Quotes:I think luck is the sense to recognize an opportunity and the
ability to take advantage of it... The man who can smile at his breaks and grab his chances gets on.
View quotes by Samuel GoldwynMr Brown is a politician of exceptional experience and
ability, and I am sure he will discharge the office of Prime Minister with distinction
View quotes by Bertie AhernThe
ability to make love frivolously is the chief characteristic which distinguishes human beings from beasts.
View quotes by Heywood BrounMy acting
ability would have sent me back to the post office. It was my singing that got me jobs. Ironically, now, people think of me as an actor and don't know me much as a singer.
View quotes by Robert GuillaumeFor the American Indian, the
ability of all creatures to share in the process of ongoing creation makes all things sacred.
View quotes by Paula Gunn AllenJournalist: a person without any ideas but with an
ability to express them; a writer whose skill is improved by a deadline: the more time he has, the worse he writes.
View quotes by Karl KrausIt's actually what I consider legalised cheating because one of the great senses that you have on a tennis court is your
ability to hear the ball come off your opponent's strings [on Sharapova grunting]
View quotes by John NewcombeAll classes of society are trade unionists at heart, and differ chiefly in the boldness,
ability, and secrecy with which they pursue their respective interests.
View quotes by W Stanley JevonsThe
ability to think straight, some knowledge of the past, some vision of the future, some urge to fit that service into the well-being of the community - these are the most vital things that education must try to produce.
View quotes by Virginia GildersleeveHe who has not first laid his foundations may be able with great
ability to lay them afterwards, but they will be laid with trouble to the architect and danger to the building.
View quotes by Niccolo Machiavelli'I believe in wishes and in a person's
ability to make a wish come true, I really do. And a wish is more than a wish... it's a goal that your conscience and subconscience can help make reality.'
View quotes by Michael JacksonLack of will power has caused more failure than lack of intelligence or
ability.
View quotes by Flower A NewhouseBriggsy's performances down the years have been pure magic. If they could bottle his
ability and sell if at drama schools they'd make a fortune. [on news actor Johnny Briggs was to be axed]
View quotes by Lynne PerrieNo employer today is independent of those about him. He cannot succeed alone, no matter how great his
ability or capital. Business today is more than ever a question of cooperation.
View quotes by Orison Swett MardenIn a higher phase of communist society... only then can the narrow horizon of bourgeois right be fully left behind and society inscribe on its banners: from each according to his
ability, to each according to his needs.
View quotes by Karl MarxAlthough we must change the ways we protect our country, we must also guard against policies that appear attractive but offer little real protection and may even impede our
ability to protect ourselves.
View quotes by Richard BurrSuccess is the
ability to go from failure to failure without losing your enthusiasm.
View quotes by Winston ChurchillHere is my principle: Taxes shall be levied according to
ability to pay. That is the only American principle.
View quotes by Franklin D RooseveltThe
ability to express an idea is well nigh as important as the idea itself.
View quotes by Bernard BaruchAbility is what you're capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it.
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