We don't choose our talents; but we needn't hide them in a napkin because they are not just what we want.
So what exactly are the rewards of resentment. It is always a relief to know that the reason we have failed in life is not because we lack the talent, energy, or determination to succeed, but because of a factor that is beyond our control and that has loaded the dice decisively against us.
Dealing with corruption and staying calm is a talent most of us in India have mastered and learnt to live with.
Over the years I have found one of my best strengths is my ability to recognise talent and trust them.
A third. . . candidate for Shakespearean authorship was Christopher Marlowe. He was the right age (just two months older than Shakespeare), had the requisite talent, and would certainly have had ample leisure after 1593, assuming he wasn't too dead to work.
Along with the talent, you also need direction.
The government consists of a gang of men exactly like you and me. They have, taking one with another, no special talent for the business of government; they have only a talent for getting and holding office. Their principal device to that end is to search out groups who pant and pine for something they can't get and to promise to give it to them. Nine times out of ten that promise is worth nothing. The tenth time is made good by looting A to satisfy B. In other words, government is a broker in pillage, and every election is sort of an advance auction sale of stolen goods.
My delusion outweighs my talent by far and it always will, because if it doesn't, then there's no point in living.
And whether you're drawn to gospel music or church music or honky-tonk music, it informs your character and it informs your talent.
What I lack in talent, I compensate with my willingness to grind it out.
Talent is cheap; dedication is expensive. It will cost you your life.
Instead of thinking about talent as something that you acquire, talent should be thought of as something that you develop.
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.
Talent is nothing but long impatience.
Nobility of birth is like a cipher; it has no power in itself, like wealth or talent; but, it tells with all the power of a cipher when added to either of the other two.
Having no talent is no longer enough.
Rock music is predictable, unless theres great talent involved.
Talent deserves to be honored. Hands deserve to be slapped if you do something stupid as well, but don't take it too far.
It is a lack of commitment, not a lack of talent, that damns you to mediocrity.
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 talents.