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Talent Quotes by Arthur Schopenhauer
- Talent works for money and fame; the motive which moves genius to productivity is, on the other hand, less easy to determine.
- A man of talent will strive for money and reputation; but the spring that moves genius to the production of its works is not as…
- Talent is able to achieve what is beyond other people's capacity to achieve, yet not what is beyond their capacity of apprehension; therefore it at…
- Talent hits a target no one else can hit; Genius hits a target no one else can see.
- With people of limited ability modesty is merely honesty. But with those who possess great talent it is hypocrisy.
- Ordinary people merely think how they shall 'spend' their time; a man of talent tries to 'use' it.
- The common man is not concerned about the passage of time, the man of talent is driven by it.
More Talent Quotes
- Those who are blessed with the most talent don't necessarily outperform everyone else. It's the people with follow-through who excel. — Mary Kay Ash
- Another thing that's pathetic is this rule that you have to look ugly to get respect as an actress. Jessica Lange had… — Kevyn Aucoin
- It takes little talent to see what lies under one's nose, a good deal to know in what direction to point that… — Wystan Hugh Auden
- It is happy for you that you possess the talent of flattering with delicacy. May I ask whether these pleasing attentions proceed… — Jane Austen
- Natural abilities are like natural plants, that need pruning by study; and studies themselves do give forth directions too much at large,… — Francis Bacon
- Any idiot can get laid when they're famous. That's easy. It's getting laid when you're not famous that takes some talent. — Kevin Bacon
- What I work hard at doing is staying on a path of being kind and showing and proving that I'm a good… — Erykah Badu
- There are two kinds of talent, man-made talent and God-given talent. With man-made talent you have to work very hard. With God-given… — Pearl Bailey
- The early commentators who put down the pre-presidential Roosevelt as an empty-headed young lightweight, all ambition and no talent, now seem comically… — Russell Baker
- I don't think I really have a talent for movie acting. — Alec Baldwin
- Any writer, I suppose, feels that the world into which he was born is nothing less than a conspiracy against the cultivation… — James A. Baldwin
- I regret the passing of the studio system. I was very appreciative of it because I had no talent. — Lucille Ball