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“Thought control is the ability to direct mind and attention anywhere. Your ability to win is dependent upon the power of your concentration. Winning is a state of mind.”

Mind States Winning Ability Attention Health Buddhism Direct Dependent Concentration State Of Mind Athletics

Author:Frederick Lenz

“Most martial arts have to do with the mind, ultimately. The ability to be unafraid, to walk away from a fight without fear - that is control.”

Mind Art Fighting Ability Walks Health Buddhism Martial Arts Athletics Unafraid

Author:Frederick Lenz

“Perfecting and selling your writing is a lifelong task. If you are a persistent writer, you can expect your abilities to improve with time. Success is the ability to go from failure to failure without losing your enthusiasm.”

Ifs Writing Ability Losing Tasks Selling Enthusiasm Persistent Lifelong

Author:Winston Churchill

“For someone like myself in whom the ability to trust others is so cracked and broken that I am wretchedly timid and am forever trying to read the expression on people's faces.”

People Trying Faces Ability Forever Expression Broken Awkward Cracked Trust Others

Book:No Longer Human

Source: No Longer Human

“My working life has always been wrapped up in doing my job to the best of my abilities and doing the best for my family. It is not a contest between the two.”

Two Jobs Ability My Family Contests Working Life

Author:Johann Lamont

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

Wells Ability Frisbee

Author:Joel Silver

“I never really was that passionate about playing sports. But when I was at this Mt. Herman school, I did have the ability to throw the frisbee. So when this sport evolved, it was fun because I was good at it.”

School Fun Sports Ability Passionate Playing Sports Frisbee

Author:Joel Silver

“Music has that ability to be a magical thing, and I was like, maybe music is the vehicle that transports us to that other world.”

World Ability Music Is Vehicle Other Worlds Transport

Author:Zack Snyder

“I think the ability to focus is a thread that runs through so-called successful people. And that's something that can be developed. It can be self-taught.”

People Thinking Self Running Ability Successful Focus Taught Thread Successful People Self Taught

Author:Fred L. Turner

“General McChrystal had to go. Whatever his virtues as a strategist and commander, the 'Rolling Stone' interview fatally compromised his ability to represent the United States in dealing with allies and to act within the circle of people who must make decisions in Afghanistan.”

People States Ability Decision United United States Virtue Stones Circles Interviews Allies Afghanistan Rolling Commanders Rolling Stones Strategist

Author:Jim Talent

“Is my ability what it was at, say, 25 or 30 years old? Probably not, but I like to compete. I like to go out and play the game hard.”

Years Hard Play Games Ability

Author:Jim Thome

“The ability to make music is a gift that you're born with; it's not something you can learn.”

Born Ability Music Is

Author:Robin Trower

“Music has nothing to do with your technical ability.”

Ability

Author:Robin Trower

“My main goal as a songwriter is to make something that inspires people. To write things about my life that people can relate to. Whether it's a whole record or just one song for someone, I hope it can do that for them. Knowing that I have the ability to do that is inspiring to me.”

People Writing Whole Song Goal Can Do Ability Knowing Records Inspire Relate Just One Songwriters

Author:Kate Voegele

“Woo means the ability to entice someone or something to get what you want. My first solo album was called: All the Woo of the Universe, which was titled by George Clinton.”

Want Firsts Mean Universe Ability Clinton Albums What You Want Solo

Author:Bernie Worrell

“I believe that the development of language - of naming, categorization, conceptualization - destroys our ability to see as we age.”

Believe Age Language I Believe Ability Development Ability To See Categorization Conceptualization

Author:Chris Ware

“I was always very independent and looked out for myself. I think that ability really helped me in later years both in sports and in theatre.”

Thinking Years Sports Ability Independent Theatre

Author:Jack Wagner

“However you arrive at the ability to ignore self-doubt - if you can acquire it or possess it or find it or discover it - move beyond self-doubt.”

Ifs Self Moving Ability Doubt Acquire Self-doubt

Author:Dwight Yoakam

“As a professional, I think we're not being judged solely on technical ability anymore. People really want to be entertained and enjoy what they're watching.”

