Talent Quotes · Page 117

“Talent is like a ladder, it'll take you up to God or down to Hell. It depends on how you use it.”

— Guy Johnson

I wanted Jeev to become doctor or an engineer, but after seeing his talent and interest in golf, I dropped that idea.

— Milkha Singh

I think the more I learn, the more I see, and what you see makes your eyes and talent evolve.

— Stacey Bendet

“it's all a popularity contest, which unfortunately often has more to do with good looks rather than actual talent.”

— Andrew James Pritchard

The room is full of such talent. It's a beautiful thing about the SAG Awards. It's the most rewarding room to be…

— Julianna Margulies

Scarcity of quarterback talent ought to inspire innovation in a sport that desperately needs it.

— Ben Domenech

My gift, if I have one, is choosing terrific talent and providing the atmosphere for them to do their best work.

— Geraldine Stutz

Overacting is a self-indulgence, while underacting comes either through a lack of talent or a lack of courage.

— Gregory Peck

Mastery is not a function of I.Q. or natural talent or wealthy parents who can send you to the best school, but…

— Robert Greene

Some people think that there aren't many Aboriginal actors around, and if there are, they're not that good. It's stupid. There's such…

— Deborah Mailman

There are a lot of people who can slide on talent their whole lives; they're just naturally gifted. I've never considered myself…

— Zac Efron

Liberal moms like soccer because it's a sport in which athletic talent finds so little expression that girls can play with boys.…

— Ann Coulter

Aptitude can show calling, but it isn't the only indicator. Ineptitude or dysfunction may reveal calling more than talent, curiously enough.

— James Hillman

“Look upward to your God for direction! Look inward into yourself and discover your talents! Look outward into your environment and get…

— Israelmore Ayivor

“The nonessential employees, the type of workers whom remain at home when it snows, are the quickest to complain about how the…

— Kilroy J. Oldster

I regrettably wasted time at university by being overwhelmed and intimidated by the talent of other composers. I felt stuck and didn't…

— Laura Mvula

So my thing is we want come in and diffuse anything that's not real, anything that doesn't associate with real hip-hop. We…

— Raekwon

Will posterity believe that, while the Press has swarmed with inflammatory productions that tend to prove the blessing of theoretical confusion and…

— Arthur Young

With the exceptional talent that is Guy Sigsworth as producer and collaborator, we have recorded a collection of original songs that sees…

— Alison Moyet

The scientists who are working 80 hours a week trying to do their science are up against PR guys who know how…

— Robert Kenner

I think living is serious. Living well, accepting yourself, using your talents to the fullest, enjoying yourself, that's all serious and important...But…

— Diane von Furstenberg

Having a mood disorder is not synonymous with having artistic talent, but it is true that people in the so-called creative professions-writers,…

— Tracy Thompson

There are many singers who have got an exceptional talent, but spend their lives singing in local trains or hotels. Does the…

— Sonu Nigam

Superficial knowledge ... is hurtful to those who possess true genius; for it necessarily draws them away from their main object, wastes…

— Luc de Clapiers

I am working on a list for collaborations and it's just another way to share your artistic talent with other artist.

— Heather Headley

Open source is important to our orgs as a talent pool; we need better representation of women.

— Jane Silber

Everyone has talent at twenty-five. The difficulty is to have it at fifty.

— Edgar Degas

“Dennis was present, still present, and this, she thought as she stayed landed against him, was no small talent.”

— Meg Wolitzer

There may be people that have more talent than you, but there's no excuse for anyone to work harder than you do.

— Anonymous

A lot of my friends are musicians or artists, and their talent always pushes me to think creatively.

— Erin Willett

“Recruitment is a team effort, where every stakeholder plays a crucial role in finding the perfect match.”

— Dax Bamania

“We each harbour a talent. It hibernates within us, snug yet eager, waiting for the first darling buds of opportunity to emerge.”

— Kevin Ansbro

The constant expansion has diluted the talent. Other than that, it's still the same game.

— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Presence of mind, penetration, fine observation, are the sciences of women; ability to avail themselves of these is their talent.

— Jean-Jacques Rousseau

I want to go out there and show the world I can stretch my legs even more and exhibit more talent.

— Justin Gatlin

I think it is always important to showcase your talent in different ways.

— Dania Ramirez

If I haven't any talent for writing books or newspaper articles, well, then I can always write for myself.

— Anne Frank

Celebrity is the chastisement of merit and the punishment of talent.

— Emily Dickinson

I'd love to be able to draw or play guitar or dance. All three at the same time - that's the talent…

— Owen King

(You know) you're improving from fight to fight (when you can) showcase your talents against greater opponents every time.

— Celestino Caballero