Talent Quotes · Page 97

I had this talent for these stupid little teenage songs. I just couldn't get anyone to sing my songs, so I had…

— Paul Anka

Demonstrate talent, said Grandmother often to me, and you will still be loved by a husband when beauty has faded.

— Martine Leavitt

Spotting talent is one of the essential elements of great leadership.

— David McCullough

“You can go with an empty pocket and come back heavily loaded if you allow your passion to escort you!”

— Israelmore Ayivor

There is a need for new talent in the industry but newcomers don't know whom to approach and how. Social media has…

— Vijay Antony

My father always said, 'The saddest thing in life is wasted talent.'

— Chazz Palminteri

There is nothing so terrible as the pursuit of art by those who have no talent.

— W. Somerset Maugham

Artistic talent is far more common than the talent to nurture artistic talent.

— Stephen King

I was born into a family of gospel singers. My early ambitions were many. I was going to be a ballerina. I…

— Dionne Warwick

I know where the people are and I know how talented people are. Sometimes they aren't given opportunities because people come with…

— Kareem Mortimer

In England, the profession of the law is that which seems to hold out the strongest attraction to talent, from the circumstance,…

— Charles Babbage

I admire a lot of Spanish filmmakers and actors. I grew up watching a lot of Spanish films and novellas, and there's…

— Julie Gonzalo

In effect, I feel like a blind, deaf, and illiterate person working through the sensibilities and multiple, real talents of other people.…

— Godfrey Reggio

A culture that only recognizes and rewards the same set of attributes results in less collaboration, creativity, and innovation. If we only…

— Peggy Johnson

I make non-fiction partly because I'm not that good of a writer. My talent, if I have any, is in balancing, capturing…

— Robert Greene

Talent alone is helpless today. Any success requires both talent and luck. And the 'luck' has to be helped along and provided…

— Ayn Rand

Corruption is subtle, just like the Bible said. Many young poets have come to me and asked, How am I gonna make…

— Philip Levine

In this world, perfection is an illusion. Reagrdless of all those who utter the contrary, this is the reality. Obviously mediocre fools…

— Tite Kubo

Among all the emotions, the rich have the least talent for love. It is possible to love one's dog, dress or duck-shooting…

— Lewis H. Lapham

“Ninety-nine percent talent…ninety-nine percent discipline…ninety-nine percent work. He must never be satisfied with what he does. It is never as good as…

— William Faulkner

I am very happy, Jane; and when you hear that I am dead, you must be sure and not grieve: there is…

— Charlotte Bronte

I am an organization person, I believe in individuals banding together. I don't believe in unilateral actions. Some people don't like organizations.…

— Hortense Canady

I know it is common nowadays for artists to start labels but this is a thoroughly constructed vehicle for inspired talent. This…

— Steve Vai

We need to stay on the leading edge of technology, that technology in our products, in our internal process and manufacturing. But…

— Dennis Muilenburg

A man must thank his defects, and stand in some terror of his talents.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

Everyone has a purpose in life... a unique gift or special talent to give to others.

— Deepak Chopra

Prose talent depends on having something to say and an interesting, highly developed way of saying it.

— F. Scott Fitzgerald

Working with big actors and realising that they were just normal people who've got an incredible talent was just a great experience.

— Tom Felton

A talent is formed in stillness, a character in the worldÂ’s torrent.

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

the distinction between talent and genius is definite. Talent combines and uses; genius combines and creates.

— Anna Brownell Jameson

My brother and I thought we were Donny and Marie, without the talent.

— Dana Bash

Life is entrusted to man as a treasure which must not be squandered, as a talent which must be used well.

— Pope John Paul II

I think our sport evolves as the talent evolves and the mindset evolves.

— Samoa Joe

It is the combination of reasonable talent and the ability to keep going in the face of defeat that leads to success.

— Martin Seligman

I absolutely believe my talent is God-given. I ask God for a lot, but I also thank him. I'm a very demanding…

— Hubert de Givenchy

One day, when I was about eight years old, some kids pushed me on stage at school during a talent show because…

— Mavis Staples

“It is difficult to have a highly competitive organization without highly competitive talent.”

— Pearl Zhu

I think being able to age gracefully is a very important talent. It is too late for me.

— Clint Eastwood

Joe Walsh is a great guy and and an unbelievable talent, Id like to work with him again someday.

— Lita Ford

I'm proud to use my talent to bring positive attention toward my country, that's definitely good for me.

— Koffee