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 -
Too many people have refused to begin running or have quickly dropped out of running programs because they 'have no talent for it.' Ridiculous. Talent has nothing to do with it. The only thing that matters is mental discipline.
Amby Burfoot
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Government employees move up the ladder through educational credentials rather than merit. People are given jobs and promotions based on seniority, race and gender rather than ability or talent. Such a system often overlooks the deserving and rewards the incompetent. There is no payoff for achievement.
James Cook -
I have no desire to write anything for screen. That's a great talent.
Henry Rollins Black Flag -
You can never deny the immense talent, rock credibility and iconic historical contribution that Van Halen made.
Steven Siro Vai Alcatrazz -
Come, and the only limits to what you'll be able to achieve will be your own courage and your own talent.
Nicolas Sarkozy -
Trust is clearly a key competency. A competency or skill that can be learned, taught, and improved and one that talent can be screened for.
Stephen Covey -
I expect it to be even better, from start to finish! The teams are loaded with incredible talent in their rosters, which guarantees a great spectacle on the parquet.
Jordi Bertomeu
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Just don't let anything get in the way of what you want to achieve. A lot of people get knocked back by friends, or family, or peer pressure. If you have a talent and want to do something with it, it's down to you. If it's what you really want then go after it and be very selfish... You have to remain committed, you have to stay focused and you have to be selfish.
George Sampson -
We are each given different gifts and talents by our Master. The thing that matters most is how we use what we have been given, not how much we make or do compared to someone else. What matters is that we spend ourselves.
Francis Chan -
Feeling insecure is good for you. It forces you to do something better, drives you to use all your talents.
Helen Gurley Brown -
Design is a way of life, a point of view. It involves the whole complex of visual communications: talent, creative ability, manual skill, and technical knowledge. Aesthetics and economics, technology and psychology are intrinsically related to the process.
Paul Rand -
We wasted a lot of creative energy in that immediate post colonial era, when there was a struggle between, you know, the Cold War between the capitalism and communism. Many writers just wasted their energy and their talent because they want to be ideologically correct and of course all they produced was propaganda.
Wole Soyinka -
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.
Catharine Sedgwick
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If you can channel the best part of you that is bigger than yourself, where it’s not about your ego and not about getting ahead, then you can have fun and you aren’t jealous of others. You see other people's talent as another branch of your own. You can keep it rooted in joy. Life is long and there are plenty of opportunities to make mistakes. The point of it all is to learn.
Ethan Hawke -
If there is a God, he or she or it or whatever higher power there is is behind us so long as we're using our music in an inspirational way. I'm here for a reason, and I was given a talent, so I'll continue to try to use it.
Bert McCracken -
An actress must never lose her ego - without it she has no talent.
Norma Shearer -
Disney is beloved again. They can now attract the talent again and they can hold onto the talent again. People trust them again. It's all return since they went back to the why.
Simon Sinek -
I think writing is such a great talent, and if I was better I would love to be a writer.
Shiloh Fernandez -
Your talent will open the door but only your character can keep you there.
Christine Caine
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I'm a huge Freddie Mercury fan. I think he was the end-all. I love his lack of inhibition, his talent, the chances he took. He made mistakes on his records, and he didn't care.
Harry Connick, Jr. -
Lily Tomlin...I used to watch reruns of Laugh-In and she was always my favorite part. She's this very unique talent and the way she does things has been a very big influence on me.
Baron Vaughn -
Brilliance is one part talent, two parts wisdom and three parts passion.
Margaret Mitchell -
I just want to know if I'm truly not in the NFL, it's because of talent. Let it be because of my talents. But you've got to prove that I can't play this game. If you look at the film, clearly I can. So, I'll leave it at that.
Michael Sam