#talent

Nothing is so sexy in a man as talent. ↗

— Joan Plowright

#nothing #sexy #talent

My talent is such that no undertaking, however vast in size... has ever surpassed my courage. ↗

— Peter Paul Rubens

#ever #however #size #such #surpassed

No one can arrive from being talented alone, work transforms talent into genius. ↗

— Anna Pavlova

#arrive #being #genius #into #talent

Consequently the student who is devoid of talent will derive no more profit from this work than barren soil from a treatise on agriculture. ↗

— Quintilian

#barren #consequently #derive #devoid #more

One of my pet peeves is that sometimes the talents of my band get overlooked because, and it was the same problem that Frank Zappa had, with a lot of groups that use humor, people don't realize there's a lot of craft behind the comedy. ↗

— Al Yankovic

#because #behind #comedy #craft #frank

Her father sat her down and spoke to her with great seriousness. "You are not a witch, Katerina. There is magic in the world, and some of it is wholesome, and some of it is not, but it is a thing that is in the blood, and it is not in yours. "The foolish will always treat you badly, because they think you are not beautiful," he said, and she knew this was true. Plain Kate. She was a plain as a stick and thin as a stick and flat as a stick. Her nose was too long and her brows too strong. Her father kissed her twice, once above each brow. "We cannot help what fools think. But understand, it is your skill with a blade that draws this talk. If you want to give up your carving, you have my blessing." "I will never give it up," she answered. ↗

— Erin Bow

#appearence #daughter #determination #father #looks

Beauty is a God-given talent that we should all conserve. ↗

— Moffat Machingura

#conserve #god-given #god-given-gift #talent #beauty

How could I explain why I'd acted that way? How could I explain how scary it was, to find out that I needed her so much? Was I supposed to tell her how she'd changed everything? Like how U hadn't even realized how bad I felt until she'd made it better, just by looking at me. Like how I thought she was awesome, bad-ass ninja, and what I hated was the fact that I knew I couldn't protect her, when that's all I wanted to do. How could I explain, without sounding like a complete asshole, that I was so afraid of losing her I pushed her away? I couldn't. ↗

— Susan Bischoff

#chronicles #curfew #heroes #susan #sweet

Your talent and giftedness as a leader have the potential to take you farther than your character can sustain you. That ought to scare you. ↗

— Andy Stanley

#leadership #talent #leadership

Be careful what you get good at doin', cuz you'll be doin' it for the rest of your life. ↗

— Gabrielle Hamilton

#talent #education