#capability

Man often becomes what he believes himself to be. If I keep on saying to myself that I cannot do a certain thing, it is possible that I may end by really becoming incapable of doing it. On the contrary, if I have the belief that I can do it, I shall surely acquire the capacity to do it even if I may not have it at the beginning. ↗

— Mahatma Gandhi

#capability #confidence #optimism #possibility #skills

Așa-i de când lumea, că cine se introspectează prea mult, acela nu mai e de acord nici cu sine însuși, în cele din urmă, iar cine nu-i de acord cu sine însuși, acela nu-i capabil să ia o hotărâre. ↗

— Henryk Sienkiewicz

#capability #decision #introspection #world #introspection

If we take as given that critical infrastructures are vulnerable to a cyber terrorist attack, then the question becomes whether there are actors with the capability and motivation to carry out such an operation. ↗

— Dorothy Denning

#becomes #capability #carry #critical #cyber

Clearly, if we'd had the kind of computer graphics capability then that we have now, the Star Gate sequence would be much more complex than flat planes of light and color. ↗

— Douglas Trumbull

#clearly #color #complex #computer #flat

The American people should be informed about what kind of capability terrorists have inside the United States. They should be informed of why we are not using information to do a more effective job of dealing with terrorists. ↗

— Bob Graham

#american #american people #capability #dealing #effective

Practice rather than preach. Make of your life an affirmation, defined by your ideals, not the negation of others. Dare to the level of your capability then go beyond to a higher level. ↗

— Alexander Haig

#beyond #capability #dare #defined #go

I really think that there was a great advantage in many ways to being a woman. I think we are a lot better at personal relationships, and then have the capability obviously of telling it like it is when it's necessary. ↗

— Madeleine Albright

#being #better #capability #great #great advantage

The capability of negotiating... is something that means you not only have to understand fully what you believe and what your national interests are but in order to be a really good negotiator, you have to try to figure out what the other person on the other side of the table has in mind. ↗

— Madeleine Albright

#capability #figure #fully #good #interests

A horse is the projection of peoples' dreams about themselves - strong, powerful, beautiful - and it has the capability of giving us escape from our mundane existence. ↗

— Pam Brown

#beautiful #capability #dreams #escape #existence

Being successful at a very young age gave me the confidence and the capability to try out other things. ↗

— Joshua Lederberg

#being #capability #confidence #gave #me