People Thinking Want Enjoy Ability Judged Being Judged

Author:Kristi Yamaguchi

“See, I'm a believer that people are born with a sense of cooking. It's something within them that really gives them the ability to create and to understand flavors.”

People Giving Born Ability Cooking Believer Flavor

Author:Roy Yamaguchi

“It would be great to be able to follow in the footsteps of Bill Murray. I really respect his ability as a comedian, obviously, but even more so as an actor.”

Would Be Able Actors Ability Bills Comedian Footsteps

Author:Will Ferrell

“I'm able to come and do a new sound and grow even more and make greater songs because my song-making abilities have grown.”

Able Song Grows Sound Ability Greater

Author:Will Ferrell

“I was never promised any special treatment or consideration for fingering star players. I was never coerced to provide information against anyone. All that I was ever told to was to tell the truth to the best of my ability. And that is what I have done.”

Done Stars Ability Player Special Information Consideration Telling The Truth Treatment Special Treatment

Author:Jim Lehrer

“It's basically a city of songwriters and that's what gives it it's strength, that's what gives it its lasting ability. You've got people making all different kinds of music and that's what attracts me to Nashville as Music City.”

People Giving Kind Different Ability Cities Lasting Different Kinds Songwriters Nashville Different Kinds Of Music Music City

Author:Emmylou Harris

“If you are able to stop feeling sorry for yourself, and to contribute to the betterment of this world and of those around us, you will experience a high that is beyond my ability to express.”

Ifs World Inspirational Feelings Able Ability This World Buddhism Sorry Betterment Feeling Sorry Feeling Sorry For Yourself Stop Feeling Sorry For Yourself

Author:Frederick Lenz

“How do you develop your psychic abilities? Well, to begin with, naturally, you have to want to and believe that it is possible.”

Want Inspirational Believe Wells Ability Buddhism Psychics Psychic Abilities

Author:Frederick Lenz

“As you evolve and develop your psychic abilities, you will enter into perceptions of life, truth, beauty and you will gain a power to live your life in an intelligent, perceptive and strong way.”

Way Inspirational Success Strong Ability Buddhism Truth Is Perception Gains Intelligent Evolve Truth Of Life Live Your Life Psychics Psychic Abilities Perception Of Life

Author:Frederick Lenz

“If you meditate your mind will become razor sharp. Your memory and retention will be superb. New talents and abilities will begin to unfold. You will become younger each day, yet wiser.”

Ifs Mind Memories Ability Meditation Talent Buddhism Each Day Wiser Our Memories Razors Superb Retention Talents And Abilities New Talent

Author:Frederick Lenz

“Learn to control your emotions. Be able to glide through them. By practicing concentration exercises and meditation, you will find that when strong emotions strike, you will gain the ability to not be swayed by them.”

Able Strong Ability Emotion Meditation Buddhism Exercise Gains Strikes Concentration Strong Emotions

Author:Frederick Lenz

“Self-confidence should be applied to wholesome actions, Overcoming of delusions and my ability to overcome them. Thinking, 'I alone shall do it' Is the self-confidence of action.”

Thinking Should Self Action Ability Self Esteem Overcoming Self Confidence Esteem Delusion

Author:Shantideva

“Peak performers see the ability to manage change as a necessity in fulfilling thier missions.”

Ability Determination Missions Manage Performers Fulfilling

Author:Charles Garfield

“Many of us are fortunate to be blessed with the ability to succeed - not for our sole benefit, but so we may apply the result of our success to assist others.”

May Strong Ability Results Succeed Benefits Blessed Fortunate Sole Stay Strong Being Blessed Just Stay Strong Ability To Succeed

Author:Frank McKinney

“Maturity is the ability to live in someone else's world.”

World Ability Maturity

Author:Oren Arnold

“I appreciate the boldness of gratitude in the quiet, unspoken depths and its ability to buoy another by being articulated.”

Ability Gratitude Quiet Appreciate Depth Introvert Boldness Unspoken Buoys

Author:Mary Anne Radmacher

“Ask today as you consider the many choices in your view - what is the highest and best use of your talents, skills and abilities? When you answer that, seize the opportunity to sharpen those qualities even more sharply by applying your focused effort.”

