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title: "8 Teach Talent Quotes by 8 authors"
description: "Browse 8 Teach Talent quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best Teach Talent sayings and thoughts."
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> [You can't teach an ear, you can't teach talent, but you can teach people who have those things not to just fly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marya-hornbacher/you-can-t-teach-an-ear-you-can-t-teach-talent-but-you-can-teach/)

[Marya Hornbacher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marya-hornbacher/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ce7/marya-hornbacher-2109_ears_you-can-t-teach-an-ear-you-can-t-teach-t_129387.png)

> [I like talent. I respect talent. I teach talent.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-ailes/i-like-talent-i-respect-talent-i-teach-talent/)

[Roger Ailes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-ailes/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c3/roger-ailes-2123_education_i-like-talent-i-respect-talent-i-teach-t_472108.png)

> [Good writing of course requires talent, and no one can teach you to have talent.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-carey/good-writing-of-course-requires-talent-and-no-one-can-teach-you-to/)

[Peter Carey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-carey/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/90e/peter-carey-4293_course_good-writing-of-course-requires-talent-a_844120.png)

> [Don't teach talent that isn't there.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-corcoran/don-t-teach-talent-that-isn-t-there/)

[Barbara Corcoran](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-corcoran/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/66b/barbara-corcoran-4101_education_don-t-teach-talent-that-isn-t-there-1199_1199914.png)

> [Everyone can act. Everyone can improvise. Anyone who wishes to can play in the theater and learn to become 'stage-worthy.' We learn…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/viola-spolin/everyone-can-act-everyone-can-improvise-anyone-who-wishes-to-can-play-2/)

[Viola Spolin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/viola-spolin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e96/viola-spolin-23943_crawling_everyone-can-act-everyone-can-improvise_1813885.jpg)

> [You can't teach talent. You can't put in what God left out - but you can teach confidence.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gloria-naylor/you-can-t-teach-talent-you-can-t-put-in-what-god-left-out-but-you-can/)

[Gloria Naylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gloria-naylor/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/607/gloria-naylor-12454_confidence_you-can-t-teach-talent-you-can-t-put-in_2243802.jpg)

> [You can't teach talent. You can't teach inspiration. You can teach people critical facilities. You can give them techniques. You can teach…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anna-deavere-smith/you-can-t-teach-talent-you-can-t-teach-inspiration-you-can-teach/)

[Anna Deavere Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anna-deavere-smith/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eac/anna-deavere-smith-4847_critical_you-can-t-teach-talent-you-can-t-teach-i_2290255.png)

> [You can't teach talent, but you can teach people how to read strenuously and mimic the moves of rock-star writers so that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-percy/you-can-t-teach-talent-but-you-can-teach-people-how-to-read/)

[Benjamin Percy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-percy/)

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