Quotes about ability
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I'm somewhat suspicious of anybody's ability to motivate anybody else except by just being who they are and telling their story. That's what I'm sure Lance did earlier. And yet I've always wished I could do more to help other people tell their stories. Bill Clinton
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If (News Corp. is) not willing to continue, they have the ability to pull out. I'd like to discuss that with News Corp when appropriate. But there must be willingness on the other side. Businessmen do not make decisions based on feelings. There is no animosity on my side.
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If one guy out of 11 misses, then that costs the whole play. We had enough of those in the first half that really derailed our ability to score consistently.
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I have no evidence anyone is doing any more substantial research because they're on the Internet than if they went into the library and looked it up in hard copy. Real learning takes time and energy and a great deal of patience. Computers give students with short attention spans the ability to flip through many sources of information ... at a very shallow level. The information's out there, but that doesn't mean you know it.
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I have no doubt that he has the ability and the drive to do whatever he wants to do in this game. I would never put any limits on what he can accomplish.
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I have no objection to the school district cooperating, it can certainly be beneficial. I want us to have the ability to stop our involvement if we determine the need to do so at any time.
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I have no doubt in my mind my playing ability, ... I can still play the game at a high level. I just have a short period of time and hopefully it doesn't hurt the team. That's the one thing that goes in the back of my mind. They've been there all year. Their timing is a little bit better than mine. I'm having to make fast adjustments for 20 baseball games. Barry Bonds
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I have no crystal ball to allow me to say we are going to win the (National League) West or World Series. A lot of things have to go right . . . but I can say we have players with the ability to win. Todd Helton
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I had no doubt. Watching him on tape. Talking with the kid. The way he reacted to certain questions I asked. I was pretty hard on him with some of the questions, and his reaction to those questions really told me a lot about the kid. Just a class act. Whenever you've got that much character and that much ability and the willingness to work . . . it's hard to lose.
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I had to rebuild his confidence when he came to us but he's always had belief in his ability. I expect him to carry on scoring as long as he's with us. That's his seventh goal in 12 games since I signed him - and that's a good return at any level. Nigel Worthington
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I hadn't read the novel Bleak House . I'd read Dickens, but not this novel. I'd read several of his great novels, though I think it's different if you read them when you're young. You appreciate the storytelling, the stand-out characters, but you don't appreciate his ability as a writer, the depth of his humanity. He writes about everything, the rich, the poor, the prisons, the law courts, the country houses, the orphans and the families. I read the script for Bleak House and I was tentative about it. I'd told the producers, 'I don't do television.' But they charmed me and I did actually read the novel. I was captivated. Gillian Anderson
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I had the ability to show music through gesture. With good conductors, you should be able to watch them on TV, turn down the sound and still know what piece they're conducting by watching their gestures. . . . Otherwise, you're just a traffic cop.
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I'm very skeptical as to the ability to reach a comprehensive agreement given how little has been achieved in the last four months. Christine Lagarde
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I'm very proud of this team. This is the way we've played on the road all year. Our team is solid and confident. We know that if we get down, we have the talent and ability to come back and win the ball game. That is exactly what we did tonight.
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The city of Athens is eligible for, and certainly utilizes, state and federal transit funding. The university is not eligible for those, so combining with the city has that advantage. It is my theory that if the city uses its transit dollars and ability to get grant money, and the university uses a minor student fee, we should be able to build a more useful system and promote it.
ability adequate annual beach charge city council daily dedicated facilities force improve improved increasing limited maintain met parking provide reducing required resident revenue source task
The city has always had the ability to improve its facilities with grants, but has always had limited revenue to maintain the improved facilities, ... A dedicated revenue source is required to provide adequate maintenance for the important beach resources. Charging for parking was a recommendation of the Beach Task force that met for two years. The Task Force recommended an annual charge of $30 for residents and $50 for non-residents or a daily use charge of $3. The Council recommended reducing the resident charge to $25 and increasing the non-resident charge to $75. Scott Holmes
ability access affect case deny documents highest issues operations privilege raises reflect shield
The case raises important issues that affect the public's right to know and the government's ability to use the attorney-client privilege as a shield to deny access to documents that reflect its operations at the highest levels. Alan Johnson
ability administer affects agency amendment case directly election federal interpret laws sensitive
The case directly affects the commission's ability as an independent agency to interpret and administer the federal election laws while being sensitive to First Amendment values,
ability cells challenge government industry last periods systems together validate work
The challenge will now be for industry and government to work together to get these cells into real-life power-generating systems to validate their reliability and ability to last for long periods of use in the field,
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The challenge now for Chris Coleman is to hold his DFL base and bring in the Green Party without diminishing his ability to appeal to the center.
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The first match we played (at TCS), we had to take them in five (games) and this one, our goal was to take them in three and we did. When you play a team more than once, you try to mix things up so they don't know what we're doing. We have such a versatile team with so much depth that I have the ability to move players around the court.
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The company continues to impress on its ability to protect the bottom line in the face of temporary slowdowns in one or more business segments.
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The community right to know act will become the community right to know every other year act, ... This proposal would deny communities up-to-date information about local toxic releases, reduce incentives to minimize the generation of toxic waste and undermine the ability of public health agencies and researchers to identify important trends.
ability directors election number
The company's ability to designate the number of directors up for election ... disenfranchises shareholders.
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The concept is one that people getthe ability to enjoy your music, photos and videos from anywhere in your room. It's all in the implementation and execution. You can see the Apple detailsit's an experience unlike anything else that exists.
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The circumstances regarding this study raise troubling questions about the ability of the government to effectively issue rules protecting public health when studies are conducted, controlled and selectively published.
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An author's ability to bring a marketing synopsis to the table - along with a great manuscript - makes a difference in what books get picked up. This is true for both fiction and nonfiction titles. You need to show your publisher what you've got in your marketing arsenal.
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The human toll is what's important here. I pray that with God's help, and with all the ability that you have, that you see through anything that may be an obstacle to mine safety, and realize that money can't be a deterrent, nothing can be a deterrent. Kenny Johnson
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The human soul, as a part of the movement of life, is endowed with the ability to participate in the uplift, elevation, perfection, and completion. Alfred Adler
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The entry into force of this directive constitutes a milestone in the EU integration process by substantially enhancing the ability of EU citizens and their families to move and reside freely within the EU. Franco Frattini
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The elegance of Phoenix is its unprecedented ability to 'follow the modern water cycle' at the surface of Mars by investigating the geochemical signatures of water ice and the polar water transport story in the atmosphere.
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The entire American standard of living is artificially high right now, resting on the ability of Americans to borrow money from foreigners. Peter Schiff
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The entertainment media is changing. The currency a movie star had was the ability to put people in the seats. They command enormous salaries. But simply having a star in a movie isn't enough. Young audiences don't have the same loyalties and interests that previous generations have. That's why there is so much panic in the industry.