We historians are increasingly using experimental psychology to understand the way we act. It is becoming very clear that our ability to evaluate risk is hedged by all sorts of cognitive biases. It’s a miracle...

Our culture doesn’t seem to value competence as much as it used to. Now we seem to want to do and get everything as quickly as possible, which often leads to mediocre work and products....

We obviously have had a reduction in the ability to produce gasoline. And the market is at work. You can see it at wholesale, (and) you can see it in retail.

Knowledge is the facts and information accumulated through researching, observing or experience; Wisdom is the ability to choose certain aspects of knowledge acquired to be true, right and applicable to your life and society. Do...

I am a big fan of Adam Sandler and Ben Stiller, who have carved a niche for themselves. I think doing different kind of films gives you longevity and the ability to set yourself apart.

Athletic ability can be taken away like that. It can all end in a heartbeat.

As a society we seem to be losing our ability to rationally debate complicated policy decisions. Secrecy aggravates the problem by excluding people from the debate, or by narrowing their frames of reference. Nothing less...

The value of a man should be seen in what he gives and not in what he is able to receive.

Change will never happen when people lack the ability and courage to see themselves for who they are.

A good legislator is someone who can get important legislation passed through the ability to marshal coalitions. It?s the ability to get working coalitions formed behind bills.

We want to build a team that has ability to sustain itself, not just an ability to win a few more games right away. We’ve studied all the expansion teams. We’re working under the idea...

Character is the ability to carry out a good resolution long after the excitement of the moment has passed.

We are going from reading our genetic code to the ability to write it. That gives us the hypothetical ability to do things never contemplated before.

An overstretched military undermines homeland security and our ability to meet threats around the world.

Those who mistrust their own abilities are being too wicked to themselves, discouraging themselves from doing what they should have been excelling in. If you are good at discouraging yourself, you can’t be a good...

Maintain a belief system that admits that all things are possible for those responsible to have them done. It’s nothing to deny; whenever God calls us for a responsibility, he give the ability for us...

Gordon Brown’s lack of fiscal responsibility will damage our ability to compete, and mean further tax rises for hard working families.

Graffiti is a pathetic attempt at anonymous recognition.

My distinguishing talent is the ability to put people under the microscope, perhaps to go one or two layers farther down than some other directors.

Tell him,’ the colonel said, smiling, ‘that a person doesn’t die when he should but when he can.

(Friday’s) increases, in both our dividend and our share repurchase program, signal our confidence in our ability to extend this track record of returning value to shareowners,

They have a limited ability to move over land in wet weather, but the ability of red swamp crayfish to get from Lake Mead to Beatty is probably pretty limited. We assume people are moving...

The Cuban team has such a great ability in each player, and they can do a lot of different things.

We have added a couple players on to the roster that have the ability to stretch the field vertically. And we know we have the arm.

The wicked are always surprised to find ability in the good.

Short men are happy, for they can pass easily through the door. Tall men are happy, for they can stand erect and pluck oranges with their hands. Again, short men are angry, for they cannot...

We didn’t control the paint. Everything they did was because of their dribble penetration and their ability to rebound.

Network security and the ability to operate in the face of disaster are some of the top concerns for integrated communications providers. In today’s converged telecom market, security solutions are more critical than ever before...

Most troublesome is the legalization of ‘crowd funding,’ the ability of start-up companies to raise capital from small investors on the Internet.

Leadership obeys the principle of Hooke’s law to the very bone. It explains:When an elastic material is stretched, it returns to its original position. But when it’s over stretched beyond its limit point, it loses...

I thought she’s played very well the last three or four games. She has the ability to score underneath because of her athleticism and jumping ability. She does a good job of getting herself the...

There must be such a thing as a child with average ability, but you can’t find a parent who will admit that it is his child.

What it really does [if you’re a player] is it gives you an ability to play more. If there has to be a move late in the game, we know that you can play the...

My acting ability would have sent me back to the post office. It was my singing that got me jobs. Ironically, now, people think of me as an actor and don’t know me much as...

Pre-release theft undercuts the ability of artists to sell their music before it even hits the market.

Your abilities are not enough to fulfill your wishes, so work considering your wishes and not your abilities.

We have to prepare the students physically to build up their endurance and music ability to play music and march for two hours and 15 minutes.

his ability to get along with everybody — making you feel welcome.

The Carmen Electra cards give me another way to connect with my fans while providing them the ability to enjoy the convenience of shopping or paying bills with ease — online and offline, … Payment...

More than ambition, more than ability, it is rules that limit contribution; rules are the lowest common denominator of human behavior. They are a substitute for rational thought.

The presence of pain should not be the reason for your low self-image. Boldness is the ability to stand tall even when the valley seems deep. Your pain will bring gain. Just believe and go...

Never worry about what others have; worry about what you have and refuse to use. Someone else will also worry about what you have when you begin to make use of it!

The one thing that I appear to have been given, bearing in mind that I am capable of being very, very scatty and extremely lazy, is the ability to concentrate on something I choose to...

I think technology really increased human ability. But technology cannot produce compassion.

This backlog affects not just the ability to identify and convict the guilty, but it also affects our ability to identify the innocent.

We changed it up a little bit (from last year) because my ability to lift was already there. I had that base. We started squatting right away, lunging.

Events often move faster than our ability to comprehend them.

They’re very witty in terms of their ability to identify humans and get out of the way.

He’s a quiet leader. He won’t yell and scream at the other players. He has a great ability to stay relaxed even when things are going bad. He has fun with his teammates. He has...

As good as Elliott, Parise and Cory are in their games, none of them have the ability that Bishop has to almost be a third defender back there.