Talent Quotes
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I think that as far as talent, we have enough to get over the hump. We are just not doing it. You can?t coach it, you can?t preach it. It is just something that players must be willing to do.
Allen Iverson
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Those of our writers who have possessed a vivid personal talent have been paralyzed by a want of social background.
Van Wyck Brooks
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I've thought of becoming a photographer! To save my talent as a writer.
August Strindberg
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Radio is more powerful the closer we mimic the way we actually speak to each other. That's why Howard Stern is such a great radio talent. People on his show are actually speaking to each other. You might not like what they're saying, but they're real conversations.
Ira Glass
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What have I got? No looks, no money, no education. Just talent.
Sammy Davis, Jr.
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Talent is what you possess; genius is what possesses you.
Malcolm Cowley
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Develop your talent, man, and leave the world something. Records are really gifts from people. To think that an artist would love you enough to share his music with anyone is a beautiful thing
Howard Duane Allman The Allman Brothers Band
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Becoming a professional artist takes talent and perseverance, even more so when the field is photography.
Clyde Butcher
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Most people don't have so much talent that they can become a success all their own. We all need people to help us and lift us up.
Queen Latifah
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Talent alone gets you nowhere. You really have to have the grit, and you gotta have a love for people.
Zac Brown Band
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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
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The same applies to any artist; we are the tools and instruments of our talent. We are outsiders; we have no place in society because society is what we’re watching, and dealing with.
William Trevor
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When I paint, some things come out, and I don't know. Maybe it's because I have such talent as a painter.
Yayoi Kusama
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Too much youth, hunger, mission, and talent.
Larry Merchant
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When I was about nine or 10, I was on a few random talent shows in shopping malls.
Zara Larsson
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There are but few talents requisite to become a popular preacher; for the people are easily pleased if they perceive any endeavors in the orator to please them. The meanest qualifications will work this effect if the preacher sincerely sets about it.
Oliver Goldsmith
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I am flattered that they think that many people would enjoy my work. I don't approach any genre a different way than I may approach another one. I treat every role I do like a role worthy of applying whatever kind of tactic, process and talent I have.
Vin Diesel
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I want to play Lena Horne because I've always been fascinated with her. Her talent was astounding and more than that, her life story is incredible.
Naya Rivera
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Capital will always go where it’s welcome and stay where it’s well treated. Capital is not just money. It’s also talent and ideas. They, too, will go where they’re welcome and stay where they are well treated.
Walter Wriston
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An absolutely necessary part of a writer's equipment, almost as necessary as talent, is the ability to stand up under punishment, both the punishment the world hands out and the punishment he inflicts upon himself.
Irwin Shaw
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I regret the passing of the studio system. I was very appreciative of it because I had no talent.
Lucille Ball
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I look up to Andrea Boccelli and Sarah Brightman. The best part about 'America's Got Talent' was performing with her!
Jackie Evancho
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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
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Having talent is like having blue eyes. You don't admire a man for the colour of his eyes. I admire a man for what he does with his talent.
Anthony Quinn