Quotes About Talent

He did have his beliefs, chiefly in his own genius.

The master painter makes art with any brush.

I believe you can only be lucky if you start out being very good

There have been only two geniuses in the world. Willie Mays and Willie Shakespeare.

There have only been two geniuses in the world — Willie Mays and Willie Shakespeare.

Det var nye divaer som entret scenen nå: den gnistrende Callas fra Amerika, den majestetiske Joan Sutherland fra Australia, i tillegg til den forbløffende Kiri te Kanawa fra New Zealand, som akkurat hadde utgitt sin første plate etter et engasjement ved London Opera Center.

don't you ever be forgettin' that this gift you have is for the glory of the Giver, not for the one gifted.

Originalmente, para alguien de tan escaso talento y capacidad como yo, quizás habría sido una osadía tratar de ganarme el sustento como escritor. Si la tragedia me impidiera vivir y me dejara sin aliento, no habría nada más que hacer. Sin embargo, mientras me quede algo de vida, obviamente quiero dedicar a ello todas mis fuerzas.

I wanted to tell her that being loved is a talent too, that it takes as much guts and as much work as loving; that some people, for whatever reason, never learn the knack

Plenty of people have told me—and several of them even meant it as a compliment—that I have a God-given talent for fucking with people's minds; and what you can do to strangers is nothing compared to what you can do to your very own family.

I'm not sure what exactly I did for those two years. A lot of the time, I think, nothing. I know this is one of the unthinkable taboos of our society, but I had discovered in myself a talent for a wonderful, unrepentant laziness, the kind most people never know after childhood.

wanted to tell her that being loved is a talent too, that it takes as much guts and as much work as loving; that some people, for whatever reason, never learn the knack.

loneliness can fly a helicopter through a cut-out shape of a helicopter the same size as the helicopter and that's it's only skill and it isn't good enough but it's still amazing.

and that's its only skill and it isn't good enough but it's still amazing

I would love to work with Anthony Hopkins I would love to work with Meryl Streep I would love to work with DeNiro I would love to work with Johnny Depp I'd love to work with Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow... I think she's amazing.

I've been doing a lot of drama, but I feel like comedy is my strength.

It's really hard for actors to cross over and get any respect as a singer, and if I could just keep it separate and not use my music in movies, it's cool.

Alison Lohman is an amazing actress. I was so proud to work with her.

It could be fun to sing with Prince or Michael Jackson. Justin Timberlake has an amazing new sound now.

Je le sais désormais, en tant que lecteur, il faut faire confiance à l'auteur, au poète. Ils savent comment s'y prendre pour nous extirper de notre vie ordinaire et nous envoyer tanguer dans un autre monde dont nous n'avions même pas soupçonné l'existence. C'est ce que font les auteurs de talent. C'est ce que me fit M. Baudelaire.

Nå vet jeg at som leser må man ha tillit til forfatterne, til dikterne. De vet hvordan de skal gå frem for å rykke oss opp fra vårt vanlige liv og sende oss gyngende over i en annen verden vi ikke engang ante eksisterte. Det er det talentfulle forfattere gjør.

I told her once I wasn't good at anything. She ran her thumb over my lips raw from kissing her and said survival was a talent.

I really believe you can predict when someone has a great attitude, a real well of talent.

I've always kind of had an interest in the drums but nothing else. The drums are the only thing I feel I would be good at, because I'm a very physical person. I've always played sports and stuff. Drums would give me something to do.