Quotes About Gifted

As a bird with beautiful feathers is the target of hunters, so the gifted are targets of the envious.

I have friends who died being successful bohemians. Today, I see people my age who are gifted but who insisted on staying in this group, and it's beaten them so bad. They have to spend so much time on ego maintenance, they can't get any work done. They'd be very happy to sell out, but there are no buyers, and that hurts.

The greatest danger of being gifted, is that you may never learn how to make an effort.

Gifted children often struggle to make attachments

Writers are born, not created.

I was given talent, and if you are given it, it is your obligation to use it.

It is true that we shall not be able to reach perfection, but in our struggle toward it we shall strengthen our characters and give stability to our ideas, so that, whilst ever advancing calmly in the same direction, we shall be rendered capable of applying the faculties with which we have been gifted to the best possible account.

It is said that there comes a point in every mathematics student's education when he hears himself saying to the teacher, "I think I understand"-- and that's the point at which he has hit a wall. Making sure that all gifted students hit their own personal walls is crucial for developing the empathy with the rest of the world. When they see their less lucky peers struggle academically, they need to be able to say "I know how it feels,"-- and be telling the truth.

I had to confront my fears and master my every demonic thought about inferiority, insecurity, or the fear of being black, young, and gifted in this Western culture.

As prophetic song leaders, we should be aware that we are gifted to dispel whatever darkness is coming against our worship through our prophetic declaration. 

When a civilization does not support creativity it begins to falter. When it distrusts its gifted people, rather than encouraging them, a nation is at least in trouble.

A gifted man does not waste his life on women.

Doing your own thing is a generous act. Being gifted creates obligations, which means you owe the world your best effort at the work you love. You too are a natural resource.

I was gifted at birth with this talent, and I've tried to honor it all my life. And I did - through hell and storms and tsunamis and earthquakes. I've been through too much not to know that giving back is everything.

No, you're either born a writer, a storyteller, or you're not.

I'm one of the greatest storytellers ever.

I won some genetic lottery. I always happened to be strangely good at mathematics in my head. I just popped out weird.

Look, coaching is what I love, it's a passion of mine, a calling. I'm gifted to do it. The reason why is that I love helping young people reach their potential and become the best version of themselves, on and off the field.

I've always been talented, always been able to sing or remember a song after hearing it one time.

The Ghigua who was the most fleet of foot stroked her legs and gifted

You see, people don't really get that Oklahoma seems to breed talent. Sure, a bunch of it leaves. But still. Talent. It's a serious mistake to underestimate any Okie.

Yes, sir. The mathematician Archimedes is related to have discovered the principle of displacement quite suddenly one morning, while in his bath.' 'Well, there you are. And I don't suppose he was such a devil of a chap. Compared with you, I mean.' 'A gifted man, I believe, sir. It has been a matter of general regret that he was subsequently killed by a common soldier.' 'Too bad. Still, all flesh is as grass, what?

One can learn anything, anything at all, I thought, if provided by a gifted and passionate teacher.

It talked about the isolation felt by gifted young people whose social skills could not keep up with their intellects and who were often ostracized.