“She [ Anne Hathaway] is just a delicious talent. I think she can delight us for years and years in lots and lots of different things.Her own personality is so appealing and fresh and open and warm. I think she can have a unique career.” ThinkingYearsDifferentCareersTalentPersonalityUniqueDelightWarmDifferent ThingsDelicious Author:Meryl Streep
“Cartooning is for people who can't quite draw and can't quite write. You combine the two half-talents and come up with a career.” PeopleWritingTwoHalfCareersTalentDrawsCome Up Author:Matt Groening
“Your career and your passion don't always match up. Plenty of talented people don't have the careers they want. Plenty of untalented people make millions and make movies. There is a difference between determination and talent.” PeopleWantPassionDifferencesCareersMillionsTalentDeterminationPlentyUntalented Book:Yes Please Source: Yes Please
“I'm so used to people slagging me off. Since the beginning of my career I've been told I have no talent, I can't sing and I'm a one-hit wonder.” PeopleI CanUsedWonderCareersTalent Author:Madonna Ciccone
“A considreable portion of my high school trigonometry course was devoted to the solution of oblique triangles... I have still not had an excuse for using my talents for solving oblique triangles. If a professional mathematician never uses these dull techniques in a highly varied career, why must all high school students devote several weeks to the subject?” IfsStillsUseSchoolCoursesCareersWeekSubjectsTalentStudentsSolutionsHigh SchoolExcuseTechniqueDullPortionsDevotedMathematicianTrianglesFormal EducationHigh School StudentsTrigonometry Author:John G. Kemeny
“Corruption is subtle, just like the Bible said. Many young poets have come to me and asked, How am I gonna make it? They feel, and often with considerable justice, that they are being overlooked while others with less talent are out there making careers for themselves. I always give the same advice. I say, Do it the hard way, and you’ll always feel good about yourself. You write because you have to, and you get this unbelievable satisfaction from doing it well. Try to live on that as long as you’re able.” WayGivingFeelsWritingTryingWellsLongSaidHardAbleYoungJusticeCareersAdviceTalentPoetSatisfactionCorruptionFeel GoodSubtleAbout YourselfUnbelievableOverlookedHard Way Author:Philip Levine