Quotes About Capability

what is opportunity to a man who can't use it.

Might, could, would—they are contemptible auxiliaries

You do what you can--can't do much more than that.

I will say that the idea of a woman being deceptive came from that original discussion with critics and reporters about if woman could do that kind of thing. Evelyn, herself, grew out of the discussions about how capable women are of deceit and lying and manipulation.

Although it has been said by men of more wit than wisdom, and perhaps more malice than either, that women are naturally incapable of acting prudently, or that they are necessarily determined to folly, I must by no means grant it.

I'm a strong believer in the fact that women are born to multi-task. God has made us like that.

Some jobs are for women, and some jobs are for men. It has nothing to do with how capable women are.

Women should be sure of themselves because women have a lot of capacities. We can achieve so many different things that men cannot. I think women are stronger.

I think women are used to stepping up and getting the job done when you need to.

For me, men and women are different. A man is genetically gifted to pull more than a woman. But at the same time, I don't consider women to be any less than men. In fact, I feel we are far more intelligent than them.

Women are very different to men, and that hasn't been respected. So when people say there's never been a good woman painter or poet or engineer or whatever, they don't understand that our skills are many simultaneously and men's skills are single.

There's such a stereotype about men and women. Obviously, people think men are faster and stronger and all these other things, and I don't want people to get sucked into that anymore. I want them to realize that the women are out here and doing just as awesome things. They can be just as great, too.

Men think we can't do two things at once. They can't, but we can. Women are more resilient.

Canada definitely has a strong program in women's boxing, and we're showing that women are capable, not just men.

If a man has talent and can't use it, he's failed. If he uses only half of it, he has partly failed. If he uses the whole of it, he has succeeded, and won a satisfaction and triumph few men ever know.

The same people who recognize I came out with no medals should recognize I could have won three.

There's probably a lot of people wondering if I can play.

I've been wondering for a while now if the CEO role is one that I want - and the one that I'm best at.

There's something so empowering about knowing I can pick up an axe and split a piece of wood.

Self-reliance is not just words, but deeds.

I hope the Final Five has shown that everyone is capable of success if they work hard.

I don't think I consciously say, 'What would Olivia Pope do?' but there's a new thread of belief in my own capacity that I think comes from her. She makes it happen. She figures it out. She fixes it.

I'm the all-around threat. I've got the look; I think I've got the whole package.

While it's important to be open-minded, we don't have to be naive. Although Iran claims they are developing nuclear capability only for peaceful purposes, it's most difficult to believe them when taking a step back to assess the big picture of Iran's threats and actions.