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Before you speak... I have already heard. Before you see... I had seen a million times. Before you reach... I came and departed, so is the way and life of a versatile soul.
Michael Bassey Johnson
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I never had any doubts about my abilities. I knew I could write. I just had to figure out how to eat while doing this.

[Cormac McCarthy's Venomous Fiction, New York Times, April 19, 1992]
Cormac McCarthy, American novelist, playwright, and screenwriter (1933–2023)
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Natural abilities are like natural plants; they need pruning by study.
Francis Bacon, English philosopher and statesman (1561–1626)
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Ability is of little account without opportunity.
Napoleon, French military leader, French Emperor 1804–1814 and again in 1815 (1769–1821)
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Ability without honor is useless.
Cicero
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Inventions are not solely the making of material things, inventions are also the mental unleashing of ideas by a genuis with a sixth sense.
Michael Bassey Johnson
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More than ambition, more than ability, it is rules that limit contribution; rules are the lowest common denominator of human behavior. They are a substitute for rational thought.
Hyman G. Rickover, United States admiral; Father of the Nuclear Navy (1900–1986)
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Sometimes it is more important to discover what one cannot do, than what one can do.
Lin Yutang, Chinese inventor, novelist and philosopher (1895–1976)
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Believe in your infinite potential. Your only limitations are those you set upon yourself.
Believe in yourself, your abilities and your own potential. Never let self-doubt hold you captive. You are worthy of all that you dream of and hope for.
Roy T. Bennett
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Ability and necessity dwell near each other.
Pythagoras, Greek philosopher and mathematician (c. 570 – c. 495 BC)
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"Dimidium facti qui coepit habet: sapere aude" ("He who has begun is half done: dare to know!").
Horace, Roman lyric poet (-64–-7)
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