Talent Quotes

When I was doing ensemble theater and comedy work, I felt I had some talents. But when I started doing my shows in Berkeley and found that I could be funny on my own, I was shocked.

Children's talent to endure stems from their ignorance of alternatives.

Great talents, by the rust of long disuse, Grow lethargic and shrink from what they were.

I'd rather be referred to as a precocious young Quebec talent, than not be referred to at all.

Everyone has a purpose in life... a unique gift or special talent to give to others.

I go by the gut. I might not appear to have any talent but I've got plenty of gut instinct.

With all the talent around, it's sort of amazing that a woman could be up here with us.

The ability to portray people in still life and in motion requires the highest measure of intuition and talent.

A just and reasonable modesty does not only recommend eloquence, but sets off every great talent which a man can be possessed of.

Without the assistance of eating and drinking, the most sparkling wit would be as heavy as a bad soufflé, and the brightest talent as dull as a looking-glass on a foggy day.

Humans have a talent for escalation. -Death

Having only wisdom and talent is the lowest tier of usefulness.

Judge talent at its best and character at its worst.

Happiness is a talent like any other. It's another art form. Some people are good at it, some people aren't.

I'm just like this. I have no talent for choosing my battles. Life seems, strangely, like a battle to me. The whole thing.

The talent of a meat packer, the morals of a money changer, and the manners of an undertaker.

I believe modeling is a combination of natural talent, the ability to adapt to different situations, hard work, and, most importantly, luck.

To be a scholar of mathematics you must be born with talent, insight, concentration, taste, luck, drive and the ability to visualize and guess.

The painter needs all the talent of the poet, plus hand-eye coordination.

I used to rap as a kid and people were impressed by it, so it gave me the drive to keep going. Everybody has at least one talent. I guess this is my talent.

I dont know what the secret to longevity as an actress is. Its more than talent and beauty. Maybe its the audience seeing itself in you.

When one has talent, everything contributes to its development.

One is just given a talent, and it's one's duty to make the most of it.

I had little talent for happiness.

My talent is to speak my mind. God won't object if you bury that talent.

Talent is so loaded a word, so full to the brim with meanings, that an artist might be wise to forget about it altogether and just keep on working.

There is the same difference between talent and genius that there is between a stone mason and a sculptor

Working with big actors and realising that they were just normal people who've got an incredible talent was just a great experience.

What Romantic terminology called genius or talent or inspiration is nothing other than finding the right road empirically, following one's nose, taking shortcuts.

Art depends on luck and talent.

Hope is a talent like any other.

Attitude is the whole thing in football. Every team has the talent and the coaching. Motivation makes the difference. The teams that win stay healthy and interested.

I'm a minor, stupid talent compared to my brother [Joaquin].

Your talent makes you who you are. You should be proud of it.

Only talent interests me in paintings and books. Not general ideas, but the individual contribution.

Writing is no dying art form in America because most published writers here accept the wisdom and the necessity of encouraging the talent that follows in their footsteps.

Whate'er the talents, or howe'er designed, We hang one jingling padlock on the mind.

Though talent is wonderful, dance is 80% work and 20% talent.

The healthiest companies are always characterized by organic talent development.

Human beings have a demonstrated talent for self-deception when their emotions are stirred.

I have always had a talent for irritating women since I was fourteen.

I had this talent for these stupid little teenage songs. I just couldn't get anyone to sing my songs, so I had to sing my own tunes.

I'm very fond of the Talent series, and also the Crystal Singer trio.

If this world is going to be reached, I am convinced that it must be done by men and women of average talent.

It destroys the soul to hear that you're all hype, that you have no talent, and that your whole career has been contrived.

My holy of holies is the human body, health, intelligence, talent, inspiration, love, and absolute freedom--freedom from violence and falsehood, no matter how the last two manifest themselves.

Brevity - the sister of talent.

The yellow Indians do have a meagre talent. The Negroes are far below them, and at the lowest point are a part of the American people.

My father taught me that the easiest thing to do was to quit. He'd say, 'It doesn't take any talent to do that.'

As a young man God blessed me with a special talent to throw a football.