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Ability

«Ability hits the mark where presumption overshoots and diffidence falls short.»
«Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there.»
Author: John Wooden | About: Ability, Character | Keywords: top
«Ability is sexless.»
Author: John Henry Newman (Cardinal) | About: Ability | Keywords: sexless
«Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it.»
«Ability is of little account without opportunity.»
Author: Napoleon Bonaparte (Emperor, General, Politician) | About: Ability | Keywords: account
«'Tis skill, not strength, that governs a ship.»
Author: Thomas Fuller (Clergyman, Writer) | About: Ability | Keywords: governs, ship, skill, Tis
«Ability is the art of getting credit for all the home runs somebody else hits.»
«Ability is a poor man's wealth.»
Author: John Wooden | About: Ability, Wealth | Keywords: poor man
«Ability is commonly found to consist mainly in a high degree of solemnity.»
«Ability is nothing without opportunity.»