#talent

He had a wonderful talent for packing thought close, and rendering it portable. ↗

— Thomas B. Macaulay

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Whenever a youth is ascertained to possess talents meriting an education which his parents cannot afford, he should be carried forward at the public expense. ↗

— James Madison

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Does anybody really think that they didn't get what they had because they didn't have the talent or the strength or the endurance or the commitment? ↗

— Nelson Mandela

#anybody #because #commitment #does #endurance

I also used to work in the Catskill Mountains as a bus boy, and I performed in talent shows. ↗

— Barry Mann

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Timing and arrogance are decisive factors in the successful use of talent. ↗

— Marya Mannes

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Sure, the home-field is an advantage - but so is having a lot of talent. ↗

— Dan Marino

#having #lot #sure #talent

Jazz is not the kind of music you are going to learn to play in three or four years or that you can just get because you have some talent for music. ↗

— Wynton Marsalis

#four #get #going #jazz #just

To busy oneself with what is futile when one can do something useful, to attend to what is simple when one has the mettle to attempt what is difficult, is to strip talent of its dignity. ↗

— Jose Marti

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There are so many people, deaf or otherwise abled, who are so talented but overlooked or not given a chance to even get their foot in the door. ↗

— Marlee Matlin

#deaf #door #even #foot #get

I'm very fond of the Talent series, and also the Crystal Singer trio. ↗

— Anne McCaffrey

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