First place Quote by Adam M. Grant

“The identification of talent may be the wrong place to start. For many years, psychologists believed that in any domain, success depended on talent…

— Adam M. Grant

We are told that talent creates opportunity, yet it is desire that creates talent.

— Bruce Lee

To encourage talent is to create it

— Chinese Proverbs

We are told that talent creates its own opportunities. But it sometimes seems that intense desire creates not only its own opportunities, but its…

— Eric Hoffer

When one has talent, everything contributes to its development.

— Peter Kropotkin

Talent is important, but how one develops and nurtures it is even more so.

— Terence Tao

The important talent is the talent to develop one's talent.

— Howard Stein

Instead of thinking about talent as something that you acquire, talent should be thought of as something that you develop.

— Malcolm Gladwell

“Talent is like a little seed; when nurtured, it will flourish.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Talent is any recurring pattern of thought, feeling, or behavior that can be productively applied.”

— Donald O. Clifton

“To create, you need talent. To begin, you need passion.”

— Michael Bassey Johnson

Talent is the gift plus the passion - a desire to succeed so intense that no force on earth can stop it.

— Neil Simon