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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
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's very important to be able to distinguish the actors from the characters they play.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
When Glossier launched in the U.S. back in 2014, it felt small - but in a good way. We were able to introduce ourselves locally, start a community, and build something special together.
- Creative
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- Nov 07, 2020
The ideal intern is committed, creative, organized, ambitious, independent, and able to crack a smile, whether meeting a celebrity or folding socks.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
Throughout my career, I fed off the fuel of people not being able to understand me.
- Moment
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- Nov 07, 2020
When something’s really significant, whether it’s good, bad, ugly, I like being able to look back at a moment in time that was high-emotion. Whenever I’m crying I like, weirdly, to document it.
- Confident
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm named after Jane Austen's Emma, and I've always been able to relate to her. She's strong, confident but quite tactless.
- Myself
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've never felt fully able to sustain myself because I've run out of money many, many times, and it's been scary.
- Future
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- Nov 07, 2020
As my marriage was slowly dissolving into silent meals and awkward nights of avoiding conversation, I started pondering an unmarried future and wondered if I'd ever be able to hack being single again.
- Experience
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- Nov 07, 2020
Because of engineering, I have been able to experience things I never thought I would be able to do as an undergraduate.
- Nov 07, 2020
I identify with someone wanting something to work out, but not being able to get through the rocks to the river.
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- Nov 07, 2020
I long for the countryside. That's where I get my calm and tranquillity - from being able to come and find a spot of green.
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- Nov 07, 2020
My parents instilled a really good work ethic from when I was little - if you want to have money to spend on holidays, you earn it. So I've always been someone who wanted to be able to survive by myself, but I think you have to let down the barriers a little bit - let other people in.
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've always had an enormous sense of independence. But I know that sometimes I can be too independent. It is important to be able to share your life - so that is a work in progress for me.
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- Nov 07, 2020