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Capacity Quotes - Page 8

ENVY, n. Emulation adapted to the meanest capacity.

ENVY, n. Emulation adapted to the meanest capacity.

Ambrose Bierce (2013). “The Best Of Ambrose Bierce: The Damned Thing + An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge + The Devil's Dictionary + Chickamauga (4 Classics in 1 Book)”, p.75, e-artnow

I think the most important factor in getting out of the recession actually is just the regenerative capacity of - of American capitalism.

"Warren Buffett on Recession, Taxing the Rich, and Capitalism's 'Regenerative Capacity'". Interview with Becky Quick, www.cnbc.com. September 22, 2010.

My capacity for having a good time exists. It surfaces, however, on odd occasions.

Renata Adler (2013). “Speedboat”, p.15, New York Review of Books

Thresholds of pain, indignity and incapacity are entirely personal.

"Cardinals, bishops and doctors must not deny us our last rights" by Polly Toynbee, www.theguardian.com. May 11, 2006.

This capacity to go beyond the factors of conditioning is one of the obvious advantages of the human person.

Paulo Freire (2000). “Pedagogy of Freedom: Ethics, Democracy, and Civic Courage”, p.32, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Faith is the inborn capacity to see God behind everything.

Oswald Chambers (2015). “He Shall Glorify Me: Talks on the Holy Spirit and Other Themes”, p.178, Discovery House

The employee is regarded by the employer merely in the light of his value as an operative. His productive capacity alone is taken into account.

Leland Stanford (1887). “Co-operation of Labor: Views of Senator Leland Stanford of California. An Interview ...”

Yet my humble capacity has not preserved me from calumnies.

Lajos Kossuth, Francis William Newman (1854). “Select Speeches of Kossuth”, p.22