Quotes About Talent

God, it's gorgeous when you do that," he said, his voice choked. "Do what?" Mackey asked, not able to stop staring at him. "Pull music out of the air," Grant

There was a lot of heart here, and a lot of joy of the game, but not a smidge of talent anywhere. And someone had wet their pants.

He could play for a million people who would all walk away thinking, 'That's the sound of God crying,' and it would make their hearts better." He didn't realize he was so close to crying until his voice cracked.

You don't have to be half-naked to be successful. Just be talented.

I also think if you're an actor and you can improvise, when you go on an audition and you can improvise you're just a genius. If you can, you know, take a Tide commercial and you can just say one funny line that's not in the commercial they think you're a genius.

He was like Tennessee Williams, shooting three bull's-eyes in a row, all with his blind eye.

Some men,' they said, `are born princes, and some raise themselves by their talents to be kings among men.

I know I'm talented, but I wasn't put here to sing. I was put here to be a wife and a mom and look after my family. I love what I do, but it's not where it begins and ends.

I always wrote poetry and stuff like that, so putting songs together wasn't that spectacular.

The clear implication is that perfect pitch, far from being a gift bestowed upon only a lucky few, is an ability that pretty much anyone can develop with the right exposure and training. The study has completely rewritten our understanding of perfect pitch.

In short, perfect pitch is not the gift, but, rather, the ability to develop perfect pitch is the gift

Most importantly, it is a gift that every one of us is born with and can, with the right approach, take advantage of.

The need to express oneself in writing springs from a mal-adjustment to life, or from an inner conflict which the adolescent (or the grown man) cannot resolve in action. Those to whom action comes as easily as breathing rarely feel the need to break loose from the real, to rise above, and describe it... I do not mean that it is enough to be maladjusted to become a great writer, but writing is, for some, a method of resolving a conflict, provided they have the necessary talent.

I know there are few children in the world who could have seen that ball, let alone hit it. But I take no pride in my reflexes, and I get no credit. It's what I'm supposed to do. Every hit is expected, every miss a crisis.

we must all care for one another—this is our task in life. But also we must care for ourselves, which means we must be careful in our decisions, careful in our relationships, careful in our statements. We must manage our lives carefully, in order to avoid becoming victims. I feel as if he's speaking directly to me, as if he's aware that I've been careless with my talent and my health.

Dali is like a man who hesitates between talent and genius, or, as one might once have said, between vice and virtue.

People who are unable to motivate themselves must be content with mediocrity, no matter how impressive their other talents.

Tools amplify your talent. The better your tools, and the better you know how to use them, the more productive you can be.

To be in the All-Star Weekend is something that's special.

During the week, I'm a normal kid, and then on the weekends, I go out and perform to thousands of people.

I started off as a juggler. I used to do a half-hour show on the weekends to make money as a kid. Then I went to Cleveland, Ohio in 1983 to the international jugglers competition junior division and came second. So that was my first job, being a juggler.

By the time I was 17, I was in a band, writing songs and playing solo piano at weekends, in pubs or at weddings.

I don't have that drive to be in this field, climbing up, doing bit parts in movies to make a big movie. But I'm lucky I get to also do acting - it's fun. I should probably just take an acting class on the weekends - that would be enough for me.

When I was about six, I saw my elder siblings play chess and pestered my mother into teaching me. Very soon, I was beating everyone at home, and they thought it would be good to join a club. So my sister would take me to the Tal chess club on Thursdays and weekends.