- Competition
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- Nov 07, 2020
Able Quotes
On capability, readiness and what makes action possible.
These quotes touch on being able to act: governments expected to give straight answers, leaders imagined thinking more imaginatively, and allies working to restore the unity needed to act together. For more, see our Being quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Believe
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- Nov 07, 2020
Would you believe that Sammy Davis, Jr. taught me how to sing a ballad? 'You can be in an arena,' he said, 'and you should be able to hold their attention.'
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
Some people have said that I can 'hear' a hit song, meaning that I can tell the first time a song is played for me if it has potential. I have been able to hear some of the hits that way, but I can also 'feel' one.
- Day
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've often asked myself, how much information can the brain actually hold? There'll probably come a day when you're able to download it; that's what you have to do when the machine's full.
- Process
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- Nov 07, 2020
Thanks to the heroic sons and daughters of this country, who have paid sacrifices, we have been able to score a number of victories which are encouraging the nation-building process we are engaged in.
- Cracking
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- Nov 07, 2020
The idea that RBI will be able to make a big transfer to the government was misplaced. It was a very good signalling device that the government was very serious about cracking down on corruption and black money. But I do not think it was very effective in curbing it.
- Heart
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm from Naples. I was born in a poor neighborhood and I always, in my heart, felt like it would be amazing to be able to adopt a child from Naples. I could give someone the opportunity I had. I would love to give back in that way and pay it forward.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
Well the first record is something that you just put so much into. And the second record, people always talk about the sophomore jinx and everything, but I was still able to get through it and still focus on what I needed to do and make timeless music.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
Even though I didn't continue with my therapy, I went to church and received counseling from my pastor and got straight spiritually. I was able to turn away from all those things that were destroying me and finally think clearly.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
There is a biological power that is intrinsic to the woman, to the female condition. Because you are able to give life. You are the reproducer of the species. Men feel very weak in front of a woman because a woman is capable of eliciting a number of instincts in a man. And that is what has made men very nervous about women.
- Money
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- Nov 07, 2020
Nowadays you need so much money to be able to launch a new artist, notably in America; you would hardly believe the sums involved.
- Nice
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think it's nice to be able to make a product, put it out there and let other people decide what they think.
- Look
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- Nov 07, 2020
I want to be able to look my daughter's teacher in the eye and say, 'Your pension will be there.' I need to know that her pension will match up with a promise we can keep.
- Experience
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- Nov 07, 2020
To be able to take the next generation, my daughters and my granddaughters, to better understand and respect the people in the Outback and experience the wonders of our country, would definitely be one of my favourite duties.
- Change
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- Nov 07, 2020
Acting is how I'll be able to change how Latinos are viewed in media and change how little girls see and talk about themselves.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm very fortunate, as there are a lot of people who work with me; otherwise, I'd never be able to do it.
- Woman
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- Nov 07, 2020
You know, there's nothing damnable about being a strong woman. The world needs strong women. There are a lot of strong women you do not see who are guiding, helping, mothering strong men. They want to remain unseen. It's kind of nice to be able to play a strong woman who is seen.
- Imagination
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- Nov 07, 2020