- 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
- Green
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- Nov 07, 2020
There is something magical about that green coat. I mean that sincerely. It's a very special week, and being able to wear that green jacket. It's made my whole career. It's special.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was fortunate to have teachers that were flexible with allowing me to miss more class than I was supposed to be able to, for the sake of being able to tour.
- Population
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- Nov 07, 2020
Education... has produced a vast population able to read but unable to distinguish what is worth reading.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
I write about real life as it is lived by the young American Muslim women that I've had the pleasure of meeting throughout the course of my travels as a writer and being able to speak in different places and meet different people at signings and things.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
Some languages expand not only your ability to speak to different people but what you're able to think.
- Perspective
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- Nov 07, 2020
When we read fiction, we want to get outside of ourselves and are able to see from a perspective we haven't seen through before. That can be very powerful.
- Early Days
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- Nov 07, 2020
I remember back in the early days of Microsoft that from the day that you decided that you were just going to put out an ad to a customer - and all you were usually able to tell them was that a new product was available - it was about nine months before you could actually reach the first customer.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I give thanks everyday that I've been able to take my craziness and make it work for me.
- More
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- Nov 07, 2020
I wouldn't say I'm underrated, but more reserved. Only time will tell, but I've been good so far in being consistent and making hit after hit writing for myself and other artists, from rap to R&B, and being able to make those different records.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm putting everything on the line in being able to express myself in a different way than rappers normally do. They might say, 'It's rap' or 'It's R&B,' but I'm stepping outside the box and making music for me and making music for the fans to understand me. I'm going the extra distance to be able to come across different.
- Character
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- Nov 07, 2020
That's that Dungeon Family ethos: being able to reinvent yourself, stand out and stand alone. Having your own character and having your own image, no matter what they say about you. I want to show my versatility and how diverse I am, how I approach the track, my rhythm, my melodies. It's something different.
- Guitar
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- Nov 07, 2020
For just being a black artist in rock n' roll and be able to step outside and create, and make great music. And just be different. Just a different breed. And that's what I love about Jimi Hendrix's music - the way he plays the guitar is so different. He's just an icon all around.
- Money
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- Nov 07, 2020
I want my money to be different. I'm not trying to have rapper money. My goal is to be able to get everything from the world that I can get.
- Back
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- Nov 07, 2020
You can't take back an act you were able to think.
- Chaos
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- Nov 07, 2020
One must still have chaos in oneself to be able to give birth to a dancing star.
- Fight
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- Nov 07, 2020
We have big, big problems - flooding, earthquake, and many foolish things which now people are doing - I mean, these self-made catastrophes. We are able to give to every man on the street the possibilities to help himself. And to fight for this was one of my duties.
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020