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Letter "A" » Ability
«Native ability without education is like a tree without fruit»
«I always felt that my greatest asset was not my physical ability, it was my mental ability.»
«I consider my ability to arouse enthusiasm among men the greatest asset I possess. The way to develop the best that is in a man is by appreciation and encouragement.»
Author: Charles M. Schwab
| About:
Ability,
Enthusiasm,
Leadership,
Men and Women,
Motivation,
Relationships
| Keywords:
appreciation, asset, encouragement
«I never doubted my ability, but when you hear all your life you're inferior, it makes you wonder if the other guys have something you've never seen before. If they do, I'm still looking for it.»
«I shut my eyes in order to see.»
«It is not enough to have a good mind; the main thing is to use it well.»
Author: Rene Descartes
(Mathematician, Philosopher, Scientist)
| About:
Ability,
Intelligence,
Mind,
Talent,
Thinking
| Keywords:
main
«I rate enthusiasm even above professional skill.»
Author: Sir Edward Appleton
| About:
Ability,
Skill
| Keywords:
above, enthusiasm, professional, rate, rating, skill, The Professionals
«Men often become what they believe themselves to be. If I believe I cannot do something, it makes me incapable of doing it. But when I believe I can, then I acquire the ability to do it even if I didn't have it in the beginning.»
Author: Mahatma Gandhi
(Philosopher)
| About:
Ability,
Belief,
Mankind
| Keywords:
ability, acquire, beginning, doing, do it, incapable, in the beginning, makes, often, themselves, The Beginning
«I think all students start off with incredible ability and curiosity, and if they're given the opportunity to pursue that, if they're given a chance to see the neat things about the world in terms that they can appreciate and enjoy, that their abilities will be reinforced and that we'll really achieve so much more potential out of the great students we have than we do today.»
Author: Bill Gates
(Entrepreneur, Founder)
| About:
Ability
| Keywords:
abilities, incredible, neat, neater, pursue, reinforce, reinforced, reinforces, reinforcing, start-off, students
«Natural abilities are like natural plants, that need pruning by study; and studies themselves do give forth directions too much at large, except they be bounded in by experience.»
Author: Francis Bacon, Sr.
(Lawyer, Philosopher)
| About:
Ability,
Plants
| Keywords:
abilities, at large, bounded, directions, give forth, natural ability, plants, prune, pruned, prunes, pruning, studies
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