Able Quotes

The United States is going to be a rich country, it is going to be prosperous, but it is not going to be able to take the lead in the next phase of global economic development.

A formally recognized equality does, however, accord the smaller nations a position which they should be able to use increasingly in the interest of humanity as a whole and in the service of the ideal.

Unless we rise to the challenge, instead of American youth being able to live the American dream, the Chinese will fulfill their dream of overtaking America.

It's stunning to me what kind of an impact even one person can have if they have the right passion, perspective and are able to align the interest of a great team.

Happy the man who has been able to learn the causes of things.

I identify with someone wanting something to work out, but not being able to get through the rocks to the river.

I thought, if I went into business I'd be able to control my own destiny.

You know, once somebody knows you can sing Elphaba, it's like being able to sing Evita - people shut up about it already.

I think if progressives stay at this, continue at the grassroots level to make the case that all Americans should have choice, all Americans ought to be able to hold insurance companies accountable, I think we will have 60 votes in the United States Senate for a strong bill.

One of the great attractions of patriotism - it fulfills our worst wishes. In the person of our nation we are able, vicariously, to bully and cheat. Bully and cheat, what's more, with a feeling that we are profoundly virtuous.

I'm a big believer in everybody being themselves. If not doing a swimsuit calendar is yourself, that's great. But if doing a swimsuit calendar is yourself, then you should be able to do it. What I do outside the car adds to who I am and expresses a different side of me.

God gave me the gift to be able to play instruments and I have to play.

All things entail rising and falling timing. You must be able to discern this.

I certainly don't want a child of mine to be famous, or anyone I was very close to who isn't yet... It's the worst thing to be trapped in your house not be able to leave.

I think I have told you, but if I have not, you must have understood, that a man who has a vision is not able to use the power of it until after he has performed the vision on earth for the people to see.

Acting is really not what I'm interested in. I'm not an aspiring actor and you should be able to tell.

I want to be able to work on a project that will give people around the world the chance to represent their own people, their own culture, their own stories, rather than just Hollywood - really, you know, dominated Hollywood. And that's a dream of mine.

Authority pisses me off. I think everyone should be able to drink and get loud whenever they want.

I am 55 years old now. It takes three years to write one book. I don't know how many books I will be able to write before I die. It is like a countdown. So with each book I am praying - please let me live until I am finished.

I will not be able to rule without you. You and I have the same responsibility. I do, as Bolivia's number one servant. Servant - one who serves the nation, not one whom the nation serves.

I think if two people love each other, they should be able to get married. That's pretty much simple.

What can be more foolish than to think that all this rare fabric of heaven and earth could come by chance, when all the skill of art is not able to make an oyster!

This was nostalgia in the literal Greek sense: the pain of not being able to return to one's home and family.

I'd like to be able to light the fire a little bit.

I've been able to make a good living as a musician, but now it's time to do all the other stuff.

I'm also very pleased that we were able to include a full orchestrated score for Dragon's Lair 3D. The 40 different music pieces blend with the action to make you feel more a part of the whole adventure.

Pooh is able to accomplish what he does because he is simpleminded.

Any cook should be able to run the country.

The users are not going to be in the position of accepting what's been collected; they're going to be in the position of being able to demand collection.

Aaron Pryor wants to get into the ring with me. He wants to be able to retire, and he will. For health reasons.