Ability Quotes

"Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so." – Douglas Adams

 

"If there is any one secret of success, it lies in the ability to get the other person's point of view and see things from that person's angle as well as from your own." – Henry Ford

 

"The first requisite for success is the ability to apply your physical and mental energies to one problem incessantly without growing weary." – Thomas Alva Edison

 

"Patience is the ability to idle your motor when you feel like stripping your gears." – Barbara Johnson

 

"Instinct is untaught ability" – Alexander Bain

 

"They who lack talent expect things to happen without effort. They ascribe failure to a lack of inspiration or ability, or to misfortune, rather than to insufficient application. At the core of every true talent there is an awareness of the difficulties inherent in any achievement, and the confidence that by persistence and patience something worthwhile will be realized. Thus talent is a species of vigor." – Eric Hoffer

 

"The truth does not change according to our ability to stomach it." – Flannery O'Connor

 

"A good boss makes his men realize they have more ability than they think they have so that they consistently do better work than they thought they could" – Charles Erwin Wilson

 

"Education is the ability to listen to almost anything without losing your temper." – Robert Frost

 

"You have to have confidence in your ability, and then be tough enough to follow through." – Rosalynn Carter

 

"Personal power is the ability to take action." – Anthony Robbins

 

"Discipline is the refining fire by which talent becomes ability." – Roy L. Smith

 

"Change will never happen when people lack the ability and courage to see themselves for who they are." – Bryant H. McGill

 

"Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it." – Lou Holtz

 

"It is in the ability to deceive oneself that the greatest talent is shown" – Anatole France

 

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