Browsing Quotes With Tag: ability (7)
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Aerodynamically, the bumble bee shouldn’t be able to fly, but the bumble bee doesn’t know it so it goes on flying anyway.
Speaker: Mary Kay AshPosted: 10 Mar 2014 at 3:39 PMComments: None... Be the first to comment! -
The wind and the waves are always on the side of the ablest navigators.
Speaker: EDWARD GIBBONPosted: 24 May 2009 at 12:34 PMComments: None... Be the first to comment! -
Natural abilities are like natural plants; they need pruning by study.
Speaker: FRANCIS BACONPosted: 24 May 2009 at 12:33 PMComments: None... Be the first to comment! -
Ability is of little account without opportunity.
Speaker: NAPOLEON BONAPARTEPosted: 24 May 2009 at 12:30 PMComments: None... Be the first to comment! -
Consider the postage stamp: its usefulness consists in the ability to stick to one thing till it gets there.
Speaker: JOSH BILLINGSPosted: 24 May 2009 at 12:28 PMComments: None... Be the first to comment! -
Executive ability is deciding quickly and getting someone else to do the work.
Speaker: JOHN G. POLLARDPosted: 24 May 2009 at 12:24 PMComments: None... Be the first to comment! -
The question, “Who ought to be boss?” is like asking “Who ought to be the tenor in the quartet?” Obviously, the man who can sing tenor.
Speaker: HENRY FORDPosted: 24 May 2009 at 12:21 PMComments: None... Be the first to comment!