Talent Quotes
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What men want is not talent, it is purpose; in other words, not the power to achieve, but the will to labor.
Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton
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I seem to have a talent for writing endings that seem just right to me but that frustrate other people.
Jonathan Dee
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I would rather be hired solely for my talent, not just to fill a quota.
Reed Morano
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Curb your talent lest it speed where virtue does not guide.
Dante Alighieri
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Talent may be in time forgiven, but genius never.
Lord Byron
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My gift, if I have one, is choosing terrific talent and providing the atmosphere for them to do their best work.
Geraldine Stutz
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All the talent in the world is useless without perseverance.
Steve Morse
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Men of real talents in Arms have commonly approved themselves patrons of the liberal arts and friends to the poets, of their own as well as former times. In some instances by acting reciprocally, heroes have made poets, and poets heroes.
George Washington
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Looking back upon my work today, I think the best I have done grew out of things deeply felt, the worst from a pride in mere talent.
Diego Rivera
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What you are capable of achieving is determined by your talent and ability. What you attempt to do is determined by your motivation. How well you do something is determined by your attitude.
Lou Holtz
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God has given you talents and opportunities. Seize them today -- not tomorrow.
Laura Story
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Talent always rises to the top.
Amy Astley
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Joe is a thoroughbred. He has all the talent and skills it takes to be a champion.
Joseph Henry "T Bone" Burnett III The Alpha Band
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I think punk rock, especially for me, was a big middle finger to this whole talent thing.
Mike Watt
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Jack shook his head. "Not one of my many talents, sadly. But if you have a cherry stem I can show you a really cool one.
Kiersten White
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Talent means energy and persistence and nothing more!
Heinrich Schliemann
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What do I advise? Forget it all. Don't be afraid. Do what you get the most pleasure from. Is it to build a cloud chamber? Then go on doing things like that. Develop your talents wherever they may lead. Damn the torpedoes - full speed ahead!If you have any talent,or any occupation that delights you,do it, and do it to the hilt
Richard Feynman
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At one time I thought the most important thing was talent. I think now that the young man must possess or teach himself, training himself, in infinite patience, which is to try and to try until it comes right. He must train himself in ruthless intolerance-that is to throw away anything that is false no matter how much he might love that page or that paragraph. The most important thing is insight, that is to be-curiosity-to wonder, to mull, and to muse why it is that man does what he does, and if you have that, then I don't think the talent makes much difference, whether you've got it or not.
William Faulkner
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I don't have talent. I have tenacity.
Henry Rollins Black Flag
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Every person is endowed with God-given abilities, and we must cultivate every ounce of talent we have in order to maintain our pinnacle position in the world.
Benjamin Carson
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Having talent isn't merely about being competent; confidence is actually a part of that talent.
Claire Shipman
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People stereotype pop stars, but Christina Aguilera proves them wrong with her unique style and talent.
Sarah Michelle Gellar
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The beauty of running your own label and your own show is that you are in charge. I get sent a huge amount of musicfrom new and established talent every day, so if I like a track, I play it - no questions asked.
Nicky Romero
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Talent is the capacity of doing anything that depends on application and industry and it is a voluntary power, while genius is involuntary.
William Hazlitt