--- title: "16 Talent Self Quotes by 13 authors" description: "Browse 16 Talent Self quotes by 13 authors. Discover the best Talent Self sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ac7/ian-brown-3967_belief_belief-outweighs-talent-self-belief-s-go_937218.png" --- > [Belief outweighs talent. Self-belief's got me everything, self-belief.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-brown/belief-outweighs-talent-self-belief-s-got-me-everything-self-belief/) [Ian Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-brown/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ac7/ian-brown-3967_belief_belief-outweighs-talent-self-belief-s-go_937218.png) > [“Being best at things has nothing to do with talent; it is all about self - discipline and commitment.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-f-moonzajer/being-best-at-things-has-nothing-to-do-with-talent-it-is-all-about/) [M.F. Moonzajer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/m-f-moonzajer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ff8/m-f-moonzajer-244_bet_being-best-at-things-has-nothing-to-do-w_1732585.jpg) > [Human beings have a demonstrated talent for self-deception when their emotions are stirred.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-sagan/human-beings-have-a-demonstrated-talent-for-self-deception-when-their/) [Carl Sagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-sagan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/233/carl-sagan-160_deception_human-beings-have-a-demonstrated-talent_1139396.jpg) > [The Republicans have a positive talent for self-destruction.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-goldwater/the-republicans-have-a-positive-talent-for-self-destruction/) [Barry Goldwater](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-goldwater/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/853/barry-goldwater-3353_democracy_the-republicans-have-a-positive-talent-f_2772817.png) > [Be led by your talent, not by your self-loathing; those other things you just have to manage.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russell-brand/be-led-by-your-talent-not-by-your-self-loathing-those-other-things/) [Russell Brand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russell-brand/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/585/russell-brand-1242_identity_be-led-by-your-talent-not-by-your-self-l_2426398.png) > [Self-discipline without talent can often achieve astounding results, whereas talent without self-discipline inevitably dooms itself to failure.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sydney-j-harris/self-discipline-without-talent-can-often-achieve-astounding-results/) [Sydney J. Harris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sydney-j-harris/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c27/sydney-j-harris-1578_achieve_self-discipline-without-talent-can-often_3134669.png) > [Self discipline is reflected in inner strength & talent.Self discipline people does not expect or demand from others.They are satisfied what they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dr-anil-kumar-sinha/self-discipline-is-reflected-in-inner-strength-talent-self-discipline/) [Dr Anil Kumar Sinha](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dr-anil-kumar-sinha/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/81f/dr-anil-kumar-sinha-8444_discipline_self-discipline-is-reflected-in-inner-st_174092.jpg) > [“Talent demands that you respect and honor it, and I was still kicking myself around the block seventeen different ways.  Talent without…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/debora-geary/talent-demands-that-you-respect-and-honor-it-and-i-was-still-kicking/) [Debora Geary](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/debora-geary/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/afe/debora-geary-11734_confidence_talent-demands-that-you-respect-and-hono_1862302.jpg) > [Remember that no talent, no self-denial, no brains, no character, are required to set up in the fault-finding business. Nothing external can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/og-mandino/remember-that-no-talent-no-self-denial-no-brains-no-character-are/) [Og Mandino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/og-mandino/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ed3/og-mandino-1262_brain_remember-that-no-talent-no-self-denial-n_1187452.jpg) > [If one is true to himself, he drives strength to fulfill his commitment. In the process he builds confidence to moves forward.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dr-anil-kr-sinha/if-one-is-true-to-himself-he-drives-strength-to-fulfill-his/) [Dr Anil Kr Sinha](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dr-anil-kr-sinha/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/77d/dr-anil-kr-sinha-3355_be-true-to-yourself_if-one-is-true-to-himself-he-drives-stre_3007198.jpg) > [Sometimes a person is to smart and they end up outsmarting them self, is a shame they use their own talent against…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/glen-rambharack/sometimes-a-person-is-to-smart-and-they-end-up-outsmarting-them-self/) [Glen Rambharack](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/glen-rambharack/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/46d/glen-rambharack-269_smart-alec_sometimes-a-person-is-to-smart-and-they_313923.jpg) > [When it comes to your career, you must always try and allow the positive aspects of your character to dictate what happens…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russell-brand/when-it-comes-to-your-career-you-must-always-try-and-allow-the/) [Russell Brand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russell-brand/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c6d/russell-brand-1242_aspect_when-it-comes-to-your-career-you-must-al_2712801.png) > [For the sake of my children and grandchildren, I hope that the human talent for self-destruction can be successfully controlled, or at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-g-ballard/for-the-sake-of-my-children-and-grandchildren-i-hope-that-the-human/) [J. G. Ballard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-g-ballard/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bf2/j-g-ballard-2711_children_for-the-sake-of-my-children-and-grandchi_3163812.jpg) > [“My main problem was that I'd started to allow my capacity for self-flagellation and destructiveness to dictate what happened to me onstage.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russell-brand/my-main-problem-was-that-i-d-started-to-allow-my-capacity-for-self/) [Russell Brand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russell-brand/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/541/russell-brand-1242_self-loathing_my-main-problem-was-that-i-d-started-to_1738442.jpg) > [The talent for self-justification is surely the finest flower of human evolution, the greatest achievement of the human brain. When it comes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-foley/the-talent-for-self-justification-is-surely-the-finest-flower-of/) [Michael Foley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-foley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c2/michael-foley-12028_achievement_the-talent-for-self-justification-is-sur_769596.png) > [Never allow anyone to rain on your parade and thus cast a pall of gloom and defeat on the entire day. Remember…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/og-mandino/never-allow-anyone-to-rain-on-your-parade-and-thus-cast-a-pall-of-2/) [Og Mandino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/og-mandino/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ad1/og-mandino-1262_brain_never-allow-anyone-to-rain-on-your-parad_2602202.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/talent-self/#itemlist", "name": "Talent Self Quotes", "numberOfItems": 16, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Belief outweighs talent. 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