Capable Quotes (490 quotes)

Picture of quotation author Peter Zumthor
„I am convinced that a good building must be capable of absorbing the traces of human life and taking on a specific richness... I think of the patina of age on materials, of innumerable small scratches on surfaces, of varnish that has grown dull and brittle, and of edges polished by use.“
― Peter Zumthor ―
Picture of quotation author Gary Zukav
„Unworthiness is the inmost frightening thought that you do not belong, no matter how much you want to belong, that you are an outsider and will always be an outsider. It is the idea that you are flawed and cannot be fixed. It is wanting to be loved and feeling unlovable, or wanting to love and feeling that you are not capable of loving.“
― Gary Zukav ―
Picture of quotation author Zhang Ziyi
„Ordinarily if an actor gets chosen for the lead in a film, he or she has already built up a repertoire, and everyone knows what he or she is capable of.“
― Zhang Ziyi ―
Picture of quotation author Xun Zi
„Whether the gentleman is capable or not, he is loved all the same; conversely the petty man is loathed all the same.“
― Xun Zi ―
Picture of quotation author Sarah Zettel
„I did not want to write a story about the invasion of Earth, so I had to create a race capable of living nearby, which meant to either on the Moon, on Mars, or on Venus. I picked Venus.“
― Sarah Zettel ―
Picture of quotation author Israel Zangwill
„In how many lives does love really play a dominant part? The average taxpayer is no more capable of a 'grand passion' than of a grand opera.“
― Israel Zangwill ―
Picture of quotation author Bellamy Young
„Jackie O was so capable in so many ways. Hillary tried to redefine the role when she got into public policy, and Michelle Obama is able to move smoothly between form and function, style and substance.“
― Bellamy Young ―
Picture of quotation author Zhang Yimou
„You must know what you are capable of.“
― Zhang Yimou ―
Picture of quotation author William Wordsworth
„The human mind is capable of excitement without the application of gross and violent stimulants; and he must have a very faint perception of its beauty and dignity who does not know this.“
Picture of quotation author John Wooden
„Success is peace of mind, which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you made the effort to become the best of which you are capable.“
― John Wooden ―
Picture of quotation author John Wooden
„Success is peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you did your best to become the best you are capable of becoming.“
― John Wooden ―
Picture of quotation author John Wooden
„Success comes from knowing that you did your best to become the best that you are capable of becoming.“
― John Wooden ―
Picture of quotation author Ronnie Wood
„Regina Spektor is great. I can't wait to see what more she's capable of.“
― Ronnie Wood ―
Picture of quotation author Lee Ann Womack
„I don't sing country music because I'm not capable of singing other kinds of music; I sing it because I think it's the most beautiful kind of music there is.“
― Lee Ann Womack ―
Picture of quotation author James Wolcott
„If you were to hold me down and tickle me to pick my favorite 'plus-comic,' it would have to be Kevin James, a broad physical pratfaller capable of deadpan underplay, a technique honed from years of reaction-shot close-ups on TV, where every teeny fraction of a squint registers.“
― James Wolcott ―
Picture of quotation author Reese Witherspoon
„My whole drive to be an actor was finding roles that I really believed represent modern women, the struggles that we deal with. Women who are strong and capable and in control of their own lives.“
Picture of quotation author Joseph B. Wirthlin
„Although we might settle for less, Heavenly Father won't, for he sees us as the glorious beings we are capable of becoming.“
Picture of quotation author Robert Winston
„We must not confuse religion with God, or technology with science. Religion stands in relationship to God as technology does in relation to science. Both the conduct of religion and the pursuit of technology are capable of leading mankind into evil; but both can prompt great good.“
― Robert Winston ―
Picture of quotation author Robert Winston
„I think it's important for scientists to be a bit less arrogant, a bit more humble, recognising we are capable of making mistakes and being fallacious - which is increasingly serious in a society where our work may have unpredictable consequences.“
― Robert Winston ―
Picture of quotation author E. O. Wilson
„You are capable of more than you know. Choose a goal that seems right for you and strive to be the best, however hard the path. Aim high. Behave honorably. Prepare to be alone at times, and to endure failure. Persist! The world needs all you can give.“
― E. O. Wilson ―

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