I'm not sure I had ever written a fan letter before to a poet I had not met, but that's what I… — Thom Gunn Copy Share Image
To my mind, talent doesn't really exist. Talent is like a card player's luck. It is motivation, ambition, and luck. It's just… — Shia LaBeouf Copy Share Image
Now I want to play with the Ivory Coast. It has been rewarding, firstly because I am proud to play for my… — Wilfried Zaha Copy Share Image
I don't care how much talent a team has - if the boys don't think tough, practice tough, and live tough, how… — Bear Bryant Copy Share Image
Talent is not enough. You need to be in the right place at the right moment. — Hugo Lloris Copy Share Image
No talent, but yet a character. [Ger., Kein talent, doch ein Charakter.] — Heinrich Heine Copy Share Image
Talent alone won't make you a success. Neither will being in the right place at the right time, unless you are ready.… — Johnny Carson Copy Share Image
Avoiding any of the tenets of amateurism, after all, certainly does not make you a good professional. Perhaps it is better to… — Edward Smith Copy Share Image
Pop Idol, X Factor, Fame Academy, there's so much talent out there. It's great to see people getting the chance to show… — Gordon Brown Copy Share Image
“Az elégedetlenséget, igaz, már mint ifjú is a tehetség lényegének és legbelső valójának tekintette, és miatta zabolázta meg és hűtötte le az… — Thomas Mann Copy Share Image
We are each given different gifts and talents by our Master. The thing that matters most is how we use what we… — Francis Chan Copy Share Image
We're all generous, but with different things, like time, money, talent - criticism. — Frank A. Clark Copy Share Image
It doesn't make any difference how much money a father earns, his name is always Dad-Can-I.... Like all other children, my five… — Bill Cosby Copy Share Image
I don't have to rap in a stadium. As long as I can provide for my family and my art, and live… — Freddie Gibbs Copy Share Image
A lot of young artists think that by looking tough in a homemade video they're worth something. In time they'll realize getting… — Jme Copy Share Image
Okay, I'm lazy. But being lazy is a talent. Sometimes it takes an awful lot of work. — M.C. Beaton Copy Share Image
I wanted to bat for the England cricket team. I was quite good at cricket. But then I kept getting out for… — Michael McIntyre Copy Share Image
One day, I said to my father, 'I'm thinking of giving the comedy thing a try, what's your advice?' He goes, 'If… — Will Ferrell Copy Share Image
When I first went on Britain's Got Talent I was famous for my cheap suit, my wonky teeth and the fact that… — Paul Potts Copy Share Image
What you should want from life is an arena big enough to express your talents and gifts. — Pleasant Rowland Copy Share Image
I had no godfather/godmother/filmi family backing me, but I made it only because I just believed in my talent, and my audience… — Urmila Matondkar Copy Share Image
Upper berth, lower berth, that's the difference between talent and genius. — George Gershwin Copy Share Image
The money when you're having a hit is great, but money can be taken from you. What can't be taken from you… — Janis Ian Copy Share Image
Achievement is talent plus preparation. The problem with this view is that the closer psychologists look at the careers of the gifted,… — Malcolm Gladwell Copy Share Image
Beauty thinks it needs no talent and can feed on itself, so it soon dies. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I am thinking of George Michael's family, friends and fans. He was so loved and I hope he knew it because the… — Boy George Copy Share Image
I was very interested in being a painter. I had facility, I had talent, and I loved painting and printmaking, and I… — John Lithgow Copy Share Image
If you want to have the best employees, there really needs to be a vision and a mission. Talent looks for a… — Dan Schulman Copy Share Image
My adult life has been a patchwork of projects, most of which were fleeting fancies of overreaching vision. I tend to seize… — Susan Wiggs Copy Share Image
I can never do better than Fawlty Towers whatever I do. Now I very much want to teach young talent some rules… — John Cleese Copy Share Image
I didn't have the kind of talent or personality that kept me dreaming about Hollywood. They don't hire little colored girls to… — Ruby Dee Copy Share Image
In high school, my desire for friendship far outweighed my talent for it. — Beth Kephart Copy Share Image
The tech company needs to win in the war for talent. This means much greater focus on the employee, not simply as… — Richard Edelman Copy Share Image
I'm a radical pro-immigration advocate. I'm not saying we just look at the Muslim world or we just look at China, we… — Thomas Friedman Copy Share Image
Mushrooms are miniature pharmaceutical factories, and of the thousands of mushroom species in nature, our ancestors and modern scientists have identified several… — Paul Stamets Copy Share Image
I don't write because of some rare talent. I write because I have a little voice inside of me that says really… — Todd Newton Copy Share Image
At the intersection where your gifts, talents, and abilities meet a human need; therein you will discover your purpose — Aristotle Copy Share Image
The Gong Show was the greatest scam of all time. It was simple: We wanted to do a talent show. There weren't… — Chuck Barris Copy Share Image