Talent Quotes - Page 14

Whate'er the talents, or howe'er designed, We hang one jingling padlock on the mind.

The persecution of genius fosters its influence.

Talent imitates, genius steals.

Doing the difficult things that you've never done awakens the talents you never knew you had.

I would rather be hired solely for my talent, not just to fill a quota.

In the end, passion and hard work beats out natural talent.

When I was six I entered a talent contest. I dyed my hair blond, had a chainsaw and pretended I was Eminem. The old folk weren't expecting that.

Talent was not rare; the ability to survive having it was.

Sometimes, God gives you physical talent and takes away the brain.

I dare affirm that any artist... who has nothing singular, eccentric, or at least reputed to be so, in his person, will never become a superior talent.

Your heart becomes gangrenous in your body when you go against your talent.

Your talent is God's gift to you.

Money can run out but talent is forever

I realized in that moment that physically speaking my talents were well beyond Joe [Namath’s] talents. So then I realized, ‘What am I doing here? This doesn’t make sense because it’s always going to be about Joe.’

He [Roger Federer] is the greatest natural talent in tennis I've ever seen. I love to watch the guy play, he's an awesome talent

probably the greatest concentration of talent and genius in this house except for perhaps those times when Thomas Jefferson ate alone.

There is no spray can called 'Instant Stardom,' only talent can keep you at the top.

If you want to write, you write. Talent is simply not enough.

Wisdom is the talent of buying virtuous pleasures at the cheapest rate.

If you're young and talented, it's like you have wings.

Good attitude is most important. Good talent is second.

Real talent is a mystery, and people who've got it, know it.

An enterprise that is constantly exploring new horizons is likely to have a competitive advantage in attracting and retaining talent.

Whether one has natural talent or not, any learning period requires the willingness to suffer uncertainty and embarrassment.

Nature has concealed at the bottom of our minds talents and abilities of which we are not aware.