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title: "5 Using your talents Quotes by 5 authors"
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> [Joy is the zest that you get out of using your talents, your understanding, the totality of your being, for great aims...That's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rollo-may/joy-is-the-zest-that-you-get-out-of-using-your-talents-your/)

[Rollo May](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rollo-may/)

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> [Emptiness is a symptom that you are not living creatively.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maxwell-maltz/emptiness-is-a-symptom-that-you-are-not-living-creatively/)

[Maxwell Maltz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maxwell-maltz/)

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> [Life is a journey. Part of that journey is not just using your talents, but trying to decide what is your gift…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-burrus/life-is-a-journey-part-of-that-journey-is-not-just-using-your-talents/)

[Daniel Burrus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-burrus/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/42c/daniel-burrus-38560_height_life-is-a-journey-part-of-that-journey-i_1169186.jpg)

> [I think living is serious. Living well, accepting yourself, using your talents to the fullest, enjoying yourself, that's all serious and important...But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diane-von-furstenberg/i-think-living-is-serious-living-well-accepting-yourself-using-your/)

[Diane von Furstenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diane-von-furstenberg/)

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> [What I think we need to do is infuse everyday and every action with the kind of values we hope will be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gloria-steinem/what-i-think-we-need-to-do-is-infuse-everyday-and-every-action-with/)

[Gloria Steinem](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gloria-steinem/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/185/gloria-steinem-277_action_what-i-think-we-need-to-do-is-infuse-eve_3167435.jpg)

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