Quotes About Talent

Degrade first the arts if you'd mankind degrade, Hire idiots to paint with cold light and hot shade.

Throughout my lifetime I've left pieces of my heart here and there. And now, there's almost barely enough to stay alive. But I force a smile, knowing that my ambition far exceeded my talent.

Don't sell yourself short because without that you can't go far in life because after sports the only thing you know is sports and you can't do anything else with that.

People, remember this: no matter what your training, no matter what your skills, no matter what area you're in, you are your most important commodity. The most valuable gift you have to offer is you.

Hiring is everything. If you have terrific people the advertising business isn't that difficult.

I was called "Rembrandt" Hope in my boxing days, because I spent so much time on the canvas.

They gave me star treatment because I was making a lot of money. But I was just as good when I was poor.

Creativity is God's gift to you. What you do with it is your gift to God.

God's gift to you is more talent and ability than you will ever use in one lifetime. Your gift to God is to develop and utilize as much of that talent and ability as you can, in this lifetime.   Steve Bow

Talent is a pursued interest. Anything that you're willing to practice, you can do.

I started painting as a hobby when I was little. I didn't know I had any talent. I believe talent is just a pursued interest. Anybody can do what I do.

I always loved music. You know, my parents said I started singing when I was 4, in the car.

Remember, Ginger Rogers did everything Fred Astaire did, but she did it backwards and in high heels.

I've never won an award for anything, and I think it's weird. I mean, that's really cool but it's strange to think you could get an award for acting. I always thought that was strange.

He was simply the most intelligent football player I ever saw. If I had one player to choose, out of all of them, to save my life, he'd be the one.

I consider myself to be a genius who happens to play chess.

Genius. It's a word. What does it really mean? If I win I'm a genius. If I don't, I'm not.

We're going to have more kids playing, and we're going to have a better chance of finding those players Minor sports in a community is for fun and recreation. For everyone.

Talent is not rare. What's rare is the devotion and stamina to keep writing, and the ability to build on the successes that your work already displays.

Playing guitar was one of my childhood hobbies, and I had played a little at school and at camp. My parents would drag me out to perform for my family, like all parents do, but it was a hobby - nothing more.

I'm really not for famous people who design a line for a company, when you know it's not really them creating it but a team of designers, especially when there are so many talented people who've taken the time to go and study fashion.

The world cares very little about what a man or woman knows; it is what a man or woman is able to do that counts.

What a shot! Now tell me Zurov wastes his time making holes in five-kopeck pieces! From forty paces straight into the back of the head, and you have to take the poor light into account.

Men, like musical instruments, seem made to be played upon.