Quotes About Talent

Okay, I'm lazy. But being lazy is a talent. Sometimes it takes an awful lot of work.

There is no such thing as unfortunate genius; if a man or woman is fit for work, God appoints the field.

Every person on the face of the earth has a gift. In some this reveals itself spontaneously, others have to work to find it.

Writing is grunt work - you need to have self-motivation, perseverance, and faith... talent is the smallest part of it.

I couldn't do anything. I'd work in a department store for a couple of weeks, but I couldn't hack it. I couldn't even type! I had no skills whatsoever outside of show business.

If you make the right choice in casting, your work is nearly done already. You don't have to spend a lot of time directing the actors, because they're so well suited to the parts.

I feel fortunate. I've really gotten to work with amazing talented people, and to learn from them, which is why I'm doing this. If I can work with the best director I'm going to do it.

Art is not in some far-off place. A work of Art is the expression of a man's whole personality, sensibility and ability

I have the desire to work as an actress, but I have no ambition to be a star.

I'm not a big fan of the class system, to be honest. It feels ugly to me. If you've got something to say and the work is good, it doesn't matter where you come from

At the level at which I work with people, their great talent is paired with great insecurity. Self-doubt is literally the twin of self-confidence. And I have to be there for both.

You achieve because you're lucky to work with people who are very talented.

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

Talent doesn't win. Hard work, determination, and character wins. If you root your talent and ability in those things, then you have a powerful combination.

I try not to have high expectations of people because it just sets you up for disappointment, but it's great to work with actors who are that talented and accomplished.

For a relative newcomer, it's obviously a dream to work with such a talented actress as Anna Paquin, who won an Oscar at 10, or something ridiculous like that. That's a dream.

Intelligence, adaptability and talent. And by talent I mean the capacity for hard work. Lots of girls come here with little but good looks. Beauty is a valuable asset, but it is not the whole cheese.

TALENT and WORK ETHIC, the most important and RARE combination.

Startup success is driven most by the product passion, quality, vision, team-work and persistence of the founding team and the talent that the team attracts.

Everything that is strong in me has gone into my art work.

And I always like to stress, it's not a quota, not a set-aside, it's not about race, it's about giving opportunities to demonstrate their abilities to do work with the Federal Government.

I've had enough success for two lifetimes, My success is talent put together with hard work and luck.

Some people are born with the necessary gift, and some work hard to build on the few gifts they have.

The fact that people who create are good workers tends to be lost.