We are not what we are, nor do we treat or esteem each other for such, but for what we are capable of being. – Henry David Thoreau
If the French noblesse had been capable of playing cricket with their peasants, their chateaux would never have been burnt. – G. M. Trevelyan
The excellency of every art is its intensity, capable of making all disagreeable evaporate. – John Keats
Cyberespionage and cyberattack is exploding from our adversaries inside our country. We don’t seem capable of stopping it. – Jack Keane
I’m not capable of having an affair. You can ask my wife. I’m not physically capable. – Jeremy Clarkson
Too often, nonprofits are viewed as rigid and bureaucratic – less nimble and capable of adapting in this fluid environment than our corporate counterparts. I don’t agree. – Anna Maria Chavez
People are capable of incredible gallantry and terrible cruelty in situations of extreme duress. I tried to showcase that range in ‘Enclave.’ – Ann Aguirre
Keats himself spoke about how Shakespeare was capable of erasing himself completely from the characters he had created. As an actor, that is what I’m trying to do. – Ben Whishaw
Among the world elite there are a handful of athletes who are physically capable of winning it. – Maurice Greene
Democratic nation states remain far more capable of managing the circuit of coercion, taxation and legitimation than any transnational bodies. – Geoff Mulgan
Everybody in middle-distance running knows each other, and we all know what we are capable of. – Mo Farah
There are thousands of capable Americans who would pursue a degree in nursing if we had room in our schools for them. – Jeff Merkley
The Brits are perfectly capable of managing the Brits and don’t need Brussels telling them how to manage things. – Jim Ratcliffe
I didn’t want to kill a man. I’m not capable of killing a man. I wanted to kill a tyrant. – Oriana Fallaci
At some point, the time will have passed when individuals are capable of major discoveries. – Rolf-Dieter Heuer
