Talent Quotes · Page 104

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

— Jack Nicklaus

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

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

— Anonymous

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

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

— Anthony Stafford Beer

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

— Louisa May Alcott

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

— Joseph Conrad

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

— Julie Gonzalo

Hollywood is a symbol of global movies, it's not just American movies. It's become a platform and a melting pot; it's for…

— Bruno Zheng Wu

I always thought it was a good talent if someone was down or sad to make them laugh and brighten their day.…

— Carl Nassib

We've got to make sure that teachers are respected, that they are rewarded, that young people like yourself who have talent and…

— Barack Obama

Something that is unique to coaching young people is there is such a range of talent, skill development and personality. And it's…

— Maya Moore

I would love to be able to direct episodic television, because it's a great way to make a living, and it's something…

— Frank Whaley

Everyone the world over talks about British actors and British talent and I think that's because we were trained - until now…

— Brenda Blethyn

There are the those whose own vulgar normality is so apparent and stultifying that they strive to escape it. They affect flamboyant…

— Katherine Dunn

One would wonder to hear skeptical men disputing for the reason of animals, and telling us it is only our pride and…

— Joseph Addison

An artist, in my experience, is a man or woman of unusual talent and peculiar, highly individual sensibility, with an independent and…

— Peter Schjeldahl

In a dispassionate comparison of the relative values of human and robotic spaceflight, the only surviving motivation for continuing human spaceflight is…

— James Van Allen

I learned early that business is business and politics is politics. The proof is how few important businessmen have made good politicians.…

— Jean Chretien

Keep God's covenant in your trials; hold you by His blessed word, and sin not; flee anger, wrath, grudging, envying, fretting; forgive…

— Samuel Rutherford

Everyone has doors in the living room of their lives that they assume are locked. Doors that lead to artistic expression. People…

— Robert Fulghum

A real talent is a rare character having a judicious composition of latent and blatant level of personality traits and attributes like…

— Anuj Somany

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

— Mike Ditka

Its super to play with Martina, and she has huge amounts of talent. We have a lot of fun.

— Mary Pierce

As a producer, you really have - you're able to hand-pick all the talent that you want to be surrounded with.

— Hilary Swank

Bellator is collecting talent, collecting world-level talent all across the board.

— Benson Henderson

Jacksonville has exceptionally good talent in the areas of modality activities.

— Shahid Khan

I dont really have a talent. I cant sing or act or dance or perform, those talents. All I can do is…

— Lauren Conrad

When looking for new talent, I always look for artists who have something unique about them or are clearly on a mission.

— Erick Morillo

Having a talent is not enough: one must also have your permission to have it--right, my friends?

— Friedrich Nietzsche

A person with average talent, ambition and education, can outstrip a genius in society, if that person has focused goals.

— Brian Tracy

It can be a real struggle to accept that sometimes appearance can be more important than talent or intelligence.

— Jennifer Hudson

“When you have no preconceived notion of what you are good at, you are open to life's many possibilities.”

— Kamaria G. Powell

There's a lot of talent out there that miss their opportunities, and I just hope that AJ Styles doesn't waste his life…

— Bret Hart

I think NXT can definitely carry the burden of producing top tier talent.

— Jason Jordan

I have more of a vivid imagination than I have talent. I cook up ideas. It's just a characteristic.

— Francis Ford Coppola

I didn't have time for talent shows and stuff like that. I was into books and studying real hard.

— Cheryl Lynn

I'd like to introduce a man with a lot of charm, talent, and wit. Unfortunately, he couldn't be here tonight, so instead . . .

— Melvin Helitzer