Famous quotes containing the word capable:
“Nothing is capable of being well set to music that is not nonsense.”
—Joseph Addison (16721719)
“To live without killing is a thought which could electrify the world, if men were only capable of staying awake long enough to let the idea soak in.”
—Henry Miller (18911980)
“Any honest examination of the national life proves how far we are from the standard of human freedom with which we began. The recovery of this standard demands of everyone who loves this country a hard look at himself, for the greatest achievments must begin somewhere, and they always begin with the person. If we are not capable of this examination, we may yet become one of the most distinguished and monumental failures in the history of nations.”
—James Baldwin (19241987)