Talent Quotes
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If the artist does not fling himself, without reflecting, into his work, as Curtis flung himself into the yawning gulf, as the soldier flings himself into the enemy's trenches, and if, once in this crater, he does not work like a miner on whom the walls of his gallery have fallen in; if he contemplates difficulties instead of overcoming them one by one ... he is simply looking on at the suicide of his own talent.
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It is personality with a penny's worth of talent. Error which chances to rise above the commonplace.
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A natural talent is required; for, when Nature opposes, everything else is in vain; but when Nature leads the way to what is most excellent, instruction in the art takes place, which the student must try to appropriate to himself by reflection, becoming an early pupil in a place well adapted for instruction. He must also bring to the task a love of labor and perseverance, so that the instruction taking root may bring forth proper and abundant fruits.
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Children's lies are signs of great talent.
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A lucky guess is never merely luck. There is always some talent in it.
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It is not always the highest talent that thrives best. Mediocrity, with tact, will outweigh talent oftentimes.
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Invention is the talent of youth, as judgment is of age.
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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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Chess is like a language, the top players are very fluent at it. Talent can be developed scientifically but you have to find first what you are good at.
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The most grateful things in life for a musician like me is to know that you have someone in the family who have possibility to continue your talent ... that's my son.
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The definition of genius is that it acts unconsciously, and those who have produced immortal works have done so without knowing how or why.
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Talent and worth are the only eternal grounds of distinction. To these the Almighty has affixed His everlasting patent of nobility. Knowledge and goodness,--these make degrees in heaven, and they must be the graduating scale of a true democracy.
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With one more talent one frequently stands with greater instability than with one less, as a table stands better on three legs than on four.
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I never knew I had an inventive talent until Phrenology told me so. I was a stranger to myself until then!
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You know, actors are fans, too. And talent is very attractive to me.
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Consummate talent and relentless passion - The Truth ain't pretty...but it rocks like crazy!
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My bad habits aren't my title. My strengths and my talent are my title.
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Talent is what makes you stand in awe of a human.
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We're not drafting for next year's team. We're drafting for a talent base. An immediate need primarily is not as important as getting a player with the best potential available.
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Nature is the master of talents; genius is the master of nature.
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They're in a little slump right now. That affects a lot of things. I've been in Sean's situation, and he's got his hands full for the rest of the year, just to keep his kids feeling confident in their abilities. He has to really work to keep the kids engaged, because he's got talent there. Those kids are gifted.
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I used my talent as a speaker giving lectures to young people at schools in Hungary and I speak against hatred and anti-Semitism.
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When you engage in a work that taps your talent and fuels your passion-that rises out of a great need in the world that you feel drawn by conscience to meet-therein lies your voice, your calling, your soul's code.
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In the end it all comes down to talent. You can talk all you want about intangibles, I just don't know what that means. Talent makes winners, not intangibles. Can nice guys win? Sure, nice guys can win - if they're nice guys with a lot of talent. Nice guys with a little talent finish fourth, and nice guys with no talent finish last.
