#Ability

"Success is that old ABC - ability, breaks and courage."

"The whole ability to look at the complexity of race and any sort of associated -ism and still find humor, that's a very interesting space."

"Jeffrey Zeldman had an astonishing ability to craft a seductive coolness using educated references, dry humor, and retro/organic imagery."

"The only gift I have to give, is the ability to receive. If giving is a gift, and it surely is, then my gift to you is to allow you to give to me."

"I dance so fluid you’d think I’m a fish. I don’t need to drink to be able to dance—I am the drink. Have a sip and find out for yourself."

"Certainly, anyone whom I've witnessed, who has gone through something horrible and life-changing, has a sense of ironic humor, or an ability to look at the peculiarities of the world and find humor in it."

"If there is any one secret of success, it lies in the ability to get the other person's point of view and see things from that person's angle as well as from your own."

"Success in show business depends on your ability to make and keep friends."

"Basically, I think you need two things to get by in this world: a sense of humor and the ability to laugh when your ego is destroyed."

"And I loved Fats Waller. I love his instrumental abilities, his vocal abilities and his sense of humor."

"When I make art, I think about its ability to connect with others, to bring them into the process."

"Success is that old ABC - ability, breaks, and courage."

"Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it."

"You have the ability to choose your reactions."

"On receiving from the people the sacred trust twice confided on my illustrious predecessor, and which he has discharged so faithfully and so well, I know that I can not expect to perform the arduous task with equal ability and success."

"Success on any major scale requires you to accept responsibility... in the final analysis, the one quality that all successful people have... is the ability to take on responsibility."

"Past performance speaks a tremendous amount about one's ability and likelihood for success."

"Many people pray to be kept out of unexpected problems. Some people pray to be able to confront and overcome them."

"Love's greatest gift is its ability to make everything it touches sacred."

"I never had any doubts about my abilities. I knew I could write. I just had to figure out how to eat while doing this.[Cormac McCarthy's Venomous Fiction, New York Times, April 19, 1992]"