When a poor man knocks at your door and says, "I'm hungry," and your first thought is Why can't you get a job?, you've invaded his privacy. Why would you need to know why he can't get a job? He didn't come to discuss his inabilities or bad habits; he came to discuss his hunger. If you want to do something about it, feed him.

—Rabbi Manis Friedman

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More quotations tagged with “ability”

If I had the ability to touch anyone else in this world, I still don't believe I'd want it to be anyone but you.

—Jus Accardo in Touch

I'd give my right arm to be ambidextrous.

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The man who doesn't read good books has no advantage over the man who can't read them.

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The Army has carried the American… ideal to its logical conclusion. Not only do they prohibit discrimination on the grounds of race, creed and color, but also on ability.

There is something that is much more scarce, something rarer than ability. It is the ability to recognize ability.

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2 Jan 2015 Added