“We all have ability. The difference is how we use it.”
Stevie Wonder (1950) American musician
As quoted in The Story of Stevie Wonder (1976) by James Haskins, Ch. 1 : Growing Up in a World of Darkness
1970s
“We all posses different gifts and abilities. How we use those gifts determines who we are.”
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