Great ability develops and reveals itself increasingly with every new assignment. Baltasar Gracián
I verily believe that a man's way with women is in inverse ratio to his prowess among men. The weakling and the saphead have often great ability to charm the fair sex, while the fighting man who can face a thousand real dangers unafraid, sits hiding in the shadows like some frightened child. Edgar Rice Burroughs
Tact is the great ability to see other people as they think you see them. Carl Zuckmayer
He who has not first laid his foundations may be able with great ability to lay them afterwards, but they will be laid with trouble to the architect and danger to the building. Niccolò Machiavelli
Kids can have great passion and great ability but if you have the facilities for your particular sport that can give you the inspiration to become a sportsman. David Beckham
The biggest barrier to dealing with climate change is us: our own attachment to habits that are hard to shift, and our great ability to park or ignore uncomfortable choices. Geoff Mulgan