What did Citibank get out of it? It got the ability to reverse the arbitrage. Actually, what they got was the ability to give themselves a profit, and that saved the bank. – Bill Janklow
The ability to share the Gospel isn’t a ‘gift’ that has been given to only a few Latter-day Saints and denied to the rest. – Clayton Christensen
When mainstream Muslims defeat the Islamic State, that lessens the ability of the Islamic State to recruit and fund-raise. – Chris Gibson
The ability of Texas Republicans to be effective in Congress is based on having at least 218 Republicans in the House. – Bill Flores
The ability to communicate with everybody, regardless of who are you are, is a great thing. – Bobby Bonilla
The level of ignorance is declining, and the ability to accumulate data and manipulate it for various ends is increasing. – Bruce Sterling
In our system of government, an opposition party doesn’t have the ability to pass legislation, but it has the ability to massively screw things up. – Alex Pareene
The superior man is distressed by the limitations of his ability; he is not distressed by the fact that men do not recognize the ability that he has. – Confucius
Sadly, commercially-produced, frozen broccoli lacks the ability to form sulforaphane because the vegetables are flash-cooked before they are frozen. – Michael Greger
The ability of humans to read meaning into patterns is the most defining characteristic we have. – Eleanor Catton
With DNA, the ability to find out a lot more with a lot less has increased our ability for identification. – Patricia Cornwell
The Williams sisters, they have this power. They have this ability to come back from nowhere. – Elena Vesnina
I’m a musician. I play instruments. I dabble in the hip-hop field. That doesn’t take vocal ability necessarily. – Nick Cannon
I have been presented with roles with demand not just a physical ability but mental disciplines as well. ‘Memoirs of a Geisha’ was not so much about physical exertion… it was much more graceful and contained than that. – Michelle Yeoh
The ability of discerning high quality unavoidably implies the ability of identifying shortcomings. – Edsger Dijkstra
Labour’s support in Scotland depends on their ability to be electable. If they are divided and unelectable, what’s the point? – Nicola Sturgeon
Obama and his associates are fantastic campaigners but have little ability or skill to govern. – Edward Klein