Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton Quotes
Talk not of genius baffled. Genius is master of man. Genius does what it must, and Talent does what it can.
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Nietzsche claimed that his genius was in his nostrils and I think that is a very excellent place for it to be.
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Everyone has something to sell. The greatest thing you can ever sell is an idea or talent.
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We must recognize our own behavioral errors. To be blunt, you are not likely to become a cognitive Zen master anytime soon. But a little enlightenment could keep you from making some common investing errors.
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Age is just a number, and your talent will never fail you. It has no expiry date.
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Industry is a better horse to ride than genius.
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Acting is equal parts talent and perseverance.
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Taste is the common sense of genius.
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Affirmative action based on quotas is wrong - wrong because it is antithetical to the genius of the American idea: individual liberty.
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Pun was just a natural-born genius with music, and he basically taught me so many tricks on how to make better music, even though I was the one that discovered him. He was so far advanced than me; he taught me a lot.
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A modern-day Dickens with a popular voice and a genius for storytelling in any genre, Stephen King has written many wonderful books.
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I'm not a genius. I'm just a tremendous bundle of experience.
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Sure, the home-field is an advantage - but so is having a lot of talent.
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I think I rely on my talent more than my brain sometimes.
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Talent deserves to be honored. Hands deserve to be slapped if you do something stupid as well, but don't take it too far.
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I don't know if I'll ever make rap music, but I just like people who are like, 'I am going to just find the medium that's best for this idea and master it and do that.'
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There is an incompatibility between being glamorous, young and a woman and using my brain. The official version is there is no discrimination, and talent dominates, but that is not the case.
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You can work hard to sharpen your talent, to get better at whatever it is that you do, and I think that's what it comes back to.
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There are plenty of clever young writers. But there is too much genius, not enough talent.
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The regular guy still relates to him and Howard is a $500 million guy now who dates a model and drives about in a limo all day. But Howard still knows how to make a plumber laugh and those guys still have him on in the morning, because he is a real talent.
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Most of the best music in American history was made by people with no options.
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I'm just protecting my children and making sure I pull them in the right direction so they don't end up like me with having to go through all that hardship. They may not survive so it's all about putting them on the right track.
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Talk not of genius baffled. Genius is master of man. Genius does what it must, and Talent does what it can.
