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“The character of greatness must be measured in two ways, else the measurement is flawed. First, and by far most popular of all, is by one's ability to succeed in times of trial where others may fail. But of no less importance, and perhaps foundational to any form of greatness, is one's willingness to start over in spite of failure, when success seems farthest away.”

Way Firsts May Two Character Seems Form Ability Failing Greatness Succeed Importance Trials Spite Willingness Flawed Starting Over Measurement Two Ways Ability To Succeed

Author:Guy Finley

“Ronnie Barker was a straightforward man who had this extraordinary ability to make the nation laugh”

Men Nations Ability Laughing Extraordinary Straightforward

Author:Michael Palin

“Ability in a man is knowledge which emanates from divine light”

Men Light Ability Divine Emanate Divine Light

Author:Zoroaster

“Any day above ground is a good one. A woman's beauty is her inherent ability to better a man in every way. My father, now in heaven, is the watcher of birds. And his eye is on his sparrow. God, in his great silence, is still there. Of that I haven't a single doubt. Music is the balm that heals the ache of a forlorn star.”

Men Way Stills Eye Father Heaven Stars Ability Silence Doubt Havens Music Is Bird Heal His Eyes Inherent Silence Is Ache Sparrows Watchers Forlorn Women's Beauty

Author:Donald E. Williams, Jr.

“I don't want to discount talent and ability, but I still maintain that a lot of it is just sheer desire.”

Want Stills Desire Ability Talent Sheer Discounts Talents And Abilities

Author:Don Henley

“Creativity is not an ability that you either have or do not have. It is, for example, and this may surprise you, absolutely unrelated to IQ, provided you're intelligent above a certain minimal level.”

May Certain Ability Levels Creativity Example Intelligent Surprise Intellect

Author:John Cleese

“As for the ridiculous fear of making things below one's potential abilities... No, there is the root of the evil. There is the hiding place of stupidity I must attack: vain mortal, you are limited by nothing.”

Evil Fear Ability Roots Stupidity Ridiculous Mortals Vain Hiding Hiding Place

Author:Eugene Delacroix

“Responsibility and danger do not tend to free or stimulate the average person's mind- rather the contrary; but wherever they do liberate an individual's judgement and confidence we can be sure that we are in the presence of exceptional ability.”

Mind Persons Individual Ability Responsibility Danger Average Contrary Judgement Exceptional Average Person

Book:On War

Source: On War

“What I like about music is its ability to be convincing, to carry an argument through successfully to the finish, though the terms of the argument remain unknown quantities.”

Term Ability Music Music Is Argument Quantity Convincing

Author:John Ashbery

“To do things in a way you want to do them, you will have to acquire the ability to think the way you want to think: this is the first step toward getting rich.”

Thinking Way Want Firsts Ability Steps Rich Acquire First Steps Get Rich Visualization

Book:Get Rich Collection

Source: Get Rich Collection

“The ability of a television series to make adjustments is something you've got to take advantage of.”

Ability Television Advantage Series Adjustment

Author:J. J. Abrams

“I am an artist, and I have the ability and the free will to choose the way the world will envision me.”

World Way Artist Ability Free Will

Author:Lady Gaga

“You can increase your problem-solving skills by honing your question-asking ability.”

Problem Ability Skills Increase Asking Problem Solving Honing

Book:How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci: Seven Steps to Genius Every Day

Source: How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci: Seven Steps to Genius Every Day

“What seems to set apart those at the very top of competitive pursuits from others of roughly equal ability is the degree to which, beginning early in life, they can pursue an arduous practice routine for years and years.”

Years Seems Ability Practice Equal Degrees Pursuit Pursue Routine

Book:Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ

Source: Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ

“Real maturity is the ability to imagine the humanity of every person as fully as you believe in your own humanity.”

Believe Persons Real Humanity Ability Imagine Maturity Believe In You

Author:Tobias Wolff

“Thanks to being profoundly rooted in Christ, he was able to bear a burden which transcends merely human abilities.”

Humans Able Christ Ability Bears Burden Thanks Rooted Thankfulness

Author:Pope Benedict XVI

“Our brains are fairly powerful, but our conscious minds are still extremely limited in their ability to hold onto multiple simultaneous thoughts”

Mind Stills Ability Powerful Brain Conscious Multiple Conscious Mind Simultaneous

Author:Steve Pavlina

“Art has the ability to redeem life by finding beauty even in the worst aspect of things.”

Art Ability Worst Findings Survival Aspect

Author:Roger Scruton

“If you only believe that you're an artist when you have a big advance in your pocket and a single coming out, I would say that's quite soulless. You have to have a sense of your own greatness and your own ability from a very deep place inside you. I am the one with the litmus test in my hands of what people need to hear next.”

People Ifs Needs Believe Hands Bigs Artist Next Ability Greatness Tests Pockets Coming Out Very Deep Soulless

Author:Lady Gaga

“I believe that if you have faith in your own abilities then in the end others will have faith in them too, even if they need a little persuading.”

Ifs Needs Believe Littles Ends I Believe Ability Have Faith Persuading

Author:Chuck Grassley

“I'm basically the idea person. I'm not physically involved in the production. I don't have the necessary abilities, so I go to the top people.”

People Persons Ideas Ability Involved Productions Collaboration

Author:Jeff Koons

“Landing a role now is not based on my looks - more on my acting ability.”

