when you lose your ability to earn money. No one wants to live with the kids and everyone wants a new car every few years.

There is the finest line between data and evidence

Jim Haslett

There's a reason that Adam hasn't made the Pro Bowl. I think with his ability that we can get him to that level.

There's a reason Josh hits in the fourth spot; he puts the bat on the ball. Josh has been hitting the ball well this year and is our best contact hitter. He learns from at-bat to at-bat and from game-to-game. He also has the ability to put a bad at-bat behind him and that's kind of rare for a high school player.

George Soros

There's (a) problem that I think is brewing, and that is the end of the housing boom in the United States and the ability of households to spend more than they earn because the value of their house is rising.

There was a lot of talk about Ryan and his ability. I knew he could play, but he has earned his job. He only started one game in pre-season and didn't start until the last four games. Corey makes almost every play out there.

At least since Darwin, scientists have suspected that dance so often plays a role in courtship because dance quality tracks with mate quality. By using motion-capture technology ... we can confidently peg dancing ability to desirability.

At best, it's volatile and probably has more risk on the downside than on the upside. The ability of the management will determine whether they can execute their expansion plans in the related businesses -- or not.

Gene Sperling

A tax cut that is $800 billion or $500 billion is an irresponsible tax cut that would threaten our ability to pay down the debt, secure Medicare, Social Security and education, ... Fox News Sunday.

At a time when the airlines got worse, they all kind of got worse at the same rate. If we continue down this path, consumers will lose all confidence in the airlines' ability to perform.

David Jackson

At first, I didn't understand it, but then I realized, it's a test. It was about how to work with your neighbor to make work go faster. It was about your ability to stick with something.

Gore Vidal

A talent for drama is not a talent for writing, but is an ability to articulate human relationships.

Brad Childress

At a fast rate, he's putting what he learns into play. Every play he learns something new. ... All of the physical attributes are there. He has speed and quickness. He has good hands. He can put what's in the classroom on the field. He can make you miss. So, yeah, he's got the whole package. When it starts to slow down for him a little bit, then you'll see all of his God-given athletic ability come out.