It takes nearly as much ability to know how to profit by good advice as to know how to act for one's self.
I turned down as many roles that I thought were beyond my abilities as I did ones I thought weren't good enough.
Every person is responsible for all the good within the scope of his abilities, and for no more, and none can tell whose sphere is the largest.
Hoods are good parts because they're always flashy and attract attention. If you've got any ability, you can use that as a stepping stone.
Any vehicle that conveys great songs and the ability to perform them, whether it's 'N Sync or the Backstreet Boys or One Direction, is all good.
A reporter's ability to keep the bond of confidentiality often enables him to learn the hidden or secret aspects of government.
No skill shapes a child's future success in school or in life more than the ability to read.
Head Start's ability to improve the educational skills and opportunities of Latino children will be an important component of America's future success.
Surely God would not have created such a being as man, with an ability to grasp the infinite, to exist only for a day! No, no, man was made for immortality.
The ability to conduct is a gift of God with which few have been endowed in full measure.
The highest reward that God gives us for good work is the ability to do better work.
Reagan's emotional intelligence, his ability to suss out people's longings and to channel them for political purposes, was better than just about any human being that ever lived.
Leadership is, among other things, the ability to inflict pain and get away with it - short-term pain for long-term gain.
Money can add very much to one's ability to lead a constructive life, not only pleasant for oneself, but, hopefully, beneficial to others.
I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionable ability of man to elevate his life by conscious endeavor.
I know I have the ability to do so much more than just stand in front of the camera the rest of my life.
I have the ability, no matter what's going on in my life, to find something - my cup is always half full.
Wealth is the progressive realization of worthy goals, the ability to love and have compassion, meaningful and caring relationships.
One, I love the creativity. I love the ability to create a capital structure that is appropriate for a company, no matter what field it happens to be in.
You have too many hidden abilities in you, and you owe it to yourself to start discovering them.
With a strong faith in God and confidence in your abilities, who can dare to stop you?
