I know I have a pretty good sense for music, but she was better than me. I used to think it was such a waste! I thought, ‘If only she had started out with a...

Talent, just like gold or any other precious commodity is subject to the same demand & supply economics

An artist should remain true. Otherwise his talent, like his stomach, grows fat and stuffy.

It’s not the act of arrogance to draw, it’s humbling – you must use your God-given talent. And of all the people I sketch, in most cases I feel I have to measure up to...

He wanted to tell her, from the greater perspective he had, that to own only a little talent, like his, was an awful, plaguing thing; that being only a little special meant you expected too...

But here was where the question of talent became slippery, for who could say whether Spirit-in-the-Woods had ever pulled incipient talent out of a kid and activated it, or whether the talent had been there...

A genius does what he masters. An ordinary man tries to master what he does.

The thing that makes you say, “I want to do something” – that is the beginning of talent.

When you ignore your gift, you runaway from your purpose.

Every man has his own vocation, talent is the call.

Skills do not qualify or disqualify any of us from our purpose.

There is only one school of literature – that of talent.

I’m not sure seventh was such a bad prediction. But I understood the talent we had, and I knew we’d be a better team than last year.

Meryl Streep’s got talent, she’s got skills. I’m sure she wants to be on ‘Cougar Town,’ right?

Hard work is much more important than talent

There is no excuse for anyone to write fiction for public consumption unless he has been called to do so by the presence of a gift. It is the nature of fiction not to be...

I don’t really want to win races like that. That doesn’t take a whole bunch of talent to knock a guy out of the way. Racing tight is one thing, but to get a run...

What makes you great is not what you do but, how you do what you do

My streak of breaking sticks was snapped when I couldn’t snap the twig. So instead I snapped my fingers. And I discovered I have some real musical talent, so I’m hoping to audition to be...

Television, in particular, doesn’t look for talent; it looks for personas. You have a great persona? You can be a TV star.

A distinction to which they had been born gave no pride.

We are very excited to introduce this first group of Forum Nokia Champion developers in recognition of their outstanding talent and dedication to advancing mobile applications development around the globe. Through the Champion program, Forum...

There’s a tremendous depth of talent within Berkshire’s executive ranks.

I am an ordinary man who worked hard to develop the talent I was given. I believed in myself, and I believe in the goodness of others.

MIND & GRINDSelf-belief and hard work can propel you past more talented peers

Your mental problem becomes a solution when it can be used to solve problems.

We are so close to putting it all together and I still believe in the talent on this team and our ability to get it done against anyone. We have all the components but really...

You may be able to write a novel, you may not. You will never know until you have worked very hard indeed and written at least part of it. You will never really know until...

I think we have enough guys to win with, … I know I have an advantage of talent level here compared to some other new coaches. But still, it’s basically the same team that went...

Lucas Glover is going to be just an incredible talent.

Talent alone cannot make a writer. There must be a man behind the book; a personality which, by birth and quality, is pledged to the doctrines there set forth, and which exists to see and...

California is a strong team that we will face again this season. They have good talent and we are excited to play them.

You need a lot of effort and talent to produce greatness.

I don’t think I really have a talent for movie acting.

We have a lot of talent on this team. We’re not going to use somebody being out as an excuse.

Some people are suspicious of others who have more than one talent. I’ve had poets tell me to my face that an actress can’t be a poet.

Fresh, solid ideas feel like gifts to writers, therefore every morning is Christmas.

What is in the pencil is greater than what is around it. The talents in you are greater than the environment surrounding you. Your potentials will change your environment.

There is no such thing as a great talent without great will power.

We are in an international marketplace for talent, and American colleges and universities need to be able to attract students and faculty from around the world if we want to sustain our excellence.

To not use a talent to the best of your ability is to stifle the thing that makes you most special. It is like plucking the wings off a butterfly.

Talent is a gift, but character is a choice.

Your talent determines what you can do. Your motivation determines how much you are willing to do. Your attitude determines how well you do it.

Some might debate whether people are born with talent, or whether it is developed. Toyota’s stand is clear—give us the seeds of talent and we will plant them, tend the soil, water and nurture the...

Only a prostitute will trade her valuables for money, so you shouldn’t sell your God given ideas and talents for money, because you don’t own it in any way but should be by a divine...

Talent develops in tranquility, character in the full current of human life.

I took a break, stretched, tried again, failed, kicked over the music stand (I am not proud of that), and wonder whether I had reached the limits of my musical ability. Maybe I’d never had...

She is a huge talent. You can tell that she plays hard and she’s works as hard as she can to make things happen.

With all the talent we have on this team, it’s just a matter of getting it all together.

There is a difference between skill and talent. Master the skill to allow the talent out.