The real writer is one who really writes. Talent is an invention like phlogiston after the fact of fire. Work is its… — Marge Piercy Copy Share Image
I know so many writers who are a hundred times better than me and have longer, greater ideas than mine, but they… — Chuck Palahniuk Copy Share Image
Portland is a two-hour flight from L.A. It has wonderful talent, and it hasn't been shot to death. I'm all in favor… — Dean Devlin Copy Share Image
If one is true to himself, he drives strength to fulfill his commitment. In the process he builds confidence to moves forward.… — Dr Anil Kr Sinha Copy Share Image
When the church becomes an institution, people are nothing more than volunteers to be recruited. When the church is a movement, our… — Erwin McManus Copy Share Image
I believe that God has put gifts and talents and ability on the inside of every one of us. When you develop… — Joel Osteen Copy Share Image
Be really picky with your hiring, and hire the absolute best people you possibly can. People are the most important component of… — Peter Berg Copy Share Image
I think we've debunked the myth of talent. It doesn't appear that there's anything like a music gene or center in the… — Daniel Levitin Copy Share Image
I'm not electronically geared at all; I'm really a 19th century cartoonist. I have a 15-year-old daughter, and what she's attracted to… — Jules Feiffer Copy Share Image
I think that everybody's worked on shows where you feel like maybe a divide has happened between the talent and the crew.… — Jessalyn Gilsig Copy Share Image
I tell people 'America's Got Talent' is the best summer job you could have - you get to watch people strive for… — Nick Cannon Copy Share Image
The thing to keep in mind is that the answer to the question I often get - Are leaders born or made?… — Stewart D. Friedman Copy Share Image
I heard someone from the music business saying they are no longer looking for talent, they want people with a certain look… — Joni Mitchell Copy Share Image
I feel like some of the best talent is on TV right now, with the writing, acting and great directors. I've also… — Christina Ricci Copy Share Image
Power. What do we mean? 'The ability to determine another man's luck.' ...how is it that some men attain mastery over others… — David Mitchell Copy Share Image
Writers remember everything...especially the hurts. Strip a writer to the buff, point to the scars, and he'll tell you the story of… — Stephen King Copy Share Image
Seldom does a storytelling talent come along as potent and fully mature as Mike Brotherton. His complex characters take you on a… — David Brin Copy Share Image
When I was on stage in the '50s, it was a glory time, a golden time with Tennessee Williams and Arthur Miller.… — Lee Grant Copy Share Image
If you give me anything less than your best, you're not only cheating yourself. your coaches, your teamates, everybody in Green Bay,… — Vince Lombardi Copy Share Image
“He sent the trained dog that is his talent off in search of a fat glorious pheasant, and it brought back the… — George Saunders Copy Share Image
I just feel like sometimes I'm a force to be dealt with. My talents are sometimes overused and also sometimes underused. It's… — Ben Affleck Copy Share Image
Talent level, I feel like if I'm not the best, I'm one or two. I think it's just opportunity, the situation that… — Jayson Tatum Copy Share Image
I was determined that with perseverance and faith, at some point, someone would say, 'This girl has talent,' and would cast me… — Rita Moreno Copy Share Image
You've got to run your career. What happens is a lot of times artists have this talent and they're just looking for… — Will Smith Copy Share Image
I see the notion of talent as quite irrelevant. I see instead perseverance, application, industry, assiduity, will, will, will, desire, desire, desire. — Gordon Lish Copy Share Image
I think the most important thing of all for any team is a winning attitude. The coaches must have it. The players… — Bear Bryant Copy Share Image
My greatest talent is calmness and being positive. I concentrate on what you can do even in the worst of times. You… — Joe Torre Copy Share Image
He's an extreme competitor. There are a lot of big freaks out there, God gave them talent, but they don't possess the… — Urban Meyer Copy Share Image
As simple as it sounds, we all must try to be the best person we can: by making the best choices, by… — Mary Lou Retton Copy Share Image
Does anybody really think that they didn't get what they had because they didn't have the talent or the strength or the… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
One of my insecurities was my looks. I was short, cute and chubby, and Dad used to call me his 'little fat… — Suzi Quatro Copy Share Image
My aunt was a fashion model and I happened to go to her agency with her, one day, when I was five.… — Ellar Coltrane Copy Share Image
When we get to a point when trans folks are included in the creative process, the narrative will be much more authentic.… — Trace Lysette Copy Share Image
I've always lived by a quote, 'Your talent will make room for you.' Whatever it is in life. I don't care who… — Booger McFarland Copy Share Image
They want me to write differently. Certainly I could, but I must not. God has chosen me from thousands and given me,… — Anton Bruckner Copy Share Image
While it is a great platform to showcase your talent, YouTubing is not as easy as it looks. To be successful, remember… — Bhuvan Bam Copy Share Image
Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful.Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame… — John Wooden Copy Share Image
The most important ninja talent... is not the number of techniques one acquires. The most important thing... is a spirit that never… — Jiraiya Copy Share Image
A part of me still says, 'Maybe, Denzel, you're supposed to preach. Maybe you're still compromising.' I've had an opportunity to play… — Denzel Washington Copy Share Image
Even when I went to the playground, I never picked the best players. I picked guys with less talent, but who were… — Magic Johnson Copy Share Image
