I want to thank my parents for somehow raising me to have confidence that is disproportionate with my looks and abilities.
The disillusionment with our own abilities is, perhaps, one of the most important things that can ever happen to us.
The Army has carried the American ideal to its logical conclusion. Not only do they prohibit discrimination on the grounds of race, creed and color, but also on ability.
I've always sort of admired and respected one's ability to be comfortable with other people's discomfort or, you know, their being comfortable making other people uncomfortable.
Fantasy - the ability to envisage the world in many different ways - is one of the skills that makes us human.
As a boy I believed I could make myself invisible. I'm not sure that I ever could, but I certainly had the ability to pass unnoticed.
Don't measure yourself by what you have accomplished, but by what you should have accomplished with your ability.
We rob ourselves of so much by focusing on the wrong stuff. And the ability to get into the moment and deal with what is, that's the real opportunity.
[Discipline i]t’s the ability to overcome the urge to grab the bright and shiny and interesting to finish what you’ve started.
If I could have anything right now, it would be the ability to continue as secretary of state.
I do not go lightly. If I could have anything right now, it would be the ability to continue as secretary of state.
If you are carrying strong feelings about something that happened in your past, they may hinder your ability to live in the present.
I am angry that the Democrats don't have the ability to explain to Republicans that we should be able to feed people in this country, and that is not socialism.
The ability to manage large assets well - it's like being Michael Jordan or winning the gold in the Olympics; it's what you aspire to.
Sometimes just looking into a person's eyes can tell a graphic story and a brilliant novel if you have the ability to turn it into words.
No matter where we live on the planet or how difficult our situation seems to be, we have the ability to overcome and transcend our circumstances.
One mark of a good officer, he remembered, was the ability to make quick decisions. If they happen to be right, so much the better
The man who can speak acceptably is usually given credit for an ability out of all proportion to what he really possesses.
Social networking websites like Facebook, Twitter, and Tumblr provide an unparalleled ability for people to stay connected in new and unique ways.
Our thoughts are private to protect others not ourselves. People don't have the ability to handle what you really think about them
I think some people just have an innate musical ability, and I'm lucky enough to be one of those people.
