#talent

I couldn't help but to think back to my classmates at Thomas Jefferson High School in San Antonio. They had the same talent, the same brains, the same dreams as the folks we sat with at Stanford and Harvard. I realized the difference wasn't one of intelligence or drive. The difference was opportunity. ↗

— Julian Castro

#back #brains #classmates #difference #dreams

All the intelligence and talent in the world can't make a singer. The voice is a wild thing. It can't be bred in captivity. It is a sport, like the silver fox. It happens. ↗

— Willa Cather

#captivity #fox #happens #intelligence #like

Talented people are written off once they hit their 50s and 60s, and the saddest thing is, we just get better as we get older. ↗

— Kim Cattrall

#get #hit #just #off #older

There is nothing new in art except talent. ↗

— Anton Chekhov

#except #new #nothing #nothing new #talent

We have the insight and the tools to identify and bring to fruition the dormant talent that our artists possess. Favored Nations will be branded as the home base for inspired musical talent. ↗

— Steve Vai

#base #branded #bring #dormant #favored

Ah, well, I have no talent for nonfiction, that's my problem. ↗

— Jonathan Coe

#i #nonfiction #problem #talent #well

I'm a huge Freddie Mercury fan. I think he was the end-all. I love his lack of inhibition, his talent, the chances he took. He made mistakes on his records, and he didn't care. ↗

— Harry Connick, Jr.

#chances #end-all #fan #freddie #freddie mercury

I don't think there's any such thing as teaching people photography, other than influencing them a little. People have to be their own learners. They have to have a certain talent. ↗

— Imogen Cunningham

#certain #i #influencing #learners #little

I believe that I often bring out the best in somebody's talents. ↗

— David Bowie

#best #bring #i #i believe #i believe that

I started Michael years ago. I saw him in Gary, Indiana, and we'd have him on the talent shows. He kind of emulated me, and did the best he could. ↗

— James Brown

#best #could #did #gary #him