#talent

That so unlikely an outcome should accrue to a man possessed of such limited talent and so many flaws, and one lacking in a sense of ethics and decency was one of the bitter ironies of history. ↗

— William Thomas Green Morton

#decency #ethics #flaws #history #ironies

Then it was that Jo, living in the darkened room, with that suffering little sister always before her eyes and that pathetic voice sounding in her ears, learned to see the beauty and the sweetness of Beth's nature, to feel how deep and tender a place she filled in all hearts, and to acknowledge the worth of Beth's unselfish ambition to live for others, and make home happy by that exercise of those simple virtues which all may possess, and which all should love and value more than talent, wealth, or beauty. ↗

— Louisa May Alcott

#talent #values #virtue #wealth #beauty

They would come down in Mississippi, they hired me as a talent scout. And I would go all over Mississippi, Alabama, Texas, and find out different artists for them. ↗

— Ike Turner

#artists #come #different #down #find

I told her once I wasn’t good at anything. She told me survival is a talent. ↗

— Susanna Kaysen

#survival #susanna-kaysen #talent #talent

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. ↗