ABILITY QUOTES II

quotations about ability

Succeeding means pushing past beliefs that your abilities are limited in some way. You may believe you're not creative. But you can be, with deliberate practice.

HARVEY SCHACHTER

"The secret to peak performance", The Globe and Mail, July 20, 2016


The problem with that is that it takes a lot of faith and it takes a lot of trust in what you're doing and what your ability is to just go up there day after day knowing no matter who is on the mound, I'm going to trust my ability and not try and overthink or do too much or waver based on the fact if I get a hit or not.

STEVEN SOUZA JR.

"Rays' Souza pursues elusive eliteness", Tampa Bay Times, January 23, 2017


Men who undertake considerable things, even in a regular way, ought to give us ground to presume ability.

EDMUND BURKE

Reflections on the Revolution in France

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Ability is that sufficiency which cometh from God.

J. WYCLIFFE

attributed, Day's Collacon

Tags: God


Paying attention to the way you think about your abilities can be a game-changer.... In the fixed mindset, people think their talents and abilities are fixed. If you think this way, then you worry about them and try to validate them, limiting you. When you operate with a fixed mindset you're afraid to ask for help.... In contrast, when you embrace a growth mindset, you believe that your talents and abilities can be developed through hard work, good strategy and mentoring.

DENISE GARCIA

"This simple shift in thinking can make you more successful, professor says", CNBC, June 13, 2016


You should be able to do the things you want in life, no matter what your ability is. The attitude should be, "Well why can't you do it?"

JOANNE O'RIORDAN

"You should be able to do the things you want in life, no matter what your ability is", Irish Independent, May 2, 2016


Because ability can be managed, employers must consider it as a starting point, but one that is incomplete and possibly even the least important quality of all. After all, an employee with a lower level of proficiency, but a high level of aptitude, can learn to become more capable. His or her abilities can increase with time, experience, and training.

ERIC SWENSON

The Five A's of Great Employees


Don't doubt your abilities, believe in yourself and always trust your gut feeling -- it's an important instinct.

DAVID WELCH

"Chief encounters: believe in yourself, embrace change and don't doubt your abilities", Third Force News, February 9, 2016


I was doing something I'd never done before. And what will I be able to do tomorrow that I cannot yet do today?

ELIZABETH GILBERT

Eat, Pray, Love


To become an able man in any profession, there are three things necessary -- nature, study, and practice.

ARISTOTLE

attributed, Day's Collacon

Aristotle (384 - 322 BC) was a Greek philosopher during the Classical period in Ancient Greece. A student of Plato, he was the founder of the Lyceum, the Peripatetic school of philosophy, and the Aristotelian tradition. His writings have exerted a unique influence on almost every form of knowledge in the West and continue to be a subject of contemporary philosophical discussion.

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Ability comprehends the power of doing in general, without specifying the quality or degree.

GEORGE CRABBE

English Synonyms

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Ability wins us the esteem of the true men; luck that of the people.

LA ROCHEFOUCAULD

Maxims

François de La Rochefoucauld (15 September 1613 - 17 March 1680) was a noted French moralist. He is part of the literary movement of classicism and best known for his maxims, which had a profound influence on German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche.

Tags: La Rochefoucauld, luck


Constructive criticism is painful. It stings as it pierces your ego and makes you doubt your abilities. But what is painful is essential to your growth.

GREGG STEINBERG

"Do you value constructive criticism? Good thing Harper Lee did", The Tennessean, February 28, 2016


I always tell our guys, play as if you have no ability. Play as if your ability is the last thing you have. I've got to focus, I've got to have attention to detail, my alignments, my assignments, where are my hands going to be. And when you do that, then your ability jumps out, then you have greatness.

JIMBO FISHER

"FSU starting CB Tarvarus McFadden's bounce-back mentality paying off", Orlando Sentinel, October 11, 2016


If you question your abilities in game, it impacts your shot that much more.

JORDS

"#15 UK Hoops at #12 Texas A&M: Preview and Gamethread", A Sea of Blue, February 28, 2016


It's important to remember that your abilities are gifts. You are the guardian of your own abilities and it's up to you to use them in a positive manner.

MELISSA ALVAREZ

Your Psychic Self


Men are often capable of greater things than they perform. They are sent into the world with bills of credit, and seldom draw to their full extent.

HORACE WALPOLE

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The greatest thing a man can do in this world, is to make the most possible out of the stuff that has been given him. This is success, and there is no other.

ORISON SWETT MARDEN

Learn to Expect a Great Deal of Life

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Your ability is as good as money in the bank.

BOB NEAL

"The Countryman: Fully engaged vs. check the box", Daily Bulldog, January 5, 2017


Ability consists in doing what we apprehend we can do.

HAKEWELL

attributed, Day's Collacon