“Messi is a natural born talent, that is not to say he doesn’t work hard, but you can’t teach what he can do.” HardCan DoBornNaturalTeachTalentHard WorkMessi Author:Deco
“I believe in talent. I know you're not supposed to believe in that anymore because you're supposed to believe if you just work hard you can do anything. That's how you succeed, maybe. But talent is something you're born with. You cannot acquire it by working hard, and you cannot lose it by lying around either.” IfsKnowsBelieveHardLyingI BelieveCan DoBornLosesTalentHard WorkSucceedI Believe InAcquire Author:Fran Lebowitz
“You can do something with talent, but nothing with genius.” Can DoTalentGeniusCan Do Something Book:More Memories Source: More Memories
“[If] you don't have any soul and you don't have any talent, jazz is what you should do. ... any fool can do it; all you gotta do is practice.” IfsShouldSoulCan DoPracticeTalentFoolJazz Author:Stewart Copeland
“I think Broadway is good for sharpening your skills. It's the best for really reaching the zenith of your talent. You go so far and reach the peak of it and you say, "Maybe this is the best performance I can do."” ThinkingI CanCan DoTalentSkillsPerformancesReachingBroadwaySharpeningBest PerformanceZenith Author:Michael Jackson
“Legal immigration is good for America, if it's controlled and structured via the legal process, of course. But the problem is the system we have in place right now is broken. For example, it is completely family based which means that it's based not on what you can do or what talent you have or what merit you bring or what job you could fill, but rather on whether you know someone who already lives here.” IfsKnowsMeanProblemJobsAmericaCoursesProcessCan DoTalentExampleBrokenRight NowImmigrationMeritControlledIllegal ImmigrationLegal Immigration Author:Marco Rubio
“I have a personal philosophy in life: If somebody else can do something that I'm doing, they should do it. And what I want to do is find things that would represent a unique contribution to the world-the contribution that only I, and my portfolio of talents, can make happen. Those are my priorities in life.” IfsWorldWantShouldPhilosophyHappensCan DoTalentUniquePrioritiesContributionCan Do SomethingPortfoliosPriorities In LifePersonal Philosophy Author:Neil deGrasse Tyson
“You can do one of two things. You can bury you head in the sand and believe what everyone tells you - that you will always be that young, that thin and that fabulous. Or you can use all the things you have - talent, contacts, knowledge - and do something different.” BelieveTwoDifferentUseYoungCan DoTalentContactTwo ThingsSandFabulous Author:Cat Deeley
“You know, I never knew if I had any talent when I started in this business. My first job was being a page at The Tonight Show. I saw Jack Paar come out one night and sit on the edge of his desk and talk about what hed done the night before. I thought, I can do that! I used to do that on a street corner in the Bronx with all my buddies.” IfsKnowsFirstsI CanDoneShowsJobsUsedNightCan DoSawsStreetsTalentPagesEdgesCornersTonightDesksBuddyOne NightBronxStreet Corners Author:Regis Philbin
“I hope someday what people can do with their lives depends on their talents and how hard they are willing to work, rather than on where they happen to be born.” PeopleHardHappensCan DoBornTalentWillingDependsSomeday Author:Bill Gates
“What a person is begins to betray itself when his talent weakens--when he stops showing what he can do. Talent, too, is ornamentation, and ornamentation, too, is a hiding place.” PersonsCan DoTalentHidingBetrayHiding PlaceOrnamentation Author:Friedrich Nietzsche
“I love doing 'Castle.' We pump out 24 episodes in 10 months, and we work long hours. We do lots and lots of takes, and everyone there is a talent machine. It is a taxing endeavour to say the least, but when you get into a groove, it doesn't matter if you're tired, it doesn't matter if you're sick. You can do it.” IfsLongMatterCan DoHoursTalentMonthsMachinesSickTiredEpisodesYou Can Do ItCastlesEndeavourPumpsGrooveLong Hours Author:Nathan Fillion
“Suddenly everything came together in one place. All my likes, everything I actually seemed to have talent for was right there. I said, "Hey, this is it. I can do this really well. I really love to do it."” WellsSaidI CanTogetherCan DoTalentLikesHeyI Can Do This Author:George Lucas
“For most of modern life, our strong talents and desires for group effort have been filtered through relatively rigid institutional structures because of the complexity of managing groups. We haven't had all the groups we've wanted, we've simply had the groups we could afford. The old limits of what unmanaged and unpaid groups can do are no longer in operation.” Has BeensWantedPoliticalDesirePoliticsStrongCan DoEffortGroupsModernTalentHavensLimitsStructureOperationsComplexityModern LifeGroup Effort Author:Clay Shirky