Ability Quotes - page 23

We've been playing games since humanity had civilization - there is something primal about our desire and our ability to play games. It's so deep-seated that it can bypass latter-day cultural norms and biases. (Jane McGonigal)
Finally, after a lot of searching and digging, it was simply the love of family that gave me a road into the character. Once I got into that, and we delved into what it would be like to survive cancer and the ability to see how precious life is, it became easier to play her. View quote
Jeanne Tripplehorn
People should not be imprisoned without having the ability to challenge the legality of that imprisonment. View quote
Jeff Bingaman
We're in a post-conceptual era where it's really the artist's idea and vision that are prized rather than the ability to master the crafts that support the work. Today, our understanding of an artist is closer to a philosopher than to a craftsman. View quote
Jeffrey Deitch
Try not to get lost in comparing yourself to others. Discover your gifts and let them shine! Softball is amazing that way as a sport. Everyone on the field has a slightly different ability that makes them perfect for their position. View quote
Jennie Finch
As all entrepreneurs know, you live and die by your ability to prioritize. You must focus on the most important, mission-critical tasks each day and night, and then share, delegate, delay or skip the rest. View quote
Jessica Jackley
I believe in entrepreneurs. I believe in their ability to make positive change in the world. View quote
Jessica Jackley
Technology has saved us money in some circumstances, but it has really afforded us the ability to cover stories from locations we might not have been able to in the past. View quote
Jim C. Walton
You know, I had the ability like a catalyst to really get everybody hyped up. View quote
Jim Capaldi
When I make art, I think about its ability to connect with others, to bring them into the process. View quote
Jim Hodges
Be thankful for problems. If they were less difficult, someone with less ability might have your job. (Jim Lovell)
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. View quote
Jim Thome
When someone has the desire to go to school and has the ability but can't get into our schools, that's wrong. Education drives the economy and the quality of life. View quote
Jack Miller
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. View quote
Joel Silver
I always had the ability to throw a frisbee pretty well. I don't why. View quote
Joel Silver
Every man's ability may be strengthened or increased by culture. View quote
John Abbott
I hate politics and what are considered their appropriate measures. I hate notoriety, public meetings, public speeches, caucuses and everything that I know of which is apparently the necessary incident of politics - except doing public work to the best of my ability. View quote
John Abbott
I mean, this whole digital revolution is really eroding the director's importance on a movie because, number one, just from a practical standpoint, with floppy disks and the ability to put all of the film onto a disk, more people have access to the movie. View quote
John Frankenheimer
Perspective gives us the ability to accurately contrast the large with the small, and the important with the less important. Without it we are lost in a world where all ideas, news, and information look the same. We cannot differentiate, we cannot prioritize, and we cannot make good choices. View quote
John H. Sununu
I'm a Navy brat. You find that a lot of stage actors are Army or Navy brats, because they have the ability to make a big impression, make friends, and then leave just a few months later. View quote
John Michael Higgins
I really believe that we don't have to make a trade-off between security and privacy. I think technology gives us the ability to have both. (John Poindexter)
I always thought I could play pro ball. I had confidence in my ability, You have to. If you don't who will? View quote
Johnny Unitas
Madonna is a pro. I don't like her and have no respect for her but- I don't think she should be called a musician or a dancer or whatever you know, but I do have, well I do have respect for her ability to completely manipulate the media and have them work for her. View quote
Jon Fishman
It is often said that the magnitude of a people is measured by their ability to know how to win. View quote
Jose Eduardo Dos Santos
The mark of a mature, psychologically healthy mind is indeed the ability to live with uncertainty and ambiguity, but only as much as there really is. Uncertainty is no virtue when the facts are clear, and ambiguity is mere obfuscation when more precise terms are applicable. View quote
Julian Baggini