Use Today Choices Asks Opportunity Ability Answers Views Effort Quality Talent Skills Highest Focused Transcendentalism Seize The Opportunity Be Considerate Skills And Abilities

Author:Mary Anne Radmacher

“It is not true that everyone is special. It is true that everyone was once special and still possesses the ability to recover it.”

Stills Ability Special Finding Yourself

Book:Killosophy

Source: Killosophy

“He who asks to receive his daily bread does not automatically receive it in its fullness as it is in itself: he receives it according to his own capacity as recipient. The Bread of Life (cf. Jn. 6:35) gives Himself in His love to all who ask, but not in the same way to all; for He gives Himself more fully to those who have performed great acts of righteousness, and in smaller measure to those who have not achieved so much. He gives Himself to each person according to that person's spiritual ability to receive Him.”

Way Giving Persons Doe Christian Spiritual Asks Ability Capacity Bread Orthodox Righteousness His Love Fullness Orthodox Christian Cfs Daily Bread Bread Of Life

Author:Maximus the Confessor

“So uncritically do we accept the idea of property in culture that we don't even question when the control of that property removes our ability, as a people, to develop our culture democratically.”

People Ideas Culture Ability Accepting Property Remove

Book:Free Culture: The Nature and Future of Creativity

Source: Free Culture: The Nature and Future of Creativity

“As a source of innovation, an engine of our economy, and a forum for our political discourse, the Internet can only work if it's a truly level playing field. Small businesses should have the same ability to reach customers as powerful corporations. A blogger should have the same ability to find an audience as a media conglomerate.”

“Obama has built his public image around his ability to bridge divisions - racial, ideological or generational. And that was his reputation, even at Harvard Law School, where he was the first black president of the 'Law Review.”

Firsts School Law Black President Ability Built Reputation Bridges Division Reviews Harvard Ideological Law School Public Image Harvard Law School

Author:Mara Liasson

“National security laws must protect national security. But they must also protect the public trust and preserve the ability of an informed electorate to hold its government to account.”

Government Law Ability Security Trust Protect Accounts Preserves National Security Electorate Public Trust

Author:Al Franken

“If you have the athletic ability, why waste it in one sport?”

Ifs Sports Ability Waste Athletic Athletic Ability

Author:Isaiah Mustafa

“I turned down as many roles that I thought were beyond my abilities as I did ones I thought weren't good enough.”

Enough Ability Roles Good Enough Turned Down

Author:Joel McCrea

“I think many years from now, people will still watch television, though it will probably be 150 inches wide. What will change is the ability to get 'CSI' not only on TV but also on the Internet, even watching it in a foreign country as it's playing in the US.”

People Thinking Years Stills Country Ability Watches Television Tvs Internet Wide Inches Foreign Countries Csi

Author:Leslie Moonves

“I have full confidence in the ability of Foo Fighters' audiences to distinguish between questioning HIV and the obvious value of safe-sex practices.”

Values Sex Ability Practice Audience Safe Obvious Fighter Questioning Hiv Foo Fighters

Author:Nate Mendel

“Probably most successful songwriters have an innate songwriting ability.”

Ability Successful Songwriting Songwriters Innate

Author:Barry Mann

“When you're born again, your DNA changes. You have the ability to understand God's terms.”

Term Born Ability Dna Born Again

Author:Bill McCartney

“For me, living in the closet corroded my ability to have an honest, open relationship with my God, my loved ones, my constituency and myself.”

Ability Honest Loved Ones Closets Open Relationship

Author:James McGreevey

“But every time our ability to access information and to communicate it to others is improved, in some sense we have achieved an increase over natural intelligence.”

Natural Ability Information Increase Communicate Access Natural Intelligence

Author:Vernor Vinge

“I value humor, kindness, and the ability to tell a good story far more than money, status, or the kind of car someone drives.”

Kind Stories Values Ability Kindness Car Good Story

Author:Rebecca Wells

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