“Thrasyllus the Cynic begged a drachm of Antigonus. "That," said he, "is too little for a king to give." "Why, then," said the other, "give me a talent." "And that," said he, "is too much for a Cynic (or, for a dog) to receive."” GivingLittlesSaidToo MuchTalentDogKingsGive MeCynic Author:Plutarch
“Write. Don't talk about writing. Don't tell me about your wonderful story ideas. Don't give me a bunch of "somedays." Plant your ass and scribble, type, keyboard. If you have any talent at all, it will leak out despite your failure to pay attention in English.” IfsGivingWritingIdeasStoriesPayAttentionWonderfulTalentTypeGive MePlantBunchAssDespitePay AttentionKeyboardsLeaksScribbles Author:Glen Cook
“I can't think why I was cursed with this inordinate desire to write, if the high gods weren't going to give me some more adquate means of expressing myself than that which my present pedestrian prose affords.” IfsThinkingGivingWritingMeanI CanDesireTalentGive MeProseCursedPedestrians Book:Letters to a Friend Source: Letters to a Friend
“Never was I so devout as when I composed The Creation. I knelt down each day to pray to God to give me strength for my work....When I was working on The Creation I felt so impregnated with Divine certainty, that before sitting down to the piano, I would quietly and confidently pray to God to grant me the talent that was needed to praise Him worthily.” GivingFeltTalentCreationDivinePrayingNeededSittingGive MePraiseCertaintyPianoEach DayGrantsPraying To GodSitting DownGive Me Strength Author:Joseph Haydn
“A lot of times I say to myself, "I wished I could be worthy of all the compliments that people give me sometimes." I'm not inventing anything that's going to stop cancer or muscular dystrophy or anything, but I like to feel that my time and talent is always there for the people that need it. When someone do say something negative, most times I think about it, but it don't bother me that much.” PeopleThinkingNeedsGivingFeelsSometimesTalentNegativeGive MeCancerWorthyBotherMy TimeComplimentInventingMuscular Dystrophy Author:B. B. King
“Give me a dozen healthy infants, well-formed, and my own specified world to bring them up in and I'll guarantee to take any one at random and train him to become any type of specialist I might select - doctor, lawyer, artist, merchant-chief and, yes, even beggar-man and thief, regardless of his talents, penchants, tendencies, abilities, vocations, and race of his ancestors.” MenWorldGivingWellsMightArtistMy OwnAbilityRaceTalentTypeHealthyDoctorsGive MeTrainLawyerTendenciesChiefsGuaranteesDozenAncestorThievesVocationInfantSelectBeggarMerchantsSpecialists Author:John B. Watson
“If you give me anything less than your best, you're not only cheating yourself. your coaches, your teamates, everybody in Green Bay, and everything pro football stands for. Your also cheating the Maker who gave you the talent.” IfsGivingSportsTalentFootballGive MeGreenCoachesCheatingMotivational SportsMakersPro FootballGreen BayCheating Yourself Book:What it Takes to be #1: Vince Lombardi on Leadership Source: What it Takes to be #1: Vince Lombardi on Leadership