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title: "7 Thing Talent Quotes by 7 authors"
description: "Browse 7 Thing Talent quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Thing Talent sayings and thoughts."
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> [“If these are ‘talents’ – the ability to sing, or to quickly comprehend and reproduce musical notation – what kind of a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zadie-smith/if-these-are-talents-the-ability-to-sing-or-to-quickly-comprehend-and/)

[Zadie Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zadie-smith/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4a1/zadie-smith-584_music_if-these-are-talents-the-ability-to-sing_296104.jpg)

> [It's an intangible thing, this thing we call talent, especially if we're in a position to teach and mentor others.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-zweibel/it-s-an-intangible-thing-this-thing-we-call-talent-especially-if-we/)

[Alan Zweibel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-zweibel/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/932/alan-zweibel-34021_call_it-s-an-intangible-thing-this-thing-we-c_412223.png)

> [There is no such thing as talent. There is pressure.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alfred-adler/there-is-no-such-thing-as-talent-there-is-pressure/)

[Alfred Adler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alfred-adler/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/97d/alfred-adler-4921_pressure_there-is-no-such-thing-as-talent-there-i_733336.jpg)

> [There is no such thing as talent. What they call talent is nothing but the capacity for doing continuous work in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/winslow-homer/there-is-no-such-thing-as-talent-what-they-call-talent-is-nothing-but/)

[Winslow Homer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/winslow-homer/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/661/winslow-homer-26854_ability_there-is-no-such-thing-as-talent-what-th_919307.jpg)

> [It's one thing to have talent. It's another to figure out how to use it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-miller/it-s-one-thing-to-have-talent-it-s-another-to-figure-out-how-to-use-it/)

[Roger Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-miller/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/58e/roger-miller-31736_another_it-s-one-thing-to-have-talent-it-s-anoth_1580535.jpg)

> [There's no such thing as talent; you just have to work hard enough.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-mamet/there-s-no-such-thing-as-talent-you-just-have-to-work-hard-enough/)

[David Mamet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-mamet/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/61f/david-mamet-1178_enough_there-s-no-such-thing-as-talent-you-just_1893719.jpg)

> [There is no such thing as talent, only awareness.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chogyam-trungpa/there-is-no-such-thing-as-talent-only-awareness/)

[Chogyam Trungpa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chogyam-trungpa/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6bf/chogyam-trungpa-1373_awareness_there-is-no-such-thing-as-talent-only-aw_2216424.png)

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