- Look
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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
- Honor
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's an honor, it's a privilege to be able to be one of the guys leading your country out, especially in a World Cup. It's something that you'll be able to tell your grandkids about.
- Level
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm at peace with what I've been able to accomplish, not only domestically but abroad, and what I was able to do on the international level.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think being able to age gracefully is a very important talent. It is too late for me.
- Myself
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- Nov 07, 2020
I want to be able to still surprise myself, even shock myself, whether it be sexual content, whether it be about the theological content, whatever. I want to be able to knock myself sideways. Otherwise, what a waste of a life that would be.
- Opportunity
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- Nov 07, 2020
As a kid, I said, 'I want to write for movies.' When I finally had that opportunity it was like I was able to exhale. 'Wow, I'm finally doing this for real.'
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was in the Chilli Peppers at the time and I asked myself, would I be able to wear a sock on my genitals at the age of forty and they proved me wrong because I guess they're still doing it.
- Must
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- Nov 07, 2020
It must be able to assist in devising the method of solution of problems and not merely solve them.
- Management
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- Nov 07, 2020
When Jack Welch was the CEO of General Electric, he was able to produce record growth year after year by using a few simple principles relentlessly. The system of management he used was called differentiation.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
It occurred to me that memorials shouldn't be grand. If you really want to honor the memory of a tragedy, you shouldn't create areas of calm reflection. You should make people uncomfortable. Put them in the shoes of those who perpetrated and those who suffered. Then ask, would they be able to forgive in these situations?
- New
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think the British have the distinction above all other nations of being able to put new wine into old bottles without bursting them.
- Live
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- Nov 07, 2020
Fool! Don't you see now that I could have poisoned you a hundred times had I been able to live without you.
- Out
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm not sure if it's just my pride, but I think I was able to bring out a different vibe as a Korean in Hollywood where there are many Korean Americans.
- Imagination
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- Nov 07, 2020
The American imagination has never been able to fully recover from its white-supremacist beginnings.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
I hear good things about Xbox Live from some of my younger teammates. I think it would be fun to be able to challenge fans all over the world. It would be cool to be able to play some of my friends back home in the States. I'm looking forward to trying it.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
Well, financially it's a little bit better. But it's better than than when I was a teacher. But I kind of - it's allowed me to buy a house. And I've been able to help my mother with some stuff and my brother. So, that's nice.
- Flowers
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- Nov 07, 2020