Ability Quotes

"Man has made some machines that can answer questions provided the facts are profusely stored in them, but we will never be able to make a machine that will ask questions. The ability to ask the right question is more than half the battle of finding the answer." Thomas J. Watson

"God does not ask about our ability, but our availability." Author Unknown

"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm" Winston Churchill

"Ability will never catch up with the demand for it." Malcolm S. Forbes

"During my eighty-seven years I have witnessed a whole succession of technological revolutions. But none of them has done away with the need for character in the individual or the ability to think." Bernard Mannes Baruch

"One of the true tests of leadership is the ability to
recognize a problem before it becomes an emergency." Arnold H. Glasgow

"If money is your hope for independence you will never have it. The only real security that a man will have in this world is a reserve of knowledge, experience, and ability." Henry Ford

"The ultimate leader is one who is willing to develop people to the point that they eventually surpass him or her in knowledge and ability." Fred A. Manske, Jr.

"Natural abilities are like natural plants; they need pruning by study." Francis Bacon

"Genius is the ability to put into effect what is on your mind."
F. Scott Fitzgerald

"Big jobs usually go to the men who prove their ability to outgrow small ones." Ralph Waldo Emerson

"You are educated when you have the ability to listen to almost anything without losing your temper or self-confidence."
Robert Frost

"You are the only person on earth who can use your ability." Zig Ziglar

"The world cares very little about what a man or woman knows; it is what a man or woman is able to do that counts." Booker T. Washington

"Consider the postage stamp: its usefulness consists in the ability to stick to one thing till it gets there." Josh Billings

"Ability is of little account without opportunity." Napoleon

"Those people who develop the ability to continuously acquire new and better forms of knowledge that they can apply to their work and to their lives will be the movers and shakers in our society for the indefinite future." Brian Tracy

"There is something that is much more scarce, something finer far, something rather than ability. It is the ability to recognize ability." Elbert Hubbard

"Leadership rests not only upon ability, not only upon capacity; having the capacity to lead is not enough. The leader must be willing to use it. His leadership is then based on truth and character." Vince Lombardi

"Your ability and preseverance will determine your success and happiness." Catherine Pulsifer

"Studies indicate that the one quality all successful people have is persistence. They're willing to spend more time accomplishing a task and to perservere in the face of many difficult odds. There's a very positive relationship between people's ability to accomplish any task and the time they're willing to spend on it." Dr. Joyce Brothers

"You don't get paid for the hour. You get paid for the value you bring to the hour." Jim Rohn

"I believe that each of us has the ability to change but change only comes when we see ourselves as the first to change." Byron Pulsifer, The Wooden Bowl Message

"Great ability develops and reveals itself increasingly with every new assignment." Baltasar Gracian

"It takes nearly as much ability to know how to profit by good advice as to know how to act for one's self." Francois de La Rochefoucauld

"The man who acquires the ability to take full possession of his own mind may take possession of anything else to which he is justly entitled." Andrew Carnegie

"Put yourself in a state of mind where you say to yourself, 'Here is an opportunity for me to celebrate like never before, my own power, my own ability to get myself to do whatever is necessary'." Anthony Robbins

"There is something that is much more scarce, something finer far, something rather than ability. It is the ability to recognize ability." Elbert Hubbard

"We are our own coach and team Yet we often sideline our best efforts. We all have unique gifts and talents, yet many pass undiscovered. The world is full of opportunities, yet our view of life can blind us to them. We are all capable of so much, yet limited by so little." Donald S. Neviaser

"Success is that old ABC - ability, breaks, and courage." Charles Luckman

"Aim for success, not perfection. Never give up your right to be wrong, because then you will lose the ability to learn new things and move forward with your life" Dr. David M. Burns

"People of mediocre ability sometimes achieve outstanding success because they don’t know when to quit. Most men succeed because they are determined to." George Allen

"You have to have confidence in your ability, and then be tough enough to follow through." Rosalynn Smith Carter

"Man has made some machines that can answer questions provided the facts are profusely stored in them, but wewill never be able to make a machine that will ask questions. The ability to ask the right question is more than half the battle of finding the answer." Thomas J. Watson

"I think luck is the sense to recognize an opportunity and the ability to take advantage of it. The man who can smile at his breaks and grab his chances gets on." Samuel Goldwyn

"I won't accept anything less than the best a player's capable of doing... and he has the right to expect the best that I can do for him and the team!" Lou Holtz

"Success on any major scale requires you to accept responsibility, in the final analysis, the one quality that all successful people have is the ability to take on responsibility." Michael Korda

"Perhaps the most valuable result of all education is the ability to make yourself do the thing you have to do when it ought to be done whether you like it or not." Thomas Huxley

"While they were saying among themselves it cannot be done, it was done." Helen Keller

"Be grateful that you have the ability and confidence to search for a new job or career. Be thankful that you have the ability to move beyond moaning and complaining to one of action." Byron Pulsifer, Be Grateful First

"Attitude is just as important as ability.- Keep your attitude positive ." Catherine Pulsifer, Happpy New Year