Ability Quotes - page 17

One of life's fundamental truths states, 'Ask and you shall receive.' As kids we get used to asking for things, but somehow we lose this ability in adulthood. We come up with all sorts of excuses and reasons to avoid any possibility of criticism or rejection. (Jack Canfield)
The only skills you need to be an entrepreneur are the ability to fail, to have ideas, to sell those ideas, to execute on them, and to be persistent so even as you fail you learn and move onto the next adventure. View quote
James Altucher
Yes. I owed my life, Angel's life, and my mother's life to a mutant's ability to create industrial-strength snot. View quote
James Patterson
The difference between people who believe they have books inside of them and those who actually write books is sheer cussed persistence - the ability to make yourself work at your craft, every day - the belief, even in the face of obstacles, that you've got something worth saying. View quote
Jennifer Weiner
My website, my email magazine, my blog, my books, my corporate seminars, and my public seminars all create the ability for social media to work and all build reputation and ranking. View quote
Jeffrey Gitomer
The real meaning of the word paranoia is--- a man or person who has the ability to link events that seemingly are not connected. View quote
John Coleman
We must learn to recognize nature's truths even though we don't understand them, for some of those truths may still be beyond the ability of the human mind to comprehend. What we need is a compound prescription of humility, imagination, devotion to the truth and, above all, confidence in the eternal wisdom of nature. View quote
John E. Sarno
Fear's greatest weapon is its ability to blind one to anything. In its presence, we forget there are others to consider, things to save besides ourselves. View quote
Jonathan Carroll
Real love is always chaotic. You lose control; you lose perspective. You lose the ability to protect yourself. The greater the love, the greater the chaos. It's a given and that's the secret. View quote
Jonathan Carroll
I don't like seeing you cry. You will stop." I'll give you a promise," he said gruffly. "And then you will cease your worrying." You will have confidence in my ability to protect you," he ordered. You will have faith in me. I command it. View quote
Julie Garwood
Our fear of technology is really a fear of empowerment. We now have the ability to design the reality we live in, and we have to step up to the occasion. (Douglas Rushkoff)
In spite of my own reservations about Bing's ability to convert Google users, I have to admit that the search engine does offer a genuine alternative to Google-style browsing, a more coherently organized selection of links, and a more advertiser-friendly environment through which to sell space and links. View quote
Douglas Rushkoff
Brains are tricky and adaptable organs. For all the 'neuroplasticity' allowing our brains to reconfigure themselves to the biases of our computers, we are just as neuroplastic in our ability to eventually recover and adapt. View quote
Douglas Rushkoff
Real self-esteem has to be earned. I also believe in virtuous circles, like, nothing is fun until you are good at it. It is great if you can instill in children the ability to not give up, to have a work ethic. View quote
Amy Chua
How long can a man live on the outside before he loses his ability to love? How long before there's no more hope? View quote
Elizabeth Lowell
Many can argue that it is our power of intelligence that is the key to the human domination of our planet. I suggest that it is the ability to put our thoughts into words that can be communicated to others. View quote
Yehuda Berg
Personal responsibility is not only recognizing the errors of our ways. Personal responsibility lies in our willingness and ability to correct those errors individually and collectively. View quote
Yehuda Berg
Peace equals ability to handle conflict, with empathy, nonviolence, and creativity. View quote
Johan Galtung
The best actors, I think, have a childlike quality. They have a sort of an ability to lose themselves. There's still some silliness. View quote
Kenneth Branagh
Creativity arises from our ability to see things from many different angles. View quote
Keri Smith
And now that its ruby eyes are set into the gold, you cannot see their tear-shape, so they seem to be laughing rather than crying. It is a constant reminder to me of the human ability to create something beautiful even when things are at the darkest. (Cressida Cowell)
Know why people run marathons? ...Because running is rooted in our collective imagination, and our imagination is rooted in running. Language, art, science; space shuttles, Starry Night, intravascular surgery; they all had their roots in our ability to run. Running was the superpower that made us human - which means its a superpower all humans posses. View quote
Christopher McDougall
I am actually in poor health due to chronic fatigue and immune dysfunction syndrome, and my ability to work is greatly diminished right now, so I have to get better before I can start another big project. View quote
Laura Hillenbrand
Our ability to adapt is amazing. Our ability to change isn't quite as spectacular. View quote
Lisa Lutz
The excitement that science possess is its ability to answer the big questions. View quote
Lynne McTaggart