#lent

Tact is one of the first mental virtues, the absence of it is fatal to the best talent. ↗

— William Gilmore Simms

#best #fatal #first #mental #tact

It seems that in Baltimore, one of the most violent cities in America, jurors are far more reluctant to convict criminal defendants than in the suburban enclaves that ring the city. ↗

— David Simon

#baltimore #cities #city #convict #criminal

I am confident and I work so hard to be confident. If I wasn't talented, then I wouldn't be as confident. ↗

— Christian Siriano

#confident #hard #i #i am #talented

I enjoyed being a teammate of Deion Sanders. He brings different elements to the game that many people would not even realize, and to watch and witness a superior talent like him and watch him prepare and train, and study the game is truly amazing. ↗

— Emmitt Smith

#being #brings #different #different elements #elements

One thing I can say about the Dallas Cowboys: They have always had talent around them. They have been one of the most talented football teams in all of football. ↗

— Emmitt Smith

#always #around #been #cowboys #dallas

Everybody's got one killer story. It doesn't take talent to tell that story, it just takes experience. ↗

— Kevin Smith

#experience #got #just #killer #story

The first thing you need to know, in order to establish some perspective and avoid panic, is that the violent government excesses we're seeing today are far from unprecedented. ↗

— L. Neil Smith

#establish #excesses #far #first #first thing

It was such a turning point to find that I had a talent and I had something to contribute, somewhere. ↗

— Gwen Stefani

#find #had #i #point #something

Sleep is an excellent way of listening to an opera. ↗

— James Stephens

#listening #opera #sleep #way

Talent was not rare; the ability to survive having it was. ↗

— Neal Stephenson

#having #rare #survive #talent #to survive