Talent Quotes
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If I have any talent at all it's from God, and my mom, who was on Capitol Records also.
Garth Brooks -
I was lucky enough to have the talent to play baseball. That's how I treated my career. I didn't think I was anybody special, anybody different.
Carl Yastrzemski
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I studied really hard. But Hollywood never appreciated my talent.
Mamie Van Doren -
Having a talent is not enough: one must also have your permission to have it--right, my friends?
Friedrich Nietzsche -
It's special to have people see you and tell you, 'You make me laugh.' That makes me feel good. I think if you have the talent to do it, it's your duty to pass it on.
Vicki Lawrence -
I have no special talent, you know. I never took a writing course before I began to write.
Patricia Reilly Giff -
There are many kids in and out of baseball who think that just because they have some natural talent, they have the world by the tail.
Hack Wilson -
I just wonder where I was when the talent was being given out, like George Benson, Kenny Burrell, Eric Clapton... oh, there's many more! I wouldn't want to be like them, you understand, but I'd like to be equal, if you will.
B. B. King
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I don't think playing a villain is my greatest talent.
Sam Waterston -
High achievers, we imagine, were wired for greatness from birth. But then you have to wonder why, over time, natural talent seems to ignite in some people and dim in others.
Nancy Gibbs -
For me upward social mobility is possible through talent and hard work and is a glowing endorsement of the benefits of living in a modern capitalist society. It's not so much evidence of a meritocracy, as evidence of healthy nepotism. Nepotism is at the core of a good group dynamic. A good group dynamic is at the core of rock'n'roll.
Alex Kapranos Franz Ferdinand -
Anytime you get to work with an actor who is beyond you in experience and talent, I feel like they make you a better actor. You really bring up your game.
Malin Akerman -
If you are ambitious you can have a moment of glory but it will most likely be temporary. But talent always finds its way out.
Natalia Vodianova -
I deserve attention not because of any talent, but just because of who I am.
Zsa Zsa Gabor
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So my thing is we want come in and diffuse anything that's not real, anything that doesn't associate with real hip-hop. We want to be the one that says, 'Yo, we want to help build and build a bigger and better industry.' I'm just like, 'Yo, with talent from Toronto, Vancouver, Quebec. Who's paying attention?'
Raekwon -
It's just a matter of getting that big hit. We just haven't done it in the clutch, and that's what this game is all about. We are 1-4 and it is early in the season. But we need to pick it up. There is too much talent in this clubhouse.
Brad Wilkerson -
Don't show off every day, or you'll stop surprising people. There must always be some novelty left over. The person who displays a little more of it each day keeps up expectations, and no one ever discovers the limits of his talent.
Baltasar Gracian -
Talent and intelligence never yet inoculated anyone against the caprice of the fates.
Joanne Rowling -
I also used to work in the Catskill Mountains as a bus boy, and I performed in talent shows.
Barry Mann -
I had my guitar and some talent so that I could make friends with intelligent people and could talk my way out of difficult situations.
Madeleine Peyroux
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As far as the U.S. economy is concerned, I always believe that the U.S. economy is solidly based, not only in a material sense, but more importantly, the United States has the strength of scientific and technological talent, and managerial expertise.
Wen Jiabao -
All I really had was my talent. Without that I wouldn't be welcome at the White House.
Sammy Davis, Jr. -
But I think funny and talent will always win out; I mean, of course there are hurdles, but I think if you're funny you will get over all of that.
Wanda Sykes -
The 4-H Clubs believe in and practice the full development of our talents. They believe in physical and mental health. Beyond this there is an underlying creed of honesty of purpose. These objectives and practical projects make the 4-H Clubs a tremendous influence for the betterment of our country.
Frederick M. Vinson