There is something that is much more scarce, something finer far, something rarer than ability. It is the ability to recognize ability. – Elbert Hubbard
He knows that you have ability and what he does is he manipulates it and sort of empowers you. – Daniel Craig
Do glassmakers not have the ability to knead their own agates, marbles and rock crystals? – Emile Galle
The strength of a civilization is not measured by its ability to fight wars, but rather by its ability to prevent them. – Gene Roddenberry
The United Nations has long sought the ability to raise revenues in this manner as a means of reducing its reliance on American and other member nations’ dues to sustain the UN’s operations. – Frank Gaffney
Filipino businessmen must have the ability to compete freely in the global economy. – Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Cowardice… is almost always simply a lack of ability to suspend functioning of the imagination. – Ernest Hemingway
Amazon has well passed any expectations of its ability to change distribution and marketing. – Eric Schmidt
After all, an overvalued dollar gives us the ability to buy foreign goods at lower prices. And the existing volume of exports brings more yen and euros than they would if the dollar were more competitive. – Martin Feldstein
There are already a lot of devices in our lives that have rich text or the ability to handle graphics. Our devices are designed to be understood in less than a quarter of a second. – David Rose
We have developed this unbelievable ability to deny. We have to. If we didn’t, we’d go crazy. – Patty Duke
NASA wanted to assure its ability to examine the spacecraft in orbit for signs of damage. – Marc Garneau
It seems to realize itself to be some of the most exciting TV and films that are made. Sci-fi just has that ability. – Mark Sheppard
