Talent Quotes · Page 56

I question my own talent and ability to make creative work every single day.

— Victoria Chang

“No one can arrive from being talented alone. God gives talent, work transforms talent into genius.”

— Anna Pavlova

“If talent without hard work was a dead-end street,talent with hard work could only be a highway.”

— Anonymous

The cut of a garment speaks of intellect and talent and the color of temperament and heart.

— Thomas Carlyle

Seriously, I don't consider myself a writer. I don't think I have writing talent. But I will continue to do it.

— Charlie Kaufman

I believe in God. He is the secret of my success. He gives people talent.

— Anonymous

A talent is formed in stillness, a character in the world's torrent.

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

My mom was heavily in the arts; my entire family, they're all musicians and draw. They have much more artistic talent than…

— Kendrick Sampson

Confidence can get you where you want to go, and getting there is a daily process. It's so much easier when you…

— Donald Trump

I've always been quite good at watching someone do something and then picking it up, so I turned that talent to watching…

— Luke Evans

We would have more if the talent was there to be had. Last year, the cost of a top, world-class deep learning…

— Peter Lee

Everything has come to me without my having to look for it. I signed with Metro because someone thought I had talent,…

— Cyd Charisse

The first tape I got was Madonna's 'Immaculate Collection.' I'm inspired by the way she started from nothing and didn't have a…

— Lykke Li

Of course performing talent, that's clear. Maybe this is not so well-known among young people who are interested in music, who are…

— Esa-Pekka Salonen

Desponding Phyllis was endu'd With ev'ry Talent of a Prude, She trembled when a Man drew near; Salute her, and she turn'd…

— Jonathan Swift

Two kinds of men generally best succeed in political life; men of no principle, but of great talent; and men of no…

— Wendell Phillips

Over the years, many Americans have made sacrifices in order to promote freedom and human rights around the globe: the heroic actions…

— George H. W. Bush

“Claudie wrinkled her nose. 'I don't think anyone would buy a ticket to see me perform,' she said. Selma laughed. 'What do…

— Brit Bennett

I've kind of fallen out of love with politics. ...Whatever experience and talents I've gained over the years -- I think it…

— Al Gore

Well, I've admired Anil Kumble for making optimum use of his talent, loved the tenacity of Rahul Dravid, I say wow to…

— Dinesh Karthik

I have been blowing past the majority of my opponents, so people get the impression of me as an attacking, body punching,…

— Ricky Hatton

I intend to work for this dance of the future. I do not know whether I have the necessary qualities; I may…

— Isadora Duncan

To me, the puzzle of Ronald Reagan is how a comparatively ordinary man, someone with not extraordinary talent, accomplished such extraordinary results.…

— H. W. Brands

I feel like Canadian movies should be as good or better than the competition because of the talent we have here. Someone…

— Kevin Zegers

My purpose is to write, be creative; to take my God-given talent and do something positive with it.

— Jani Lane

Talent isn't as important as the work and dedication necessary to become competent.

— Jack Nicklaus

Effort without talent is a depressing situation... but talent without effort is a tragedy.

— Mike Ditka

Management problems are not respecters of the company organization, nor of the talents of the people appointed to solve them.

— Anthony Stafford Beer

“That man seems to have a particular talent for being on the spot whenever there is something picturesque to be done.”

— Joseph Conrad

All the worse for the undeniable talent which hides the evil so subtly and makes the danger so delightful.

— Louisa May Alcott

I have a definite talent for convincing people to try something new. I am a good salesman. When I'm on form, I…

— Brian Eno

God gave me a talent to draw. I 'owed' it to him to develop the talent.

— Annie Dillard

I want my projects to be great, of course. The talent has to come from a diverse pool. Because that's the world…

— Marc Platt

I don't subscribe to the view that talent is deteriorating. I think every generation is brighter than their previous generation.

— Ashok Soota

I was a big fan of Rodney Dangerfield. He had this HBO Young Comedians Special and he'd always bring up new talent,…

— Gabriel Iglesias

At fifteen, beauty and talent do not exist; there can only be promise of the coming woman.

— Honore de Balzac

For some women showing off their talents means wearing a tight dress or a bikini.

— Prince Shawn

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

— Alexander Pope

I think Eden has the qualities and talent to play in England. On his day, he can make the difference for his…

— Simon Mignolet

However great a man's natural talent may be, the act of writing cannot be learned all at once.

— Jean-Jacques Rousseau