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Quotes about Ability

It is a great ability to be able to conceal one's ability.
- Francois de La Rochefoucauld, French author & moralist (1613 - 1680)

Martyrdom... is the only way in which a man can become famous without ability.
- George Bernard Shaw, Irish dramatist & socialist (1856 - 1950)

I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestioned ability of a man to elevate his life by conscious endeavor.
- Henry David Thoreau, US Transcendentalist author (1817 - 1862)

Ability will never catch up with the demand for it.
- Malcolm Forbes, US art collector, author, & publisher (1919 - 1990)

The Army has carried the American ... ideal to its logical conclusion. Not only do they prohibit discrimination on the grounds of race, creed and color, but also on ability.
- Tom Lehrer, US humorist, singer, & songwriter (1928 - )

CP The less their ability, the more their conceit.
- Ahad HaAm

Nerds don't just happen to dress informally. They do it too consistently. Consciously or not, they dress informally as a prophylactic measure against stupidity.
- Paul Graham

Dressing up is inevitably a substitute for good ideas. It is no coincidence that technically inept business types are known as "suits."
- Paul Graham