#tale

Life is as tedious as twice-told tale, vexing the dull ear of a drowsy man. ↗

O God, O God, how weary, stale, flat, and unprofitable seem to me all the uses of this world! ↗

An absolutely necessary part of a writer's equipment, almost as necessary as talent, is the ability to stand up under punishment, both the punishment the world hands out and the punishment he inflicts upon himself. ↗

— Irwin Shaw

#absolutely #almost #both #equipment #hands

The ability to get ahead in an organization is simply another talent, like the ability to play chess, paint pictures, do coronary bypass operations or pick pockets. ↗

— Robert Shea

#ahead #another #bypass #chess #get

Racing has reached the point where it is pricing the young driver, no matter his talent, out of the game. ↗

— Caroll Shelby

#game #his #matter #out #point

You have to be there not for the fame and glory and recognition and being a page in a history book, but you have to be there because you believe your talent and ability can be applied effectively to operation of the spacecraft. ↗

— Alan Shepard

#applied #because #being #believe #book

You may not have any extra talent, but maybe you are just paying more attention to what you are doing. ↗

— Alan Shepard

#attention #doing #extra #just #may

If you've got talent, stick with it... because talent wins out, without a doubt. ↗

— Bobby Sherman

#doubt #got #out #stick #talent

And whether you're drawn to gospel music or church music or honky-tonk music, it informs your character and it informs your talent. ↗

— Bruce Springsteen

#church #drawn #gospel #gospel music #informs

Again, talent is the real import of being in the business. ↗