Quotes with abilities

Quotes 21 till 36 of 36.

  • Arthur Winter Music is a readily available, highly effective tool that you use to improve both your cognitive and physical abilities.
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  • Francis Bacon Natural abilities are like natural plants; they need pruning by study.
    Francis Bacon
    English philosopher and statesman (1561 - 1626)
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  • Arthur Schopenhauer Natural abilities can almost compensate for the want of every kind of cultivation, but no cultivation of the mind can make up for the want of natural abilities.
    Arthur Schopenhauer
    German philosopher (1788 - 1860)
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  • Sydney Justin Harris Ninety per cent of the world's woe comes from people not knowing themselves, their abilities, their frailties, and even their real virtues. Most of us go almost all the way through life as complete strangers to ourselves - so how can we know anyone else?
    Sydney Justin Harris
    American journalist (1917 - 1986)
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  • Hitopadesa No man should ever display his bravery unless he is prepared for battle, nor bear the marks of defiance, until he has experienced the abilities of his enemy.
    Hitopadesa
    Indian text in Sanskrit
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  • Seneca No one is better born than another, unless they are born with better abilities and a more amiable disposition.
    Seneca
    Roman philosopher, statesman and playwright (5 - 65)
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  • Maxwell Maltz Often the difference between a successful person and a failure is not one has better abilities or ideas, but the courage that one has to bet on one's ideas, to take a calculated risk - and to act.
    Maxwell Maltz
    American surgeon and author (1889 - 1975)
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  • Margaret Thatcher One only gets to the top rung of the ladder by steadily climbing up one at a time, and suddenly all sorts of powers, all sorts of abilities which you thought never belonged to you - suddenly become within your own possibility and you think, ''Well, I'll have a go, too.''
    Margaret Thatcher
    British Prime Minister (1979-1990) (1925 - 2013)
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  • Carlos Gershenson People fail to achieve goals not because of lack of abilities, but because of lack of determination. (any ability can be learned).
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    Carlos Gershenson
    Mexican author and academic (1978 - )
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  • Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe People of uncommon abilities generally fall into eccentricities when their sphere of life is not adequate to their abilities.
    Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
    German writer and poet (1749 - 1832)
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  • Sir William Temple The abilities of man must fall short on one side or the other, like too scanty a blanket when you are abed. If you pull it upon your shoulders, your feet are left bare; if you thrust it down to your feet, your shoulders are uncovered.
    Sir William Temple
    British Diplomat, Essayist (1628 - 1699)
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  • Arthur C. Brooks The system that enables the most people to earn the most success is free enterprise, by matching up people's skills, interests, and abilities. In contrast, redistribution simply spreads money around. Even worse, it attenuates the ability to earn success by perverting economic incentives.
    Arthur C. Brooks
    American social scientist and musician (1964 - )
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  • Ban Ki-moon To measure the success of our societies, we should examine how well those with different abilities, including persons with autism, are integrated as full and valued members.
    Ban Ki-moon
    South Korean politician and diplomat (1944 - )
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  • Ben Zobrist We've got to do better at taking care of players and making sure the fans get the best of the players when they're showcasing their abilities.
    Ben Zobrist
    American professional baseball player (1981 - )
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  • Augustus Hare What a person praises is perhaps a surer standard, even than what he condemns, of his own character, information and abilities.
    Augustus Hare
    English writer (1834 - 1903)
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  • Brian Tracy When you engage in systematic, purposeful actin, using and stretching your abilities to the maximum, you cannot help but feel positive and confident abut yourself.
    Brian Tracy
    Canadian-American motivational public speaker and self-development aut (1944 - )
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