I am doubtful of any talent, so whatever I choose to be, will be accomplished only by long study and work
Talent without genius isn't much, but genius without talent is nothing whatsoever.
There are three kinds of power,--wealth, strength, and talent; but as old age always weakens, often destroys, the two latter, the aged are induced to cling with the greater avidity to the former.
A third. . . candidate for Shakespearean authorship was Christopher Marlowe. He was the right age (just two months older than Shakespeare), had the requisite talent, and would certainly have had ample leisure after 1593, assuming he wasn't too dead to work.
It is an uncontrolled truth, that no man ever made an ill figure who understood his own talents, nor a good one who mistook them.
Respect talent. Get respect where respect is due, but don't be caught up in yourself where you do things obliviously and not pay attention to what is going on.
Talent is being able to please people.
Over the years I have been kind of lazy, thinking my talent alone can do it.
I prefer to discover new talent by holding open auditions.
Listening and talking to my teammates has helped me learn the NBA game. I know that talent can only take you so far.
Here is a fine field for talent.
Alexander McQueen's heartbreakingly premature death, at the height of his creativity and influence, has robbed the fashion world of a soaring and unique talent.
The constant expansion has diluted the talent. Other than that, it's still the same game.
Working for incredible talents like Balenciaga and Antonio Castillo, I learned about the immense skill and creativity involved in couture work.
There are big men, men of intellect, intellectual men, men of talent and men of action; but the great man is difficult to find, and it needs --apart from discernment --a certain greatness to find him.
You have money, fame, youth, beauty, talent. That's a good start. . . for feeling good.
Standing upright is not a talent because a brainless wooden beam can stand upright too! The important thing is to be flexible!
F. Scott Fitzgerald thought that prolonging his adolescence would protect his talent.
Music is your own talent and is an important tool. Even if you dont want to be a role model, get ready to be in the public eye. Energy is there, you just have to use it.
When you a young kid at that age at that time, and you know that you got talent as far as hip hop, you wanna be on the radio, that's the first thing. So we was more or less infatuated with just havin' a song on the radio, you know? Before our careers even launched it was more or less about lettin' everybody know, 'Staten Island? You got good emcees there. '
