- Future
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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
- Change
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- Nov 07, 2020
There is this mythology that says that when people are born, their brains are essentially fixed very early on and they're not able to change their connections. I was aware that was a myth and that people could learn new skills.
- Happy Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
Often autism is portrayed in the media as a very negative condition, as something that prevents somebody from communicating or from socializing or from being able to have any kind of normal, happy life.
- Funny
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- Nov 07, 2020
I grew up watching horror films from a very young age. My sister was never able to watch scary movies; I don't think she'll ever watch mine because she's just so bad at it. Its funny because I'm the complete opposite: I love to be scared. I love to have that fear before you go to bed, and you're like, 'Oh my God, please, nothing come out.'
- More
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- Nov 07, 2020
That's what I've been always saying, that I was always using the mixed doubles especially to improve my net game and being able to return a guy's serve, 'cause then when you play someone like Serena, you are little bit more prepared for that.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
Now I worry. If people ended up liking me, did I do the job wrong? So I decided they didn't end up liking me - they ended up being able to deal with me.
- Fight
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- Nov 07, 2020
Having the chance to be able to fight for something really meaningful - races, championships - that's the absolute priority.
- Feel
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- Nov 07, 2020
As an actor, what you dream of is being able to portray people that people empathize with and understand and really feel for.
- Lose
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- Nov 07, 2020
I love playing really strung out characters, and characters that are really pushed to their limits and losing their mind. I think that's wonderful. To be able to lose it, in many ways, is just great fun to do.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
Our brains are very, very good at self-delusion. What happens is, it releases the stress hormone cortisol in the brain, which leads to foggy thinking, so you're not even able to judge well whether you're working well or not.
- Emotional
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- Nov 07, 2020
What music is better able to do than language is to represent the complexity of human emotional states.
- Brain
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- Nov 07, 2020
The left brain is responsible for making order out of chaos, for making sense of things in the world that don't always add up. To do this, it often makes up stories, fantastic confabulations in some cases, just to be able to explain what we're experiencing.
- Feasible
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- Nov 07, 2020
While domestically the president may be able to somewhat reshape his/her image through defining moments and actions, this is far less feasible internationally.
- Play
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- Nov 07, 2020
When someone gives 60 days' notice, they're able to play an active role in identifying and training their replacement.
- Practice
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- Nov 07, 2020
First of all, magicians practice a lot. It requires a lot of discipline. Second, you can't be afraid to be a leader, to go onstage, and you learn to have presence. You need to be able to visualize and connect and create. Most important, you learn to think outside the box.
- Deepen
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- Nov 07, 2020
The Kind Foundation was created to scale our social impact and be able to deepen our focus on fostering empathy and developing kinder communities.
- Being
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- Nov 07, 2020
Wimbledon is the most prestigious tournament we have, and being able to win it with all the tradition, that's always been a dream of mine.
- Matter
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- Nov 07, 2020
If your emotional abilities aren't in hand, if you don't have self-awareness, if you are not able to manage your distressing emotions, if you can't have empathy and have effective relationships, then no matter how smart you are, you are not going to get very far.
- Knowledge
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- Nov 07, 2020