"Don’t let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do." ~ John Wooden
Every man must scratch his head with his own nails. ~ Arabian Proverb
There is something that is much more scarce, something finer far, something rarer than ability. It is the ability to recognize ability. ~ Elbert Hubbard
Every person is responsible for all the good within the scope of his abilities, and for no more, and none can tell whose sphere is the largest. ~ Gail Hamilton
Everyone should learn to do one thing supremely well because he likes it, and one thing supremely well because he detests it. ~ B.W.M Young
Foul water will quench fire. ~ English Proverb
As we advance in life we learn the limits of our abilities. ~ James A. Froude
Anyone can fly. All you need is somewhere to go that you can't get to any other way. The next thing you know, you're flying among the stars. ~ Faith Ringgold, Tar Beach
Big jobs usually go to the men who prove their ability to outgrow small ones. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
Capacity never lacks opportunity. It cannot remain undiscovered because it is sought by too many anxious to use it. ~ Bourke Cockran, Greatness Manual
Great ability develops and reveals itself increasingly with every new assignment. ~ Baltasar Gracian
I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionable ability of man to elevate his life by conscious endeavor. ~ Henry David Thoreau
I look for the day…when the only criterion of excellence or position shall be the ability and character of the individual; and this time will come. ~ Susan B. Anthony
I never doubted my ability, but when you hear all your life you’re inferior, it makes you wonder if the other guys have something you’ve never seen before. If they do, I’m still looking for it. ~ Hank Aaron
I will pay more for the ability to deal with people before any other ability under the sun. ~ John D. Rockefeller
I have always admired the ability to bite off more than one can chew and then chew it. ~ William DeMille
I come to the office each morning and stay for long hours doing what has to be done to the best of my ability. And when you've done the best you can you can't do any better. ~ Harry S Truman
When ability exceeds ambition, or ambition exceeds ability, the likelihood of success is limited. ~ Ralph Half
The tools to him who has the ability to handle them. ~ French Proverb
