Capacity Quotes

All men have the capacity of knowing themselves and acting with moderation.

The root of peace lies in the capacity to listen.

Too much of the education system orients students toward becoming better thinkers, but there is almost no focus on our capacity to pay attention and cultivate awareness.

I always knew I’d be in music in some sort of capacity. I didn’t know if I’d be successful at it, but I knew I’d be doing something in it. Maybe get a job in a record store. Maybe even play in a band. I never got into this to be a star.

The single thing which makes any man happiest is the realization that he has worked up to the limits of his ability, his capacity. It’s all the better, of course, if this work has made a contribution to knowledge, or toward moving the human race a little farther forward.

The man who has the largest capacity for work and thought is the man who is bound to succeed.

It is strange that the years teach us patience; that the shorter our time, the greater our capacity for waiting.

Like all of life’s important coping skills, the ability to forgive and the capacity to let go of resentments most likely take root very early in our lives.

Confidence in the human capacity for problem solving, for invention, for innovation.

I always had faith in my creative capacity.