It's far too much to say that effective hoping is the only - or even the biggest - part of what it takes to succeed. If 14% of business productivity can be attributed to hope, that means 86% is dependent on raw talent, fickle business cycles, the quality of the product you're selling, and often pure, dumb luck.
Great leaders have an ability, a characteristic of analyzing very good talent, and empowering that talent.
Mental Toughness: The ability to consistently perform toward the upper range of your talent and skill regardless of the competitive circumstances.
Whatever I lack in talent I have in stamina.
I hope someday what people can do with their lives depends on their talents and how hard they are willing to work, rather than on where they happen to be born.
In film, the possibilities are greater. You can go beyond the fourth wall. You can go to these incredible locations and you're put into circumstances that are physically sensuous. It sometimes requires much more of a physical talent.
Talents used are talents multiplied.
Decisions are made by people who have time, not people who have talent.
Having a talent is not enough: one must also have your permission to have it--right, my friends?
I love the beginnings of artists when all they've got is raw talent and nothing else.
No other person ever has, or ever will have, the unique blend of talents, strengths, and perspective that you have.
I think nobody can explain why some people win and why some people lose. It really doesn't always have to do much with talent. It has to do with how you deal with pressure.
I was having a hard time at school, in terms of being crap at everything, with no discernible talent.
I have no particular talent. I am merely inquisitive.
We are going to make sure that America is open to legal immigration because that is wealth and the talent and the entrepreneurial skills for the 21st Century.
Money demands that you sell, not your weakness to men's stupidity, but your talent to their reason.
I would rather be hired solely for my talent, not just to fill a quota.
Chemistry [between people] is not the easiest thing to evaluate. Just like talent and health, these things can change.
Spielberg was very young and starting up when we did Sugarland Express and I loved that, but the main thing was that I really loved his talent.
Recognize that you are a spiritual being who is part of a large cosmic family of spiritual beings. You have the power, strength, and talent to fulfill your own individual earthly destiny.