Quotes About Talent

I am jealous of those who think more deeply, who write better, who draw better, who ski better, who look better, who live better, who love better than I.

Dying Is an art, like everything else. I do it exceptionally well. I do it so it feels like hell. I do it so it feels real. I guess you could say I've a call. It's easy enough to do it in a cell. It's easy enough to do it and stay put. It's the theatrical

I would rather be a mediocre writer than a bad actress.

morrer é uma arte, como tudo o mais. nisso sou excepcional. desse jeito faço parecer infernal. desse jeito faço parecer real. vão dizer que tenho vocação

The only thing I was good at was winning scholarships and prizes, and that era was coming to an end

It's always difficult when people compare me unfavorably with other contemporary writers. It's much easier when they use examples from earlier eras of fiction. Because then I can say, Well, I may not be talented, but at least I'm not DEAD.

Kim bilir, sanat simsar? olarak tan?d???m?z bütün o zeki ve ince zevkli adamlarda, kendini ressam ya da sanatç? olarak adland?rmaya yetecek kadar kibir yoktu belki de, yapt?klar? için bir teÅŸekkürün bile çok görüldüÄŸü eÄŸitmenlerdi onlar yaln?zca.

He has artistry, he repeated. Because that's what it takes to blow things up. And cook his arm.

You'll see. I'm as good as any boy. I'm better. - Kel

Assule went on and on about the civilization that had been here first. It could have been very interesting if he hadn't managed to make it so boring. I don't know how he did it, actually. Some latent talent for sending everyone droad, I suppose.

Belief is not a required component of ability.

You could become internationally famous - you're Gemini, and according to antique authority have a literary talent, which of course your letters prove.

Why, man alive, Laura! Just look about you a little. What do you see? A world full of common people! All of 'em born and all of em' going to die! Which of them has one-tenth of your good points! Or mine! Or anyone else's, as far as that goes - gosh! Everybody excels in some one thing. Some in many!

Young, gifted, and destitute...

What's talent but the ability to get away with something?

I used to think no one should go into show biz, but now I feel differently. I now feel like it's a great career. If you can do it and make money at it and still not be so famous that you can have a normal life - then I think it's a great career.

If you want to achieve things in life, you've just got to do them, and if you're talented and smart, you'll succeed.

Sì. Anton used to paint when he was younger.

I know guys aren't supposed to cry, but I cried a bunch that night. And I guess that's when I decided being good at something didn't mean you had to do it. Just 'cause something's easy doesn't make it right.

I would be a fool to deny my own abilities.

Some people should be paid not to write another novel.

I don't want to be famous as a movie star and have the whole world love me, I want to be a creative actress.

En la vida, además de talento, hay que tener fortuna. Y la fortuna hay que perseguirla, no cae del cielo... Tú mismo me lo has dicho muchas veces.

Notable talents are not necessarily connected with discretion.