Larry David

In those days, reserve duty lasted for six years, which, I might add, was three times as long as service in the regular army, although to be perfectly honest, I was unable to fulfill my entire obligation because I was taking acting classes and they said I could skip my last year.

American Actor

Jim Carrey

What I have in common with the character in 'Truman' is this incredible need to please people. I feel like I want to take care of everyone and I also feel this terrible guilt if I am unable to. And I have felt this way ever since all this success started.

Canadian Comedian

Matisyahu

When I went to see certain shows when I was a kid, they changed my life. They made me tap into that place inside myself that I was unable to get to, so music is that tool, that bridge, and that's the kind of music I'm interested in making.

American Musician

Hugo Weaving

I think when your image becomes so big that it's hard for a viewer to see a character, then I think you're in danger as an actor of being unable to perform what you should be doing.

Nigerian Actor

Freddie Wong

In general, a lot of content creators find that their success is unable to support any sort of organization of scale. It's pretty difficult to support even three or four employees.

American Director

Pema Chodron

Rejoicing in the good fortune of others is a practice that can help us when we feel emotionally shut down and unable to connect with others. Rejoicing generates good will.

American Clergyman

Paul Twitchell

Y'know, the real reason why I was such a failure in the sense of being unable to make any sort of a living was because I was really not motivated. I had no motivation.

American Celebrity

Joanna Going

As bad as it feels, it's familiar to you. And the depression itself is making you unable to reach out. So, I've definitely experienced that in my life.

American Actress

Pranitha Subhash

There are many people who are unable to eat even a single meal in a day and it is our responsibility to help in whatever way we can.

Indian Actress

Tamannaah

I am unable to eat what I want to and always work hard to maintain my body and looks. I envy other women who have a free lifestyle.

Understand when to use 'unable' by considering the situation and what is being hindered or prevented.

Context Matters

'Unable' emphasizes that someone can't do something, often highlighting a struggle or challenge.

Expressing Difficulty

Use 'unable' for situations that may change; it does not always imply a permanent state.

Temporary Situations

 unable to understand each other. We don't really know if such an original language ever existed, but we do know that the thousands of languages existing today can be traced back to a much smaller number. So how did we end up with so many? In the early days of human migration, the world was much less populated.

How languages evolve -...

 through cooling methods like the evaporation of sweat. But with uncompensable heat stress, your body is unable to lose enough heat due to overexertion or high temperatures in humidity, which raises your core temperature beyond normal levels. This causes the proteins and cell membranes to denature,

What happens when you...

 relating to the status of refugees in response to mass persecutions and displacements of the Second World War. It defines a refugee as someone who is outside their country of nationality, and is unable to return to their home country because of well-founded fears of being persecuted.

What does it mean to be...

 The perception that bats are often diseased may come from the fact that sick bats, who may show unusual behavior, emerge during the daytime, or be unable to fly, are more likely to be encountered by people. So a good way to protect yourself is to protect bats as well,

The truth about bats -...

 with no knowledge of the outside world. They are chained, facing a wall, unable to turn their heads, while a fire behind them gives off a faint light. Occasionally, people pass by the fire, carrying figures of animals and other objects that cast shadows on the wall.

Plato’s Allegory of the...

 could flood coastal areas around the world weather patterns could change making hurricanes more frequent severe droughts could become more common in warm areas and species unable to adapt to the changing conditions would face

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 animals bioluminesce to match the glow. Predators or prey looking up from below are deceived by this camoflauge, unable to see the creatures silhouette. Such otherworldly adaptations also arise from the need to locate

The otherworldly...

 but I was really afraid that I would end up in Indonesia for many years doing nothing and unable to work, like every other asylum seeker. But it had happened to be a little bit different with me.

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 very ugly explosive and violent way unable to control his anger and his rage my father tore through our home daily yelling screaming and hitting his inner struggle to provide and protect for his

Born to sing PIPE Taylor...

 and sterile unable to reproduce themselves their sole purpose in life is to serve the queens they darken as their bodies become harder

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