Ability
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My most brilliant achievement was my ability to be able to persuade my wife to marry me.
The ability to simplify means to eliminate the unnecessary so that the necessary may speak.
Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.
Qualities you need to get through medical school and residency: Discipline. Patience. Perseverance. A willingness to forgo sleep. A penchant for sadomasochism. Ability to weather crises of faith and self-confidence. Accept exhaustion as fact of life. Addiction to caffeine a definite plus. Unfailing optimism that the end is in sight.
A book comes and says, 'Write me'. My job is to try to serve it to the best of my ability, which is never good enough, but all I can do is listen to it, do what it tells me and collaborate.
Our ability to handle life's challenges is a measure of our strength of character.
What material success does is provide you with the ability to concentrate on other things that really matter. And that is being able to make a difference, not only in your own life, but in other people's lives.
Ability is nothing without opportunity.
It is understanding that gives us an ability to have peace. When we understand the other fellow's viewpoint, and he understands ours, then we can sit down and work out our differences.
The greatest gift is the ability to forget — to forget the bad things and focus on the good.
ALF: I wasn't known on Melmac as the whiz kid for my scholastic ability.
I've learned that fear limits you and your vision. It serves as blinders to what may be just a few steps down the road for you. The journey is valuable, but believing in your talents, your abilities, and your self-worth can empower you to walk down an even brighter path. Transforming fear into freedom — how great is that?
For success, attitude is equally as important as ability.
Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers. It may not be difficult to store up in the mind a vast quantity of facts within a comparatively short time, but the ability to form judgments requires the severe discipline of hard work and the tempering heat of experience and maturity.
Patience is not simply the ability to wait — it's how we behave while we're waiting.
The greatness of a man is not in how much wealth he acquires, but in his integrity and his ability to affect those around him positively.
Parents have the ability to screen their children's Internet access at home.
Education is the ability to listen to almost anything without losing your temper or your self-confidence.
People who wish to go into the future should have two skills to succeed — the ability to deal with people and the ability to sell.
Success is what you do with your ability. It's how you use your talent.