#talents

Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents, which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant. ↗

— Horace

#circumstances #dormant #effect #lain #prosperous

Since ancient times, people from throughout Asia have brought to Japan their talents, knowledge and energy, helping to lay the basis for Japan's existence as a country. ↗

— Daisaku Ikeda

#ancient times #asia #basis #brought #country

In the time one is given, the steward must make the most of the talents one is given by the Lord. ↗

— Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

#lord #make #most #must #steward

But only if I believe that my directing talents will improve the material I'd be working on. I want to make sure I don't sacrifice beautiful material on the altar of my direction. ↗

— Andre Braugher

#beautiful #believe #directing #direction #i

One of my greatest talents is recognizing talent in others and giving them the forum to shine. ↗

— Tory Burch

#giving #greatest #others #recognizing #shine

When the leaders choose to make themselves bidders at an auction of popularity, their talents, in the construction of the state, will be of no service. They will become flatterers instead of legislators; the instruments, not the guides, of the people. ↗

— Edmund Burke

#become #choose #construction #flatterers #guides

The greatest evil which fortune can inflict on men is to endow them with small talents and great ambition. ↗

— Luc de Clapiers

#endow #evil #fortune #great #greatest

I was the kind of kid that had some talents or ability, but it never came out in school. ↗

— Francis Ford Coppola

#came #had #i #kid #kind

I wrote the Brotherhood song for no money out of my deep feelings about humanity, and because I was flattered that whatever talents I had, had been recognized. ↗

— Tom Glazer

#because #been #brotherhood #deep #feelings

No man can discover his own talents. ↗

— Brendan Francis

#his #man #own #talents