Quotes About Talent

Walter Benjamin writes: The talent of a good writer is to make use of his style to supply his thought with a spectacle of the kind provided by a well-trained body. He never says more than he has thought. Hence, his writing redounds not. . . to his own benefit, but solely to the benefit of what he wants to say.

Maybe you can make art out of unredeemed pain, but only if you're a genius -- Dostoyevsky perhaps.

Defensive, defensive, defensive. And you can imagine the tone of voice she had throughout our meeting: sharp, dismissive, and filled with anger that she was not being recognized for her talent and expertise.

Amateur and expert, master and novice, what are these words to Creativity? It loves them all.

What is made from the heart is a masterpiece.

Writing is really just a matter of writing a lot, writing consistently and having faith that you'll continue to get better and better. Sometimes, people think that if they don't display great talent and have some success right away, they won't succeed. But writing is about struggling through and learning and finding out what it is about writing itself that you really love.

Just because you're not famous, doesn't mean you're not good.

I've seen the greatest actors in the world, transcendent talents, who can't find a home.

Everyone has a talent, and gifts shouldn't be judged by their glory factor

When you talk about a great actor, you're not talking about Tom Cruise.

Isabel is a very talented photographer," she says. "Indeed, I am! I like to take photographs of babies nestling in oversized teacups." I spear a pea with my fork and hold it up. "Or sometimes I dress them in little green pea costumes and arrange them as if they're peering out of gigantic pods.

Rufus Wainwright's cover of "Hallelujah

I've aways been good at picking up certain things, like sports and dancing.

My parents couldn't handle my energy so they enrolled me in every sport the school was offering. I didn't resent it because I loved sports and picked them up easily.

The seventh gift is Talent. May you discover your own special abilities and contribute them toward a better world.

Talent hits a target no one else can hit. Genius hits a target no one else can see. —Arthur Schopenhauer

The main thing to do is relax and let your talent do the work.

If God's so good, why didn't he give you a jump shot?

intelligence and quick-wittedness have nothing to do with a talent for being loved, or being kind, nothing at all, less than nothing.

At least with pets, and for all I know , people too, intelligence and quick-wittiness have nothing to do with a talent for being loved, or being kind, nothing at all, less than nothing.

At least with pets, and for all I know, people too, intelligence and quick-wittedness have nothing to do with a talent for being loved, or being kind, nothing at all, less than nothing.

think how the world would've turned out if Hitler had gotten into art school, thought Lucien.

Just think how the world would've turned out if Hitler had gotten into art school, thought Lucien.

And if it was a project, would it be a chance to show his talent?