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• I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia, the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit together at the table of brotherhood.

  Martin Luther King, Jr.

  Dream, Kings, Son

  Speech at Civil Rights March,Washington, D.C., 28 Aug. 1963

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• To make mistakes is human; to stumble is commonplace; to be able to laugh at yourself is maturity.

  William Arthur Ward

  Inspirational, Laughter, Attitude

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• Aerodynamically, the bumble bee shouldn't be able to fly, but the bumble bee doesn't know it so it goes on flying anyway.

  Mary Kay Ash

  Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

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• If your emotional abilities aren't in hand, if you don't have self-awareness, if you are not able to manage your distressing emotions, if you can't have empathy and have effective relationships, then no matter how smart you are, you are not going to get very far.

  Daniel Goleman

  Smart, Emotional, Self

  "The Weeping, the Window, the Way: Will Suffering Make You Bitter Or Better?". Book by John O. Dozier, 2010.

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• A failure is a man who has blundered, but is not able to cash in the experience.

  Elbert Hubbard

  Positive, Business, Educational

  Elbert Hubbard (1916). “The Philosophy of Elbert Hubbard”

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• every man is free to rise as far as he's able or willing, but the degree to which he thinks determines the degree to which he'll rise.

  Ayn Rand

  Inspirational, Success, Positive Thinking

  Ayn Rand (2005). “Atlas Shrugged”, p.1004, Penguin

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• I am better able to imagine hell than heaven; it is my inheritance, I suppose.

  Elinor Wylie

  Imagination, Heaven, Inheritance

  Elinor Wylie (1934). “The Novels of Elinor Wylie”

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• I happen to dig being able to use whatever mystique I have to further the idea of peace.

  Garrett Morris

  Peace, Ideas, Use

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• A pregnant woman facing the most dire circumstances must be able to count on her doctor to do what is medically necessary to protect her from serious physical harm.

  Barbara Mikulski

  Doctors, Redemption, Serious

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• The poet is one who is able to keep the fresh vision of the child alive.

  Anais Nin

  Life, Children, Abuse

  "French Writers of the Past" by Carol A. Dingle, (p. 127), 2000.

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• The value of a man should be seen in what he gives and not in what he is able to receive.

  Albert Einstein

  Inspirational, Inspiring, Educational

  Joseph Eger, Albert Einstein (2005). “Einstein's Violin: A Conductor's Notes on Music, Physics, and Social Change”, Tarcher

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• We need silence to be able to touch souls.

  Mother Teresa

  Nature, Stars, Moon

  1975 A Gift for God,'Willing Slaves to theWill of God'.

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• You may not be able to read a doctor's handwriting and prescription, but you'll notice his bills are neatly typewritten.

  Earl Wilson

  Doctors, Handwriting, May

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• Is he neither able nor willing? Then why call him God?

  Epicurus

  Atheist, Faith Religion, Omnipotence

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• To be able to be caught up into the world of thought-that is educated.

  Edith Hamilton

  Education, Learning, Curiosity

  Quoted in the Saturday Evening Post, 27 Sep 1958.

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• One must be a god to be able to tell successes from failures without making a mistake.

  Anton Chekhov

  Success, Mistake, Failure

  Anton Chekhov (2015). “The Collected Works of Anton Chekhov: Novellas, Short Stories, Plays, Letters & Diary: Three Sisters, Seagull , The Shooting Party, Uncle Vanya, Cherry Orchard, Chameleon, Tripping Tongue, On The Road, Vanka, Ward No. Six, Swedish Match, Nightmare, Bear, Reluctant Hero, Joy…”, p.3463, e-artnow

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• My most brilliant achievement was my ability to be able to persuade my wife to marry me.

  Winston Churchill

  Love, Life, Anniversary

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• I don't want to move to a city where the only cultural advantage is being able to make a right turn on a red light.

  Woody Allen

  Moving, Cities, Light

  Annie Hall, www.imdb.com. 1977.

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• Er, I say, are you going to be able to get me out?

  Eric Shipton

  Climbing, Mountaineering, Rock Climbing

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• Everybody wants to be a Bond villain. That is the coolest. To be able to portray a Bond villain, that is the feather in any actor's cap.

  Steve Carell

  Actors, Want, Villain

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• I think I've been able to fool a lot of people because I know I'm a dork. I'm a geek.

  Gwen Stefani

  Thinking, People, Fool

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• I have been able to get a small audience. It's not the huge audience, but it's enough to make it possible to play. I appreciate that.

  Lee Konitz

  Play, Appreciate, Enough

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• A liberal mind is a mind that is able to imagine itself believing anything.

  Max Eastman

  Believe, Mind, Imagine

  "The Masses" Magazine, September 1917.

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• Is he able, but not willing? Then he is malevolent.

  Epicurus

  Atheist, Omnipotence, If There Is A God

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• Count your blessings. Once you realize how valuable you are and how much you have going for you, the smiles will return, the sun will break out, the music will play, and you will finally be able to move forward the life that God intended for you with grace, strength, courage, and confidence.

  Og Mandino

  Inspirational, Gratitude, Appreciation

  Og Mandino (2010). “A Better Way to Live: Og Mandino's Own Personal Story of Success Featuring 17 Rules to Live By”, p.53, Bantam

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