Quotes About Ability

people with the highest levels of intelligence (IQ) outperform those with average IQs just 20% percent of the time, while people with average IQs outperform those with high IQs 70% percent of the time.

They say that a cat, if it falls from a window and hits its nose, can lose its sense of smell and then, because cats live by their ability to smell, it can no longer recognize things. I'm a cat that hit its nose.

Accordingly, the choice between a literature review and a research thesis is linked to the student's ability and maturity. And regrettably, it is often linked to financial factors, because a working student certainly has less time and energy to dedicate to long hours of research and trips to foreign research institutes or libraries, and often lacks money for the purchase of rare and expensive books and other resources.

It was typical of Belbo to seek revenges of which he would be the only witness. Not out of modesty, but because he distrusted the ability of others to appreciate them.

A human being survives by his ability to forget. Memory is always ready to blot out the bad and retain only the good.

there is no limit to one's ability—certainly not age—to accomplish in life what one must. Within each individual on this large and complicated world there lives an astounding potential of greatness.

This story told me that there is no limit to one's ability—certainly not age—to accomplish in life what one must. Within each individual on this large and complicated world there lives an astounding potential of greatness. Yet it is rare that these hidden gifts are brought to life unless by the chance of fate.

There are moments when the hands of a woman possess super human force.

imala je hladno srce. Nije to bila njena krivnja, nije joj nedostajalao sposobnosti da voli; jao! nedostajala joj je mogu?nost.

How often it happens, that, when a catastrophe occurs, if we inquire into the cause we find it originated through the obstinacy of one with little ability, but having full faith in his own powers.

You'd be surprised at what I can do.

From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs

She leaned back against the sliding door and wondered at the vistas she wasn't seeing. It was all out there - the mystery, the beauty; beyond her ability to see now, but there just the same. It was simply a matter of timing and perspective, what one saw. Like with Mom. Perhaps everything had been there to be seen all along and Meredith had the wrong perspective, or not enough light.

Il semplice fatto che l'amore esista non significa che io sia capace di provarlo.

If you can do a half-assed job of anything, you're a one-eyed man in a kingdom of the blind.

Freedom and ability can be seen to be somewhat synonymous.

You possess the ability to tap a bottomless well of physical and psychic energy.... With it, you can harness the magickal power of the universe. Yet most of us unknowingly block the flow of this power, and live out our lives not reaching the potential that we could achieve if we only knew how.

Why, then?" I demand. "It is because, Miss Faber," says Mr. Peel, smiling one of his very rare smiles. "It is because you can swim." What?

Let us not overstrain our abilities, or we shall do nothing with grace. A clown, whatever he may do, will never pass for a gentleman.

The art of using moderate abilities to advantage wins praise, and often acquires more reputation than actual brilliancy.

The height of ability consists in a thorough knowledge of the real value of things, and of the genius of the age we live in.

The desire of appearing persons of ability often prevents our being so.

It requires no small degree of ability to know when to conceal one's ability.

The art of being able to make a good use of moderate abilities wins esteem and often confers more reputation than real merit.