The more you compete, the more you realize what you’re capable of.

If man is not fit to govern himself, how can he be fit to govern someone else?

Original sin is that thing about man which makes him capable of conceiving of his own perfection and incapable of achieving it.

During all my worrying about how and when and whether we’d ever get together again, I had neglected to imagine we might slip back together as naturally as a dislocated joint slipping back into place, followed by an ardor more straightforward than either of us had been capable of before.

I think we’re very complicated and we’re capable of all kinds of things, and movies don’t reflect that.

I prefer to be accused unjustly, for then I have nothing to reproach myself with, and joyfully offer this to the good Lord. Then I humble myself at the thought that I am indeed capable of doing the thing of which I have been accused

I am confident in my ability, as I always have been, and that I will be capable of maintaining my form, if not improving, year in, year out.

The beauty of baseball lies in its ability to bring people together and create lasting memories.

I am the only candidate capable of delivering these three things as prime minister, and tonight it is clear that I am also the only one capable of drawing support from the whole of the Conservative Party

I think I have allowed my voice to experiment with the different genres. And I think that I have just really enjoyed the journey of getting to know my voice and seeing what it’s capable of, what it’s not capable of.

As a species, we can at times be dimwitted and cruel. But we’re also capable of learning.

The best teacher is not the one who knows most but the one who is most capable of reducing knowledge to that simple compound of the obvious and wonderful.The best teacher is not the one who knows most but the one who is most capable of reducing knowledge to that simple compound of the obvious and wonderful.

A society made up of individuals who were capable of original thought would probably be unendurable. The pressure of ideas would simply drive it frantic.

The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out for himself, without regard to the prevailing superstitions and taboos. Almost inevitably he comes to the conclusion that the government he lives under is dishonest, insane, and intolerable.

There is no upper limit to what individuals are capable of doing with their minds. There is no age limit that bars them from beginning. There is no obstacle that cannot be overcome if they persist and believe.

People are capable of great, great change during the span of one lifetime. And women even more than men.

In a world that tries to reduce you to just one thing, remember you are a multifaceted individual capable of so much.

To be what we are, and to become what we are capable of becoming, is the only end of life.

Any person capable of angering you becomes your master; he can anger you only when you permit yourself to be disturbed by him.

I felt very much in control, I knew what my car was capable of doing, and I was just stalking, I guess, to make sure I had the right time to make it happen.

This day I ceased to plead. I was no longer capable of lamentation. On the contrary, I felt very strong. I was the accuser, God the accused.

If the French noblesse had been capable of playing cricket with their peasants, their chateaux would never have been burnt.

Love alone is capable of uniting living beings in such a way as to complete and fulfill them, for it alone takes them and joins them by what is deepest in themselves.

We all have a social mask, right? We put it on; we go out, put our best foot forward, our best image. But behind that social mask is a personal truth, what we really, really believe about who we are and what we’re capable of.

A recurrent crisis should always have been foreseen. It can therefore either be prevented or reduced to a routine which clerks can manage. The definition of a “routine” is that it makes unskilled people without judgment capable of doing what it took near-genius to do before; for a routine puts down in systematic, step-by-step form what a very able man learned in surmounting yesterday’s crisis. The recurrent crisis is not confined to the lower levels of an organization. It afflicts everyone.

A business enterprise must continue beyond the lifetime of the individual or of the generation to be capable of producing its contributions to economy and to society.

Teaching is the only major occupation of man for which we have not yet developed tools that make an average person capable of competence and performance. In teaching we rely on the ‘naturals,’ the ones who somehow know how to teach.

The task of management is to make people capable of joint performance, to make their strengths effective and their weaknesses irrelevant.

I have seen many storms in my life. Most storms have caught me by surprise, so I had to learn very quickly to look further and understand that I am not capable of controlling the weather, to exercise the art of patience and to respect the fury of nature.

It takes a huge effort to free yourself from memory, but when you succeed, you start to realize that you’re capable of far more than you imagined.

To me, a witch is a woman that is capable of letting her intuition take hold of her actions, that communes with her environment, that isn’t afraid of facing challenges.

I like a woman that’s capable and at the same time feminine. I admire tomboy qualities but with a feminine touch.

I’m very intelligent. I’m capable of doing everything put to me. I’ve launched a perfume and want my own hotel chain. I’m living proof blondes are not stupid.

Great poetry needs no interpreter other than a responsive heart.

Knowledge must become capability.

It may, however, be said that the level of experience to which concepts are inapplicable cannot yield any knowledge of a universal character, for concepts alone are capable of being socialized.

Every man is capable of doing good to another, but to contribute to the happiness of an entire society is to become akin to the gods.

Philosophy is by its nature something esoteric, neither made for the mob nor capable of being prepared for the mob.

Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into a friend.

Old guys can still have fun and still do stuff.

The difference between what we do and what we are capable of doing would suffice to solve most of the world’s problems.

Plant seeds of expectation in your mind; cultivate thoughts that anticipate achievement. Believe in yourself as being capable of overcoming all obstacles and weaknesses.

There is no passion to be found playing small in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.

I just want women to always feel in control. Because we’re capable, we’re so capable.

Only virtuous people are capable of freedom. As nations become corrupt and vicious, they have more need of masters

We proved that we are still a people capable of doing big things and tackling our biggest challenges.