Talent Quotes
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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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Talent and intelligence never yet inoculated anyone against the caprice of the fates.
Joanne Rowling
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Other kids had more talent, but I was the most focused.
Nadia Comaneci
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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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My dad's paternal grandparents were musically inclined. And I remember as a little kid going to visit them in their senior building, and they were, like, the stars of the building, especially hosting and performing in their senior talent show.
Aaron Lazar
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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
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The TV business is soul crushing, talent destroying and human being destroying.
Olivia De Havilland
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I do more writing by myself than with anybody else. My best thing is sitting...around somewhere with a guitar, and having an idea. You never know where it'd come from. Songwriting is a God-given talent.
Charlie Daniels
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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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Having a talent is not enough: one must also have your permission to have it--right, my friends?
Friedrich Nietzsche
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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
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In this world people have to pay an extortionate price for any exceptional gift whatever.
Willa Cather
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Too much youth, hunger, mission, and talent.
Larry Merchant
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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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I think there are those individuals who are intimidated by really smart, talented people. But for me, surrounding yourself with great talent is the key to success.
Monika Chiang
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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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It's just such a pleasure to bring a talent you respect to the world.
Tina Weymouth
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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
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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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Part of what we talk about is, toughness is a talent.
Dan Quinn
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It is a hopeless endeavor to make the form and content of earlier architectural epochs usable for our time; in this, even the strongest artistic talent must fail. We see repeatedly how the outstanding builders fail to achieve an effect because their work does not serve the will of the age.
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
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I also used to work in the Catskill Mountains as a bus boy, and I performed in talent shows.
Barry Mann
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I feel that my fans have cultivated my talent and they continue to nurture me.
Lady Gaga
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Never underestimate your talents, and try not to compare or wish for the talents of others. Focus on and accept the talents you have, and you will find great fulfillment in life.
Jane Powell