“A mere compliment has been the seed of some people’s downfall.” — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
I've not been cursed with talent, which could be a great inhibitor. — Robert Rauschenberg Copy Share Image
Real ability is the child of God-given talent and rock solid diligence. Nobody maintains ability without hard work. Nobody. — Cung Le Copy Share Image
Talents of the novelist: ... observation of character, analysis of emotion, people's feelings, personal relations ... — Virginia Woolf Copy Share Image
Their pressure got to us. They didn't do anything we didn't expect ... really there was just too much talent for us tonight. — Tom Green Copy Share Image
I like playing a character that admires real musicianship, and real talent and hard work. I think that's a good message for… — Elizabeth Gillies Copy Share Image
Equality of talents, of education, or of wealth can not be produced by human institutions. — Andrew Jackson Copy Share Image
It's not that I don't have talent. I've had four gold albums in Scandinavia and they never heard of me as anything… — Barbi Benton Copy Share Image
I'm 55-60% hard work, 15% talent... I had to spend thousands of hours figuring this out, and 25% pure absolute luck. — Jelly Roll Copy Share Image
Ridicule can do much, for instance embitter the existence of young talents. — Aron Nimzowitsch Copy Share Image
That is the great thing about Impact - they care about each individual talent and everything that we put out on TV… — Tessa Blanchard Copy Share Image
You're seeing more players come back to MLS in their prime and the homegrown talent coming up that's of high quality. I… — Clint Dempsey Copy Share Image
Oh, all those ridiculous people with zero talent who spend their lives making sure everyone knows their name. Those stupid, stupid people. — Jeremy Renner Copy Share Image
Our intent is to operate Time Warner as it operates today, with autonomy in its divisions, including the world-class creative talent and… — Randall L. Stephenson Copy Share Image
I was always the kid who could draw. I had this talent, and it was the one thing that gave me some… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
We're all in this together - when one writer succeeds, all writers succeed. I love discovering new authors. I think we need… — Lisa Gardner Copy Share Image
“Discovering a hidden talent is actually a very big deal. It can save your life, as it did for my mother. It… — Mira Kirshenbaum Copy Share Image
There are no grey areas with commitment, you're either in or you are out; 95 per cent doesn't work. I didn't have… — Tim Henman Copy Share Image
With the exceptional talent that is Guy Sigsworth as producer and collaborator, we have recorded a collection of original songs that sees… — Alison Moyet Copy Share Image
With Masvidal, I dropped him and it's the first time I'd ever dropped anyone in my life. I kind of started to… — Michael Chiesa Copy Share Image
A friend of my mother's, Irene Lopez, was a Spanish dancer. She saw me bopping around the room and said to my… — Rita Moreno Copy Share Image
One of the things I've learned - before I would go on a show, I was like, "Oh God, I hate that… — Fiona Gubelmann Copy Share Image
We know the potentiality of Nigeria and the talent and the resources and to see it having no effect on the lives… — Chinua Achebe Copy Share Image
There's no easy way around it, no matter how talented you are ... your talent is going to fail you if you're… — Will Smith Copy Share Image
Pleasant things to hear, though hearing them from him embarrasses me. I soak up the praise but feel obliged to disparage the… — Wallace Stegner Copy Share Image
He was welcome everywhere he went, and was well-aware of his inability to tolerate solitude. He felt no inclination to be alone… — Stefan Zweig Copy Share Image
