Talent Quotes · Page 98

Ry Cooder for me is a master, a great master that has a wonderful feel for Cuban music. He's also paid tribute…

— Compay Segundo

When I was growing up, Nashville was the place to go if you had songs to sell and thought you had talent…

— Willie Nelson

My heart outweighs all the talent. If they've got more talent, I believe that my heart will still overcome that. You've got…

— Derrick Lewis

You don't win without talent, but your talent has to have purpose.

— J. B. Bickerstaff

Getting worried there might not be enough talent in America to acommodate all these singing shows.

— Natasha Leggero

One thing that Gaga taught me was less about makeup and more about how to be just natural through the makeup -…

— Shangela

Do you have the heart to push yourself? If you don't, find a way to get it because talent will only get…

— Tiffeny Milbrett

Talent is very dangerous. It alienates people.

— Elaine Stritch

Being an elite performer on the playing field of life is not about being perfect. Rather, it is about cultivating a mental…

— Robin Sharma

Now, anybody can make a movie, and I don't see that many great movies, because I think there's only a limited amount…

— Terry Gilliam

“Genius is one percent inspiration, ninety-nine percent perspiration.”

— Thomas A. Edison

What I lack in talent, I compensate with my willingness to grind it out,

— Guy Kawasaki

I've found my place in life, that I'm passionate about, my talents and my passion have merged, and I'm trying to do…

— Condoleezza Rice

I think that [Donald Trump] clearly was able to tap into a lot of grievances. And he has a talent for making…

— Barack Obama

This [discovery of a cell-free yeast extract] will make him famous, even though he has no talent for chemistry.

— Adolf von Baeyer

At this point I feel like I could go out and accomplish anything. I'd just love to see Will Smith's face if…

— Zach Braff

There is so much great talent in the underground, and electronic music is finally getting the props that it's deserved for so…

— Kaskade

Gratitude brings a peace that helps us overcome the pain of adversity and failure. Gratitude on a daily basis means we express…

— Robert D. Hales

I've never taken vocal lessons. My early trumpet training and a fortunate talent for singing has always been enough for me. In…

— Ronnie James Dio

Too many vacations that last too long, too many movies, too much TV, too much video game playing - too much undisciplined…

— Stephen Covey

Generally speaking, there is more wit than talent in the world. Society swarms with witty people who lack talent.

— Antoine Rivarol

I realized in that moment that physically speaking my talents were well beyond Joe [Namath’s] talents. So then I realized, ‘What am…

— John Riggins

I gave my life to Christ, and I thought that would be it for me, and He was, like, 'No, you're not…

— Letitia Wright

Faith is a capacity of the spirit. It is like talent: you have to be born with it

— Anton Chekhov

If someone does not see you as beautiful, this does not mean that you are not beautiful, but rather that they simply…

— Anonymous

What motivates me is true talent, it's golden when talent acknowledge talent.

— E-40

If you will make the necessary effort you can develop any talent.

— Wallace D. Wattles

Anyone can forget about talent, but if you're a good person, your name will be remembered a long time.

— Alex Rodriguez

The world is full of what seem like intractable problems. Often we let that paralyze us. Instead, let is spur you to…

— Melinda Gates

I just wonder where I was when the talent was being given out, like George Benson, Kenny Burrell, Eric Clapton... oh, there's…

— B. B. King

Talent is no accident of birth. In today's society a good many people seem to have the idea that if one is…

— Shinichi Suzuki

Everyone has a purpose in life... a unique gift or special talent to give to others. And when we blend this unique…

— Deepak Chopra

“Talent is nothing without persistence.”

— Dean Crawford

There are any number of models artists can use to profit off of their talent and artistry. It is not up to…

— Stephan Kinsella

Elvis Presley - his music, his movies, his photos. I come across a new image of him every day and try to…

— Kristen Taekman

To do what others cannot do is talent. To do what talent cannot do is genius.

— Henry Wilson Allen

I can cook really complicated recipes, but it takes a real talent to do the perfect egg.

— Christine Teigen

Hemingway's talent was so outsized, that I feel like I can forgive him a lot of his trespasses to have achieved what…

— Lesley M. M. Blume

The talent of making friends is not equal to the talent of doing without them.

— Vittorio Alfieri

Intelligence, adaptability and talent. And by talent I mean the capacity for hard work. Lots of girls come here with little but…

— Ginger Rogers