- 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
- Heart
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- Nov 07, 2020
I would love to be able to play some characters on television that are similar to some of the indie film roles I've done, that have been so close to my heart.
- Gotta
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- Nov 07, 2020
You gotta be able to change worlds.
- Doing
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- Nov 07, 2020
We're able to play different genres and be very specific in sounding like we know what we're doing.
- Grateful
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm grateful for being able to explore different avenues of my writing, whether it be music or stories, and it have an audience.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
I can understand a bad pass or something like that; I don't get irate. But the one thing I can never accept is a lack of work rate. You have to be able to give everything you have.
- Everything
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- Nov 07, 2020
I want to become one of the greatest managers that has ever lived. Why not? If it doesn't happen, then I've given everything, and I'd be proud of whatever I'm able to achieve.
- Need
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- Nov 07, 2020
I represent central Florida, which depends on tourists for its economic survival. We need people to be able to get to the State and enjoy it.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
Initially I took the job because I thought it would be really easy. I was like, I'll take the paycheck because I want to do my own movie. That didn't work out. In the first two weeks I fell in love with Kratos from an animation perspective; I'd never been able to do anything like this.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
No matter who you are, no matter what your color, creed, how you choose to pray or who you choose to love, that if you are an American - first generation or fifth - one who is willing to work hard, play by the rules and apply your God-given talents - that you should be able to find a job that pays the bills.
- Family
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- Nov 07, 2020
You should be able to afford health care for your family. You should be able to retire with dignity and respect. And you should be able to give your children the kind of education that allows them to dream even bigger, go even farther and accomplish even more than you could ever imagine.
- Mom
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mom has a rare talent for being able to open up the refrigerator, and with the peas, the leftover eggs, the cream, the spinach, the cheese, and a little rice, she can just whip up incredible risotto.
- Night
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have to have eight hours a night. I feel that everything falls apart if you don't sleep. If I spend four hours memorizing dialogue but don't sleep, then the next day I will not be able to stand in front of the camera and say my lines. For me, sleep is the number one thing.
- Must
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- Nov 07, 2020
Mr. Trump has evolved to the point where he understands that a grass-roots strategy must be supplemented with paid advertising to be able to combat the negative ads that will run against him - and he is prepared or preparing to spend what it takes to make sure his message gets to the voters.
- Magic
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- Nov 07, 2020
In theater, the show must go on, so you train yourself to be able to nail it every single time because that's what the audience deserves, and that's the magic of live theater.
- Depression
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- Nov 07, 2020
With 'Seven Deadly Sins,' there was a lot of personal stuff in there that I didn't even realize I'd been carrying around for awhile. And a lot of guilt involved, a lot of emotion, a lot of depression. Once I was done writing that book, I was able to really let go of that stuff.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I feel really privileged that I've been able to be an activist and a musician for over 20 years now, and I've always been able to say whatever I want. I think that's something we Americans really take for granted, but it's a big deal, and it's not something most people in the world are able to do.
- Humor
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- Nov 07, 2020