As we follow [the Savior], He blesses us with gifts, talents, and the strength to do His will, allowing us to go beyond our comfort zones and do things we’ve never before thought possible.
From the preponderance of talent, we may always infer the soundness and vigour of the commonwealth; but from the preponderance of riches, its dotage and degeneration.
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. ’
The globalized environment where speaking a lot of languages is rewarded and getting access to learning materials is easier. A talent for massive language learning has not been supported by the environment until very recently, so this is a phenomenon that is going to become more common and more visible.
I feel like directing is an innate talent.
God would not give us the same talent if what were right for men were wrong for women.
"Do you have the talent?" is rarely the question. "Do you have the guts to finish?" is the real question.
If I have a talent, it's already been exploited! I've shown everything I can do to the public.
We often read with as much talent as we write.
Talent does whatever it wants to do. Genius does only what it can.
Soap operas are such a great way to break-in to the industry. The diminishing landscape of daytime TV means its going to be harder for young talent to get discovered.
Talent does things tolerably well; genius does then intolerably better
Nature has concealed at the bottom of our minds talents and abilities of which we are not aware.
For the anarchist, freedom is not an abstract philosophical concept, but the vital concrete possibility of every human being to bring to full development all the powers, capacities and talents with which nature has endowed them, and turn them to social account.
What the rest of the world knows about Mexico is what they see on films and the bad news they see on TV. We need to make films that are worthy of who we really are as Mexicans. We also need to make cinema that reflects the diversity in the region, so that Americans and Europeans know who Mexicans are, who Salvadorians are, who Cubans are, etc. We need to do it, and all we really need is support because we have the talent.
In the time one is given, the steward must make the most of the talents one is given by the Lord.
My big ears indicated a talent for music. This thrilled me.
I don't really have a talent. I can't sing or act or dance or perform, those talents. All I can do is be myself.
We're all generous, but with different things, like time, money, talent - criticism.
First, there must be talent. . . Then there must be discipline. . . Then there must be. . . and absolute conscience. . . to prevent faking.