#talent

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

— Gwen Stefani

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I wouldn't even begin to presume that the talent of an able actor is anything like the talents of a prodigious musician. ↗

— Juliet Stevenson

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You have a little bit of talent, a certain amount of good fortune and a lot of hard work in pursuit of whatever truth you can find in it, and if you are really lucky, a terrific partner and I have that and those four things worked out for me. ↗

— Donald Sutherland

#bit #certain #find #fortune #four

But I don't think I have any particular talent for prediction, because when you have three or four elements in hand, you don't have to be a genius to reach certain conclusions. ↗

— Antonio Tabucchi

#because #certain #conclusions #elements #four

When I came to the CIA in the mid-'90s, our graduating class of case officers was unbelievably low. Now, after years of rebuilding, our training programs and putting our best efforts to recruit the most talented men and women, we are graduating more clandestine officers than at any time in the history of the Central Intelligence Agency. ↗

— George Tenet

#agency #any #best #came #case

Dali is like a man who hesitates between talent and genius, or, as one might once have said, between vice and virtue. ↗

— Andre Breton

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Never confuse the size of your paycheck with the size of your talent. ↗

— Marlon Brando

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I won't mention names, but in my career, the most talented people invariably are the easiest and nicest to get along with. ↗

— James Caan

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In order to acquire a growing and lasting respect in society, it is a good thing, if you possess great talent, to give, early in your youth, a very hard kick to the right shin of the society that you love. After that, be a snob. ↗

— Salvador Dali

#a good thing #acquire #after #early #give

It's not the act of arrogance to draw, it's humbling - you must use your God-given talent. And of all the people I sketch, in most cases I feel I have to measure up to the subject. ↗

— LeRoy Neiman

#arrogance #cases #draw #feel #god-given