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Talent Quotes by Eric Hoffer
- Unless a man has the talents to make something of himself, freedom is an irksome burden.
- They who lack talent expect things to happen without effort. They ascribe failure to a lack of inspiration or ability, or to misfortune, rather than…
- Unless a man has talents to make something of himself, freedom is an irksome burden. Of what avail is freedom to choose if the self…
- The nature of a society is largely determined by the direction in which talent and ambition flowby the tilt of the social landscape.
- The most gifted members of the human species are at their creative best when they cannot have their way, and must compensate for what they…
- ...That genius is a rare exception (:) It's not true. Talent and genius have been wasted on enormous scale throughout our history; this is all…
- It is a talent of the weak to persuade themselves that they suffer for something when they suffer from something; that they are showing the…
- It is the child in man that is the source of his uniqueness and creativeness, and the playground is the optimal milieu for the unfolding…
- We are told that talent creates its own opportunities. But it sometimes seems that intense desire creates not only its own opportunities, but its own…
- The individual's most vital need is to prove his worth, and this usually means an insatiable hunger for action. For it is only the few…
- Youth itself is a talent, a perishable talent.
- The nature of a society is largely determined by the direction in which talent and ambition flow - by the tilt of the social landscapes
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