“Talent is crucial. It needs to be driven by motivation, but blind ambition isn't the key.” NeedsMotivationTalentKeysAmbitionBlindDrivenCrucialBlind Ambition Author:Lily Cole
“A man with great talents, but void of discretion, is like Polyphemus in the fable, strong and blind, endued with an irresistible force, which for want of sight is of no use to him.” MenWantUseStrongForceTalentSightBlindVoidIrresistibleDiscretionFablesGreat TalentIrresistible ForcePolyphemus Book:The spectator Source: The spectator
“Homunculi are bogeymen only if they duplicate entire the talents they are rung in to explain. If one can get a team or committee of relatively ignorant, narrow-minded, blind homunculi to produce the intelligent behaviour of the whole, this is progress.” IfsWholeProgressTeamTalentProduceIntelligentBlindIgnorantBehaviourCommitteesNarrow-mindedDuplicate Author:Daniel Dennett
“One of my favorite writers is short story writer/essayist Jorge Luis Borges, who was blind. I'm not claiming to be anything remotely resembling a talent of Borges' caliber, but he is an inspiration and a proof that one can be a meaningful and successful writer while blind.” StoriesInspirationSuccessfulTalentBlindMy FavoriteProofMeaningfulShort StoryEssayistsCaliberBorgesStory Writers Author:Larry Howes
“My dad noticed some kind of talent on piano when he asked me to play a couple random songs on piano when I was 6 and I just did it. I attempted lessons but I was just so bad at reading notes. I would read "Three Blind Mice" by ear, so learning notes was almost impossible.” KindPlaySongThreeReadingImpossibleTalentCoupleDadLessonsEarsBlindNotesMy DadPianoMice Author:Christina Grimmie
“My father values talent. He recognizes real knowledge and skill when he finds it. He is color blind and gender neutral. He hires the best person for the job, period.” PersonsSaidRealJobsMotherValuesFatherCompanyTalentColorPeriodsSkillsFemalePaidBlindMalesGenderExecutivesBest PersonReal Knowledge Author:Ivanka Trump