#talent

The buried talent is the sunken rock on which most lives strike and founder. ↗

— Frederick William Faber

#founder #lives #most #rock #strike

If I have any talent at all it's from God, and my mom, who was on Capitol Records also. ↗

— Garth Brooks

#any #capitol #god #i #mom

Every human being has hundreds of separate people living under his skin. The talent of a writer is his ability to give them their separate names, identities, personalities and have them relate to other characters living with him. ↗

— Mel Brooks

#being #characters #every #give #him

I, most talented players don't always succeed. Some don't even make the team. It's more what's inside. ↗

— Brett Favre

#even #i #inside #make #more

Obviously talent gets you to a certain point, but it's what you do with it, how you handle. ↗

— Brett Favre

#certain point #gets #handle #how #obviously

I'll always be there because I'm a skilled professional actor. Whether or not I've any talent is beside the point. ↗

— Michael Caine

#always #any #because #beside #i

The standing ovation threw me... to be held in such regard in a town so full of talent is quite something. ↗

— Michael Caine

#held #me #ovation #quite #regard

My father loved baseball and he cultivated my talent. I don't think he ever had any doubt in his mind that I would play professional baseball someday. ↗

— Bob Feller

#baseball #cultivated #doubt #ever #father

People who are unable to motivate themselves must be content with mediocrity, no matter how impressive their other talents. ↗

— Andrew Carnegie

#how #impressive #matter #mediocrity #motivate

I used to believe, like many people who come from poor backgrounds, that it gave me an edge, but I think that's just something we have to tell ourselves to get by sometimes. I don't believe that anymore. Children of privilege can be just as talented and clever as anybody else. ↗

— Craig Ferguson

#anymore #backgrounds #believe #children #clever