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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
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- Nov 07, 2020
On my first flight, I don't know if maybe it's a function of time, or if I was less stressed on my second flight, but just being able to tell what part of the planet we were flying over by the reflected light coming through the window - that was pretty special.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
All I know for certain is that reading is of the most intense importance to me; if I were not able to read, to revisit old favorites and experiment with names new to me, I would be starved - probably too starved to go on writing myself.
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- Nov 07, 2020
Once I was able to be my more authentic self, I felt like that's when my career really took off. I was just my own voice.
- Feel
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- Nov 07, 2020
I just feel like you should be able to have a respectful work environment, because if you do, you'll be your best self.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
My stupid ambition is to make a film that's not like any other - one that has its own kind of logic and hooks viewers without making them think too much. It's a film I'd love to see, one in which after 10 minutes the audience isn't able to predict the whole thing.
- Moment
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- Nov 07, 2020
Every moment you wake up and you want to go for a run, or you want to take a class, you should be able to just go.
- More
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- Nov 07, 2020
Millennials are a bit more free-spirited, more able to go into new places, to feel more assertive and fearless about trying new things.
- Feel
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- Nov 07, 2020
Founders are exceptional, and they all want to go back to creating. And I feel privileged to be able to do that.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
My whole goal was to be able to work in television and film and maintain a normal life, never be in a tabloid.
- Church And State
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- Nov 07, 2020
Each of us has the choice to attend the church we want to, or none at all. Separation of church and state allows for religions to have their own set of rules as to whom they will accept and who they won't, and the practices they support and the ones they don't. They will continue to be able to do so.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
It is refreshing to be able to express my views without having to toe a party line. It has got me into trouble on the odd occasion, but I am not going to stop saying what I think.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I get suggestions all the time. People feel quite free at events or even on the street to tell me what they think I should be writing. What I've learned, though, is that this thing, this connection, has to be in place for me to be able to kind of launch into a world imaginatively.
- Game
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've always loved movies and loved the idea of playing make-believe. That was my favorite game, growing up as a child, was make-believe, and to be able to do it as an adult is awesome.
- History
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- Nov 07, 2020
In my Olympic history I don't think I have achieved my potential as an athlete. That's what I want when I look back at my career. I want to be able to say I gave it my best shot.
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- Nov 07, 2020
I just want to be in the best shape I can be. Not to stand on that start line and say: 'Oh my God, I have this injury and that injury.' I just want to be able to go out and race.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
An Olympic medal won't define my whole life, although it might look like it to onlookers. When I look back, I should have been able to get an Olympic medal.
- Go
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have not had the chance to go out there and do myself justice in an Olympic marathon yet. I have not been able to get to an Olympic marathon injury-free yet.
- Being
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- Nov 07, 2020
Despite being able to demonstrate a very large audience, major advertisers at first wouldn't touch Limbaugh.
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- Nov 07, 2020