quotations about ability
It's not just about being a good player -- ability is nothing with the wrong attitude.
JOE ALLON
"Newcastle United stars of years gone by had to start out with a bucket and a mop", Chronicle Live, February 15, 2015
You don't know what your abilities are until you make a full commitment to developing them.
CAROL DWECK
attributed, "This simple shift in thinking can make you more successful, professor says", CNBC, June 13, 2016
Carol Dweck (born October 17, 1946) is an American psychologist and Professor of Psychology at Stanford University. She is known for her work on the mindset psychological trait.
Every one's abilities may be increased or strengthened by a kind of culture.
JACOB ABBOTT
The Young Christian
Proven abilities are often worth more than a name everybody recognizes on a resume.
NATHAN PARCELLS
"The perks of interning at an emerging startup may surprise you", Mashable, February 16, 2016
If you are afraid of losing, you won't be able to try things out and you won't know what your ability is.
ASHWIN ACHAL
"If you are afraid of losing, you won't be able to try things out and you won't know what your ability is", The Hindu, July 4, 2016
Every man who can be a first-rate something -- as every man can be who is a man at all -- has no right to be a fifth-rate something; for a fifth-rate something is not better than a first-rate nothing.
J. G. HOLLAND
Plain Talks on Familiar Subjects
Ability is active power, or power to perform.
NOAH WEBSTER
An American Dictionary of the English Language
In the literary as well as military world, most powerful abilities will often be found concealed under a rustic garb.
PLINY
attributed, Day's Collacon
No person shall be obliged to do beyond his ability.
MAHOMET
attributed, Day's Collacon
Ability is nothing without work ethic. When opportunity knocks, open the door even if you're in your bathrobe.
BRANDON BAILEY
"My Kingston -- August 23", Jamaica Observer, August 23, 2015
Nothing is more destructive of individual character than for a man to lose all faith in his own abilities for the prosecution of his work.
JOHN GOTTLIEB FICHTE
The Popular Works of John Gottlieb Fichte
As a student, when your interests, skills, and abilities are in play, the world is not only open to you, it is wide open before you.
DANNI WHITE
"What Elon Musk Knows About Education That Most Students Don't", Uloop, February 29, 2016
Your ability is stronger than your disability.
ANTHONY TRUHILLO
attributed, "Learning disability didn't keep Noli student from his dream: owning a clothing line", The Press Enterprise, January 13, 2017
You have to start by finding your fixed-mindset trigger. Listen to the situation; when you start feeling your ability is fixed or limited. Just accept it at first, just listen to it. Then you start working with it. You can give your fixed mindset a name; it could be your father or your aunt. Who is that person that discourages you? Start talking to that voice. Reason with your persona: "Thank you for looking out for me, but I'd really like to try this."
CAROL DWECK
attributed, "This simple shift in thinking can make you more successful, professor says", CNBC, June 13, 2016
Carol Dweck (born October 17, 1946) is an American psychologist and Professor of Psychology at Stanford University. She is known for her work on the mindset psychological trait.
Native ability without education is like a tree which bears no fruit.
ARISTIPPUS
attributed, Day's Collacon
Ability is of little account without opportunity.
NAPOLEON
attributed, Forty Thousand Quotations, Prose and Poetical
Understanding your role and doing your role to the best of your ability is a big part of a team.
ANDREW LUCK
attributed, "Colts' Robert Turbin: doing a lot with a little", WTTV CBS4Indy, December 21, 2016
The more able a man is, if he make ill use of his abilities, the more dangerous will he be to the commonwealth.
DEMOSTHENES
attributed, Day's Collacon
There is a lot of difference between the man who is not able and his brother who is notable.
EVAN ESAR
20,000 Quips & Quotes
Evan Esar (1899-1995) was an American humorist. His quotes are commonly found in Crossword puzzles.
Natural abilities can almost compensate for the want of every kind of cultivation, but no cultivation of the mind can make up for the want of natural abilities.
ARTHUR SCHOPENHAUER
attributed, Day's Collacon