Able Quote by Eric Hoffer

“The untalented people create the basis for the emergence of talents.”

— Tamerlan Kuzgov

The untalented are more at ease in a society that gives them valid alibis for not achieving than in one where opportunities are abundant.…

— Eric Hoffer

However gifted an individual is at the outset, if his or her talents cannot be developed because of his or her social condition, because…

— Simone de Beauvoir

Growth is essential to attracting the best and most sophisticated talent.

— Jim Gray

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

— Terence Tao

The instinct to improve oneself materially is necessary for growth. It is at the fountain of the enterprising spirit which drives private enterprise.

— Said Musa

The real issue is not talent as an independent element, but talent in relationship to will, desire, and persistence. Talent without these things vanishes…

— Milton Glaser

If talent exists, and it's very young, it needs to be nurtured and given a pathway to walk along before you ask it to…

— Adrian Lester

[E]very man, everywhere, should be free to develop his talents to their full potential - unhampered by arbitrary barriers of race or birth or…

— Lyndon B. Johnson

Talent--that is to say, the ability to see the world in a unique way--matures and grows in isolation.

— Mieczyslaw Jastrun

Ambition is important. Of course you can't get anywhere without talent, but there are a lot of talented people. To succeed, you have to…

— Natalie Massenet

Courage, determination, commitment to achieve a difficult long-term goal, dedication to common good, spirit of selfless service these are no doubt noble qualities of…

— T Joseph Benziger