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title: "5 Thinking Talent Quotes by 5 authors"
description: "Browse 5 Thinking Talent quotes by 5 authors. Discover the best Thinking Talent sayings and thoughts."
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> [The genesis of the Thinking Talent app came from wanting to create a way to scale self-discovery with a framework that we,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/caroline-ghosn/the-genesis-of-the-thinking-talent-app-came-from-wanting-to-create-a/)

[Caroline Ghosn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/caroline-ghosn/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/840/caroline-ghosn-5514_app_the-genesis-of-the-thinking-talent-app-c_190721.jpg)

> [Instead of thinking about talent as something that you acquire, talent should be thought of as something that you develop.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malcolm-gladwell/instead-of-thinking-about-talent-as-something-that-you-acquire-talent/)

[Malcolm Gladwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malcolm-gladwell/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bf9/malcolm-gladwell-348_acquire_instead-of-thinking-about-talent-as-some_1971141.png)

> [Creative thinking is not a talent, it is a skill that can be learned. It empowers people by adding strength to their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-de-bono/creative-thinking-is-not-a-talent-it-is-a-skill-that-can-be-learned/)

[Edward de Bono](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-de-bono/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9f5/edward-de-bono-2489_ability_creative-thinking-is-not-a-talent-it-is_2227151.png)

> [Most of the time, it's your thinking, not your talent, that holds you back.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-warren/most-of-the-time-it-s-your-thinking-not-your-talent-that-holds-you/)

[Rick Warren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-warren/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a1c/rick-warren-230_inspirational_most-of-the-time-it-s-your-thinking-not_2293359.png)

> [Over the years I have been kind of lazy, thinking my talent alone can do it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/asafa-powell/over-the-years-i-have-been-kind-of-lazy-thinking-my-talent-alone-can/)

[Asafa Powell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/asafa-powell/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b8d/asafa-powell-27282_alone_over-the-years-i-have-been-kind-of-lazy_3211698.png)

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