T Quotes
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“Talent is the capacity of doing anything that depends on application and industry and it is a voluntary power, while genius is involuntary.”
“Talent is the capacity to direct concentrated attention upon the subject: "the gift of seeing what others have not seen.”
“Talent is the discipline, commitment, and willpower to practice/train/study often, long, and hard. Discover your passion and pay the price.”
“Talent is the gift plus the passion - a desire to succeed so intense that no force on earth can stop it.”
“Talent is the multiplier. The more energy and attention you invest in it, the greater the yield. The time you spend with your best is, quite simply, your most productive time.”
Source: First, Break All the Rules: What the World's Greatest Managers Do Differently
“Talent is the No. 1 priority for a CEO. You think it's about vision and strategy, but you have to get the right people first.”
“Talent is to actors what luck is to card players. Its not really anything; its just a fictitious word that people have created and labeled things. Talent is like, you know, I never really believed in talent, I believed in drive and determination and preparation, but talent is sort of like luck.”
“Talent is truth on display.”
“Talent is what drives technology companies.”
“Talent is what drives this world ... Doesn’t matter how many satellites you f---ing stick in the air.”
“Talent is what you possess; genius is what possesses you.”
“Talent isn't as important as the work and dedication necessary to become competent.”
“Talent isn't enough. You need motivation-and persistence, too: what Steinbeck called a blend of faith and arrogance. When you're young, plain old poverty can be enough, along with an insatiable hunger for recognition. You have to have that feeling of "I'll show them." If you don't have it, don't become a writer.”
“Talent isn't really enough to make it in any world. If you're trying to be a superstar, or at the highest rate of fame, you have to have personality too. You have to be a well-rounded person. It takes way more than talent nowadays.”
“Talent jest daremny, jeśli angażuje się w służbie samego siebie, bez innego celu niż zyskanie uznania, podziwu czy poklasku. Prawdziwy talent musi przekazywać wartości, które go przerastają i które dodają mu skrzydeł. Jeśli mogłem być pewnego wieczoru obiorcą objawienia, miałem, we własnym mniemaniu, prawo zabrać głos. Drżę na myśl, że moje zwierzenia zostaną opacznie zrozumiane... Nie, nie mam się ani za proroka, ani za człowieka natchnionego. (...) Jednak, na wzór innych, nie oszukuję: żyję i piszę, czerpiąc z jednego źródła, swojej duszy. To właśnie ona widziała światło - i widzi je nadal, także przez najczarniejsze ciemności.”
“Talent jogs to conclusions to which Genius takes giant leaps.”
Source: Lectures on Subjects Connected with Literature and Life
“Talent Katerina is a dangerous thing”
“Talent like Michael's is rare. I feel so privileged to have known him and so look forward to honouring his memory in what is going to be the biggest and only tribute to this great showman.”
“Talent matters. Systems matter. Strategies matter. We can't just bring nice people together and think we're going to solve the world's problems.”
“Talent may be in time forgiven, but genius never”
“Talent may get someone off the starting blocks faster, but without a sense of direction or a goal to strive for, it won't count for much”
Source: Art & Fear: Observations on the Perils (and Rewards) of Artmaking
“Talent mobility is as soft as “values” that you pass on while upbringing your child. It is very hard to pass on the values when the child grows up.”
Source: HR Mastermind
“Talent mobility is not a piece of furniture that you can buy from the market and put in your living room.”
Source: HR Mastermind
“Talent must be a fanatical mistress. She's beautiful; when you're with her, people watch you, they notice. But she bangs on your door at odd hours, and she disappears for long stretches, and she has no patience for the rest of your existence; your wife, your children, your friends. She is the most thrilling evening of your week, but some day she will leave you for good. One night, after she's been gone for years, you will see her on the arm of a younger man, and she will pretend not to recognize you.”
Source: City of Thieves: A Novel
“Talent never guarantees the success, its the art of success which can leads you to the sky”
“Talent on its own sat gracefully only on the very young. After a certain age it was what you did with it that counted.”
“Talent or intelligence doesn’t matter, Its your dreams that will decied how big a person you will become”
“Talent perceives differences; genius, unity.”
“TALENT PROVIDES HOPE FOR ACCOMPLISHMENT, BUT PERSEVERANCE GUARANTEES IT.”
Source: Maxwell 2-in-1 Becoming a Person of Influence & Talent Is Never Enough
“Talent renders the whole idea of rehearsal meaningless; when you find something at which you are talented, you do it (whatever it is) until your fingers bleed or your eyes are ready to fall out of your head. Even when no one is listening (or reading or watching), every outing is a bravura performance, because you as the creator are happy. Perhaps even ecstatic.”
Source: On Writing
“Talent seduces us into interpretation. My sister could draw wonderfully, but she would never have hit upon the idea of becoming a painter. I never had that extreme talent.”
“Talent sets the floor, character sets the ceiling”
“Talent should minister to genius.”
Source: The Agamemnon of Aeschylus, La Saisiaz, Etc.
“Talent shuffles the deck. Genius brings a new deck.”
“Talent silences your competition; genius deafens them.”
“Talent & Skills are useless & won’t get you anywhere, without lot of practice, commitment & prioritization”
“Talent sourcing is a relationship business.”
Source: HR Mastermind
“Talent talks; genius does.”
Source: Straw for the Fire: From the Notebooks of Theodore Roethke
“Talent today is more aware, assertive and empowered than ever before, which makes it respond better to coaching and facilitation as opposed to direction and control. And organization cultures are changing to reflect this need by dialing down entitlements, privileges and distinctions associated with rank. This is an age which puts a premium on democracy and respect over authority and seniority”
Source: The Future Ready Organization: How Dynamic Capability Management Is Reshaping the Modern Workplace
“Talent warms-up the given (as they say in cookery) and makes it apparent; genius brings something new. But our time lets talent pass for genius. They want to abolish the genius, deify the genius, and let talent forge ahead.”
“Talent was not rare; the ability to survive having it was.”
Source: The Baroque Cycle: Quicksilver, The Confusion, and The System of the World
“Talent wears well, genius wears itself out; talent drives a snug brougham in fact; genius, a sun-chariot in fancy.”
Source: Chandos: A Novel : in Two Volumes
“Talent will come out.”
“TALENT will go so far...but your GIFT will make room for you!!!”
“Talent will not always find its way but commitment will.”
“Talent will only take you so far, and it is your ability to feel the music and explore a movement that will bring you the greatest pleasure in dance.”
“Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships.”
Source: I can't accept not trying: Michael Jordan on the pursuit of excellence
“Talent without any action doesn't mean anything, and a life without finding what motivates us is less driven.”
“Talent without any action doesn't mean anything, and a life without motives is less driven.”
“Talent without craft is like fuel without an engine, it burns wildly but accomplishes nothing.”
Source: Story: Style, Structure, Substance, and the Principles of Screenwriting