Past Quote by Luciano Pavarotti

There are lots of different interpretations of the word 'prodigy.' My own is of someone who is talented and tries to help other children.…

— Adora Svitak

I have never considered myself a prodigy. Others have used that term, but I never bought in to it.

— Joshua Waitzkin

That word 'prodigy' has such a derogatory implication. It is used to describe people who are forced to play a lot of concerts very…

— Hilary Hahn

Everyone wants a prodigy to fail; it makes our mediocrity more bearable.

— Harold Bloom

The word "prodigy" was thrown around a lot, but I didn't understand what that meant, or the weight of it. It didn't really mean…

— Misty Copeland

A prodigy to me is someone that is enormously gifted at a young age - to the point that people can't deny it. I…

— Jamal Crawford

You could be a music prodigy at age 4, like Mozart, but you can't be a writing prodigy.

— Larry Wilmore

I have never been a child prodigy. When I think back to my childhood, I can not discern any sign of future success. My…

— Bobbejaan Schoepen

When I was starting out with record companies, there was a tendency to simplify the image as a prodigy. I have more than one…

— Hilary Hahn

I dare affirm that any artist... who has nothing singular, eccentric, or at least reputed to be so, in his person, will never become…

— Michelangelo

There's a lot that goes into training, singers to eventually become performers. There's, projection, uh, which in many cases the artist was never concerned…

— Cholly Atkins

I think we've debunked the myth of talent. It doesn't appear that there's anything like a music gene or center in the brain that…

— Daniel Levitin