Famous Quotes & Sayings

The surprisingly weak quantitative literacy ability of many college graduates is troubling. A knowledgeable workforce is vital to cope with the increasing demands of the global marketplace.

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.

April Gornik

I value above all the ability of art to move me emotionally and psychically, without answers. I make art that makes me question, that derives its power from being vulnerable to interpretation, that is intuitive, that is beautiful.

Jeff Lemire

I've always enjoyed teen characters, and kids as well. For whatever reason, I seem to have an ability to do it sort of well, and I enjoy doing it.

Chris Shipley

I wanted to find some products that had broader implications than just our ability to send e-mail faster or share photographs,

David Crane

Texas Genco is an ideal strategic fit with NRG. The strengths of its people and its assets align closely with our own, bolstering NRG's platform for growth and our ability to drive value for our shareholders.

Richard Anderson

So that's the biggest obvious difference. The other one is that you're dealing with a concept that forces you to relinquish your ability to believe.

Judd Gregg

some type of structured commission, where you basically have a focus point with an individual of great ability and national recognition leading the effort.

Team-wise, we haven't been super solid. But we always seem to have some individuals with that kind of ability.

Teams from time to time under every CBA we've ever had have had nights where they couldn't suit 20 healthy players, ... There's still enough flexibility as you make appropriate assignments and recalls. There is the benefit of the long-term injury exception and teams get the benefit of that and cushion of that. But injuries are more significant under this type of system. So far, we have not experienced an issue with teams not having the ability to make call-ups.

Jeff Brown

Technology will wipe away this issue in the next five years. The new consoles from Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo will all have parental controls so that game systems are far beyond television and DVDs in the ability they give to parents to restrict content.

Craig Benson

Technology shifts are not unusual in this business, but what sets Cabletron apart is our ability to anticipate changing customer requirements,

Technology has saved us money in some circumstances, but it has really afforded us the ability to cover stories from locations we might not have been able to in the past.

Jim Knight

Technologically we can deliver the ability of parents to be able to log into a school intranet, be able to see what homework has been set or look at lesson planning, whether the child is attending, see what the timetable is like, all of that is possible and there are some schools that are doing it already.