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• The wise have a solid sense of silence and the ability to keep a storehouse of secrets. Their capacity and character are respected.

  Baltasar Gracian

  Wise, Wisdom, Character

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• Temples also take into consideration an ability to pay and, in a general sense, do not turn people away if there's a need,.

  Allan Sherman

  People, Needs, Pay

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• Most people are too busy working on insignificant projects and pursuing life's frivolities to tap their creative abilities. It's a mistake to be one of them. Striving for excellence where excellence doesn't matter is the stuff misfits are made of.

  Ernie J Zelinski

  Inspirational, Mistake, People

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• Most children are given far too much praise for their early drawings, so much so that they rarely learn the ability to refine their first crude efforts the way their early attempts at language are corrected.

  Charles de Lint

  Children, Drawing, Effort

  Charles De Lint (2000). “Triskell Tales: Twenty-two Years of Chapbooks”, Subterranean

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• The ability to take pride in your own work is one of the hallmarks of sanity.

  Nikki Giovanni

  Self Confidence, Pride, Sanity

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• The readiness to praise others indicates a desire for excellence and perhaps an ability to realize it.

  Eric Hoffer

  Excellence, Desire, Realizing

  Eric Hoffer (1955). “The passionate state of mind, and other aphorisms”

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• The important thing isn't the house. It's the ability to make it. You carry that in your brain and in your hands, wherever you go.

  Barbara Kingsolver

  Hands, House, Brain

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• Investing is not as tough as being a top-notch bridge player. All it takes is the ability to see things as they really are.

  Warren Buffett

  Player, Bridges, Investing

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• Two hallmarks of a healthy life are the abilities to love and to work. Each requires imagination.

  Sigmund Freud

  Health, Two, Imagination

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• You mustn't confuse the need for effective chairmanship, which is part of the job of the boss, along with the ability to take tough decisions and to lead people.

  Charles Kennedy

  Jobs, People, Decision

  "Kennedy defends his style" by Oliver King, Matthew Tempest, www.theguardian.com. September 21, 2005.

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• Be guided by the axiom: There are no limits to the ability to contribute on the part of a properly selected, well-trained, appropriately supported, and, above all, committed person.

  Tom Peters

  Limits, Committed, Wells

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• Science does not give us absolute and final certainty. It only gives us assurance within the limits of our mental abilities and the prevailing state of scientific thought.

  Ludwig von Mises

  Giving, Doe, Finals

  Ludwig Von Mises, Israël M. Kirzner (1982). “Method, Process, and Austrian Economics: Essays in Honor of Ludwig Von Mises”, Lexington, Mass. : Lexington Books

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• The class of those who have the ability to think their own thoughts is separated by an unbridgeable gulf from the class of those who cannot.

  Ludwig von Mises

  Thinking, Class

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• When I got the script to this movie, The Good Girl, I read it in an hour. The writer, Mike White, has an ability to create characters that are so creepy and dysfunctional and human, with this duality that makes people feel empathy for them at the same time. My first thought was 'Was this sent to the right person?' I called my agent. 'Are they sure? Let's say yes before they realize they've sent it to the wrong person!'

  Jennifer Aniston

  Movie, Girl, Book

  "A Woman We Love: Jennifer Aniston" by Cal Fussman, www.esquire.com. January 29, 2007.

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• The character of greatness must be measured in two ways, else the measurement is flawed. First, and by far most popular of all, is by one's ability to succeed in times of trial where others may fail. But of no less importance, and perhaps foundational to any form of greatness, is one's willingness to start over in spite of failure, when success seems farthest away.

  Guy Finley

  Character, Greatness, Two

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• I don't want to discount talent and ability, but I still maintain that a lot of it is just sheer desire.

  Don Henley

  Desire, Want, Talent

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• What seems to set apart those at the very top of competitive pursuits from others of roughly equal ability is the degree to which, beginning early in life, they can pursue an arduous practice routine for years and years.

  Daniel Goleman

  Years, Practice, Degrees

  Daniel Goleman (2012). “Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ”, p.135, Bantam

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• Ronnie Barker was a straightforward man who had this extraordinary ability to make the nation laugh

  Michael Palin

  Men, Laughing, Straightforward

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• To do things in a way you want to do them, you will have to acquire the ability to think the way you want to think: this is the first step toward getting rich.

  Wallace D. Wattles

  Thinking, Want, Way

  Napoleon Hill, Wallace D. Wattles (2012). “Get Rich Collection”, p.218, Penguin

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• There are two principles for creative success - one general and one definitive. The general principle is that everyone has the ability to be creative and make a big difference in this world. The definitive principle is that almost everyone has volunteered to be exempt from the general principle.

  Ernie J Zelinski

  Inspirational, Two, Differences

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• You can increase your problem-solving skills by honing your question-asking ability.

  Michael J. Gelb

  Skills, Asking, Problem

  Michael J. Gelb (2009). “How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci: Seven Steps to Genius Every Day”, p.100, Dell

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• Our brains are fairly powerful, but our conscious minds are still extremely limited in their ability to hold onto multiple simultaneous thoughts

  Steve Pavlina

  Powerful, Brain, Mind

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• I work hard and I party hard. When I go to work, I know what I am doing and I do it to the best of my abilities. When I party, I take exactly the same rule book with me.

  Rhys Ifans

  Party, Book, Hard Work

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

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• I'm basically the idea person. I'm not physically involved in the production. I don't have the necessary abilities, so I go to the top people.

  Jeff Koons

  Ideas, People, Collaboration

  Interview with Klaus Ottmann, www.jca-online.com. October 1986.

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• It's actually what I consider legalised cheating because one of the great senses that you have on a tennis court is your ability to hear the ball come off your opponent's strings [on Sharapova grunting

  John Newcombe

  Cheating, Tennis, Balls

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