Can Anyone Really Draw As Is Often Claimed?

Some art books, classes, DVD's etc are aimed at everyone, promising the miracle that 'everyone can draw'.  Strictly speaking, everyone who can hold a pencil and make a mark on paper can draw, but some people can draw things of intense aesthetic quality and others can only achieve stick men or women who just look rather child like.
So it is perhaps something of a fallacy to assume that everyone can draw the perfect picture, since some people have a difficulty translating visual cues from the brain and/or eye, so their drawings or paintings will never be of a good quality.
Some people find however, that the belief that they will never be able to draw will  prevent them from being able to learn.  So, like so much else in life, when learning a new skill such as painting, it is always best to approach it with an open mind and the belief that it is very possible to learn how to draw.