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Ability Quotes - Page 22

Perhaps nothing in our society is more needed for those in positions of authority than accountability.

Larry Burkett (1998). “Business By The Book: Complete Guide of Biblical Principles for the Workplace”, p.11, Thomas Nelson Inc

Within this culture wealth is measured by one's ability to consume and destroy.

Derrick Jensen (2011). “Endgame, Volume 1: The Problem of Civilization”, p.106, Seven Stories Press

There is no suspense in inevitability.

"So Is 'Prometheus' Just A Rewrite of Jon Spaihts 'Alien' Script Made Like A Less Direct Prequel?" by Edward Davis, www.indiewire.com. June 28, 2011.

Try not to associate bodily defect with mental, my good friend, except for a solid reason

Charles Dickens (1850). “The Personal History of David Copperfield”, p.328

The ability to read becomes devalued when what one has learned to read adds nothing of importance to one's life.

Bruno Bettelheim (1976). “The Uses of Enchantment: The Meaning and Importance of Fairy Tales”, Vintage

I think that so many of our abilities to do things depend on interaction with each other.

"Interview: Amartya Sen on Power to Our Citizens". Interview with Liam Byrne, liambyrne.co.uk. November 3, 2015.

If we do not serve what coheres and endures, we serve what disintegrates and destroys.

Wendell Berry (2010). “What Matters?: Economics for a Renewed Commonwealth”, p.136, Counterpoint Press

Our collective freedom... depends on our ability to defend the rights of others.

Walter Mosley (2003). “What Next?: A Memoir Toward World Peace”

Profitability is the consequence of doing business in the right way, to honor God.

"Doing Virtuous Business: The Remarkable Success of Spiritual Enterprise". Book by Ted Malloch, 2011.

Response-ability is the ABILITY to choose our response to any circumstance or condition.

Stephen R. Covey (1992). “Principle Centered Leadership”, p.49, Simon and Schuster

Success in show business depends on your ability to make and keep friends.

SOPHIE TUCKER (1945). “Some of These Days: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF SOPHIE TUCKER”