Aptitude Quotations

In giving advice, aptitude is often less to be considered, than seasonableness.

I think that issues of gender have been discussed widely at Harvard. But I think I was chosen clearly on the merits, and I wish to operate as president on the merits. I think, on one level, we might say that I can affirm that women have the aptitude to do science or to do anything, including being president of Harvard.

The winner's edge is all in the attitude, not aptitude.

The winner's edge is not in a gifted birth, a high IQ, or in talent. The winner's edge is all in the attitude, not aptitude. Attitude is the criterion for success.

Existence is the privilege of effort, and when that privilege is met like a man, opportunities to succeed along the line of your aptitude will come faster than you can use them.

For ten years, I went to piano lessons. I don't think I'm a very musical person, and the theory quite defeated me, but I had a freak aptitude for Debussy and Ravel.

I tried being a mechanic and I tried catering, but I realized I had even less aptitude for semi-skilled labour than for academic work.

Archery is something that I took up later and didn't know I had a natural aptitude for.

Faith is an aptitude of the spirit. It is, in fact, a talent: you must be born with it.

Beyond basic mathematical aptitude, the difference between good programmers and great programmers is verbal ability.