Add Ability Points Quotes & Sayings

What, after all, was the point of civilisation if not the well-being of citizens? — Ann Leckie

Leadership is your ability to hide your panic from others. — Laozi

She belongs with me, not to me. — Madeline Ashby

For any single thing of importance, there are multiple reasons. — M. Scott Peck

My past is my past. It made
me who I am. I have no
regrets, and wouldn't
change a thing. I just don't
live there anymore. — Semanyenzi Richard

Suicide may be a declaration of bankruptcy which passes judgement on a life as one long history of failures. But it is a history which also amounts at least to this one decision which, by its very finality, is not wholly a failure. Some kind of minimal freedom - the freedom to die in one's own way and in one's own time - has been salvaged from the wreck of all those unwanted necessities. — Al Alvarez

Auschwitz begins wherever someone looks at a slaughterhouse and thinks: they're only animals. — Theodor W. Adorno

Grinning wickedly,Jai ceased tickling her and tugged her roughly against him,his arms tight around her waist."You gonna watch that mouth of yours?"
"You watch it,"she replied saucily.
His expression almost solemn now,Jai leaned down to kiss her,his words whispering across her mouth before their lips touched,"Oh I've been watching it since the day I first saw you. — Samantha Young

There is a growing interest in examining the point at which the political and the spiritual intersect. Service to others is a spiritual value, and the overt recognition of this can be part of the development of our wholeness. My hope is to add my voice to the chorus of other women who are calling for a bridge between the secular and the spiritual. Our effectiveness in building this bridge will depend on how well we connect to each other in every interaction. That means taking the time to listen to those who come from points of view that are different from our own. If we listen well, learn from one another, and find the ability to empathize with one another's experiences, I believe the split will have served us well. When a broken bone mends, it becomes stronger along the break. When we strengthen our connections to one another, we become whole. And when we are whole, we are empowered an can empower others. — Helen LaKelly Hunt

One must gauge one's trust carefully. — Jacqueline Carey

Was a time ...
Sure. And there was another fucking time the summers never seemed to end and you'd never paid for it in your life. Remember that? Time passes, Max - get over it. Skip the fucking nostalgia, let's get where we're at. — Richard K. Morgan