Quotes about Ability

We historians are increasingly using experimental psychology to understand the way we act. It is becoming very clear that our ability to evaluate risk is hedged by all sorts of cognitive biases. It's a miracle that we get anything right. Labor, and the ability to earn one's own way, is central to dignity and, indeed, to vocation. Christians should seek to broaden the private economy to include more individuals in remunerative labor. A successful career is not just a ladder of achievement, but the ability to maneuver and move forward, no matter what. I think it was the ability of the theater to communicate ideas and extol virtues that drew me to it. And also, I was, and remain, fascinated by the idea of an audience as a community of people who gather willingly to bear witness. Americans are losing faith in this country's ability to work for them. Every sector of society looks at digital analytics in a productive way. Limiting my ability to use them is just unacceptable. And by the way, Congress conducts polls using traditional methods. No one is using social media analytics as a substitute for that. I love the ability to transform because that, for me, is a liberation. I was a strange kid. I never really fit in; I was never comfortable in my own skin because I was a giant kid with no athletic ability. We have the ability to reshape our bodies and minds through intentional physical activity. Jazz is really about the human experience. It's about the ability of human beings to take the worst of circumstances and struggles and turn it into something creative and constructive. That's something that's built into the fiber of every human being. And I think that's why people can respond to it. They feel the freedom in it. And the attributes of jazz are also admirable. It's about dialogue. It's about sharing. And teamwork. It's in the moment, and it's nonjudgmental. Everything in life can be tiring and tiresome if we don't have the ability to look at it as if it's the first time we've ever done it. I find many of answers in the spiritual realm. That in no way compromises my ability to think rigorously as a scientist. It is truly excellent to have someone believe in you and your ability to write. But I think it is just as helpful to have people who don't believe in you, people who mock you, people who doubt you, people who enrage you. Fortunately, there is never a shortage of this type of person in the world ... write for yourself. Write for the story. And write, also, for all of the people who doubt you. Write for all those people who are not brave enough to do this grand and wondrous thing themselves. Let them motivate you. Real democracy is food on the table, the ability to plan your life, the ability to walk on the street without getting mugged. I can't rank anything. I mean, how could anyone possibly say what their favourite piece of music is? I don't have the ability or the desire to categorise things of that nature. Esoteric or inner knowledge is no different from other kinds of human knowledge and ability. It is a mystery for the average person only to the extent that writing is a mystery for those who have not yet learned to write. Israel is an independent country with a large army, and it has the ability to do what it thinks is right. One of the reasons why I signed up with Roc Nation was because of their ability to not just have a vision of doing things but the actual ability and resources to carry that vision out. Dell's a company that has changed the IT landscape in making PCs and servers more affordable. There's enormous opportunities to make IT more accessible to tens of millions of companies, kind of democratizing the ability for companies to gain access to IT. In assisting his 'neighbour' every day to the best of his ability, and keeping truth, honesty, and kindness perpetually before him, the Boy Scout, with as little formality as possible, is pleasing God. People have now got the ability to speak to each other across continents: to join with each other in communities that are not based simply on territory, streets, but networks; and you've got the possibility of people building alliances right across the world. Our ability to connect as a nation with other nations around the world is enhanced dramatically by the Internet. The brain's ability to navigate and remember is its most profound voyage. The resilience of children, their ability to adapt and thrive, is humanity's most inspiring testament to hope. Resilience is our ability to bounce back from life's challenges and unforeseen difficulties, providing mental protection from emotional and mental disorders. It is the combination of reasonable talent and the ability to keep going in the face of defeat that leads to success. Creativity is bound up in our ability to find new ways around old problems. The brain's ability to adapt and reorganize itself is not just fascinating; it's a testament to our resilience as human beings. I'm confident I have the ability to challenge for world No 3 and 4. One of my strongest assets is my ability to be calm under pressure.