I hate pain, despite my ability to tolerate it beyond all known parameters, which is not necessarily a good thing.
One of the reasons so many kids bought 'Famous Monsters' was that it gave them ability to order 8mm and Super-8 versions of their favorite monster movies.
Too often today, we do not rely on faith so much as on our own ability to reason and solve problems.
The purpose of the Jewish state is to secure the Jewish future. That is why Israel must always have the ability to defend itself, against any threat.
To be a member of the Labor Party is to be an optimist - optimistic about the future of Australia, optimistic about the ability of government to make a difference.
For me, living in the closet corroded my ability to have an honest, open relationship with my God, my loved ones, my constituency and myself.
I listened more than I studied... therefore little by little my knowledge and ability were developed.
What can we put into the hands of people under oppressive regimes to help them? For me, a big part of it is information, knowledge - the ability to defeat propaganda by understanding it.
In a world in which the total of human knowledge is doubling about every ten years, our security can rest only on our ability to learn.
But the ability to articulate what you are doing, to be clear about it, and to stick to it is, I think, the essence of political leadership.
I really believe that everyone has a talent, ability, or skill that he can mine to support himself and to succeed in life.
Our increasing ability to alter our biology and open up the processes of life is now fueling a new cultural war.
I have made sense of my life by developing an ability to analyze Mainstream American Cultural Artifacts.
I love playing women at the far ends of the social scale. I've done it all my life; that's where my ability lies.
Nothing has such power to broaden the mind as the ability to investigate systematically and truly all that comes under thy observation in life.
The world judge of men by their ability in their profession, and we judge of ourselves by the same test: for it is on that on which our success in life depends.
I think when you're learning an instrument, you are restricted because much of it is the noise of individual theory and your ability to play the instrument.
I don't think I'd have the stamina, skill or ability to write a novel, but I'd love to write short stories and poetry, because those are my two passions.
The things that you consistently think of yourself and your abilities will always overwrite the things that people say about you.
An overstretched military undermines homeland security and our ability to meet threats around the world.
Filipino businessmen must have the ability to compete freely in the global economy.