Looks Ability Acting Roles Landing

Author:Jude Law

“One way of getting along with people is the ability to give in. Strength of character means the ability to give in to others from motives of love, kindness, and humility, and to do so gracefully, when no sin is involved. It also means the ability to stand on principle, and not to give in, when sin is involved.”

People Way Giving Mean Character Sin Ability Principles Kindness Humility Involved One Way Motive Strength Of Character Getting Along

Author:Lawrence G. Lovasik

“It'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”

Ability Balls Court Senses Opponents Tennis Cheating Strings Tennis Courts

Author:John Newcombe

“Financial firms are sending their back-office jobs overseas. But what do fine artists do? They create something new, unexpected, and delightful that changes the world. MFA abilities are harder to outsource and more important in an abundant world.”

World Important Jobs Artist Ability Fine Office Harder Financial Profession Firm Changing The World Unexpected Something New Delightful Fine Arts Fine Artists Office Jobs

Author:Daniel H. Pink

“Symphony is the ability to see the big picture, connect the dots, combine disparate things into something new. Visual artists in particular are good at seeing how the pieces come together. I experienced this myself by trying to learn to draw.”

Trying Bigs Together Artist Ability Pieces Seeing Particular Draws Visuals Something New Symphony Dots Big Picture Visual Art Ability To See Visual Artist

Author:Daniel H. Pink

“The only power an actor has is the ability to say "no."”

Actors Ability

Author:Lou Diamond Phillips

“One of the most important factors, not only in military matters but in life as a whole, is ... the ability to direct one's whole energies towards the fulfillment of a particular task.”

Important Matter Whole Energy Ability Military Particular Tasks Direct Factors Fulfillment

Author:Erwin Rommel

“It is worth it to me to know I have succeeded based on my abilities and not on my looks or any 'connections.' I've tried not to embody destructive female images in my work.”

Knows Looks Ability Female Connections Destructive Worth It

Author:Ally Sheedy

“The greatness of peoples springs from their ability to grasp the grand conceptions of being. It is the absorption of a people, of a nation, of a rare, in large majestic and abiding things which lifts them up to the skies.”

People Nations Ability Sky Greatness Spring Lifts Conception Abiding Majestic Absorption

Author:Alexander Crummell

“People wonder whether I got my presenting job as a result of my own abilities or because of Gordon, which is a little unfair.”

People Littles Jobs My Own Ability Results Wonder Unfair Presenting

Author:Tana Ramsay

“There is a possibility that your ability as a player may well be analysed by future generations on your one day statistics. That's the day I dread most.”

Wells May Ability Player Generations Possibility One Day Statistics Dread Future Generation

Author:Allan Border

“Do not be intimidated by a smart person. It is easier to debate a smart person than to argue with an idiot.”

Persons Ability Easier Smart Arguing Debate Idiot Intimidated Smart Person

Author:Randall Dale Adams

“If you want it to happen, you must make it happen. If you let it happen, you won't like what happened.”

Ifs Want Happens Ability Happened Make It Happen

Author:Randall Dale Adams

“If you simply cannot make the right decision, make a decision and then make it right.”

Ifs Ability Decision Right Decision Make The Right Decision

Author:Randall Dale Adams

“Without a goal, you cannot survive.”

Goal Ability

Author:Randall Dale Adams

“I don't believe in luck. When I am diligent, my luck is generally good. When I am lax, my invariable turns bad.”

Believe Turns Ability Luck Don't Believe Diligent Lax

Author:Randall Dale Adams

“Do not fear lack of knowledge, talent or skill. Seek motivation and the others will come.”

Motivation Ability Talent Skills Do Not Fear Lack Of Knowledge

Author:Randall Dale Adams

“Loneliness cannot be shared.”

Ability Loneliness

Author:Randall Dale Adams

“Management: First fix the blame. Then fix the problem.”

Firsts Problem Ability Management Blame

Author:Randall Dale Adams

“Your integrity is more precious than your life.”

Ability Integrity

Author:Randall Dale Adams

“A kite can be flown in an absolute vacuum if it can be towed at the speed of light.”

Ifs Light Ability Absolutes Speed Vacuums Kites Speed Of Light

Author:Randall Dale Adams

“Adams first law of survival: Get even first.”

Firsts Law Ability Survival

Author:Randall Dale Adams

“You cannot win a game of tug-o-war by merely standing firm.”

War Games Winning Ability Standing Firm Stand Firm

Author:Randall Dale Adams

“Graffiti is a pathetic attempt at anonymous recognition.”

Ability Recognition Pathetic Graffiti

Author:Randall Dale Adams

“Someday will never come and take you by the hand.”

Hands Ability Someday

Author:Randall Dale Adams

“Profanity is the result of a weak mind trying to express itself forcably.”

Trying Mind Ability Results Weak Profanity Weak Minds

Author:Randall Dale Adams

“There is the finest line between data and evidence.”

Lines Ability Evidence Data Finest

Author:Randall Dale Adams

“For the American Indian, the ability of all creatures to share in the process of ongoing creation makes all things sacred.”

Process Ability Share Creation Creatures All Things Sacred Indian Ongoing American Indian

Book:The Sacred Hoop: Recovering the Feminine in American Indian Traditions

Source: The Sacred Hoop: Recovering the Feminine in American Indian Traditions

“The young British players need to take responsibility themselves for their form and ability.”

Needs Form Young Ability Responsibility Player British Taking Responsibility

Author:Tim Henman

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