"Our greatest ability as humans is not to change the world; but to change ourselves."
Ability quotes
778 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.
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"Where are our Men of abilities? Why do they not come forth to save their Country?"
"Life is a marshmallow, easy to chew but hard to swallow."
"Intelligence is the ability to find and solve problems and create products of value in one's own culture."
"What is often called exceptional ability is nothing more than persistent endeavor."
"Anybody who preserves the ability to recognize beauty will never get old."
"The true measure of greatness of a human being is their ability to express love in relationship."
"What makes you a man is not the ability to make a child, it's the courage to raise one."
"Real freedom is the ability to pause between stimulus and response, and in that pause, choose."
"Faith is the ability to have trust in powers greater than yourself, to confidently stride into the unknown, and to believe in your own abilites-no matter what."
"Leadership is the ability to decide what is to be done and then get others to do it."
"The only way to deep happiness is to do something you love to the best of your ability"
"Ability is not always gauged by examination."
"Change is the only constant in life. Ones ability to adapt to those changes will determine your success in life."
"The illusion that we understand the past fosters overconfidence in our ability to predict the future."
"Feminism is the ability to choose what you want to do."
"The worth of a human being lies in the ability to extend oneself, to go outside oneself, to exist in and for other people."
"Happiness is the ability to recognize it."
"When you absolutely believe in yourself and your ability to succeed, nothing will stop you."
"The primary sign of a well-ordered mind is a man's ability to remain in one place and linger in his own company"
"The greatest determinant of greatness is going to be our ability to collaborate with others who have pieces of the puzzle we don't."