“No matter where you're born in life or what the circumstances are when you're born, like your parents being poor or not connected to power, you have a chance in this country to go as far as your talent and your work will take you.” CountryMatterParentBornChancePoorTalentLike YouCircumstancesConnected Author:Marco Rubio
“Whenever I mentor people and help them discover their purpose, I always encourage them to start the process by discovering their strengths, not exploring their shortcomings. Why? Because people's purpose in life is always connected to their giftedness. It always works that way. You are not called to do something that you have no talent for. You will discover your purpose by finding and remaining in your strength zone.” PeopleWayHelpingLife IsPurposeProcessTalentFindingsConnectedZoneOver YouPurpose Of LifeDiscoveringMentorExploringShortcomingsGiftedness Book:The Leadership Handbook: 26 Critical Lessons Every Leader Needs Source: The Leadership Handbook: 26 Critical Lessons Every Leader Needs
“In the fetus, or a really young child, all the different brain areas are connected to each other, diffusely. And as the brain develops, the excess connections are turned off, so you get very specialized areas. So most people have really specialized talents. What happens in creative people is this pooling doesn't take place.” PeopleChildrenDifferentHappensYoungBrainCreativeTalentAreasConnectionsConnectedExcessCreative PeopleYoung ChildrenFetusTurned Off Author:Vilayanur S. Ramachandran
“Knowledge, learning, talents are not necessarily connected with sound moral and political principles.... And eminent abilities, accompanied with depravity of heart, render the possessor tenfold more dangerous in a community.” HeartPoliticalSoundCommunityAbilityMoralPrinciplesTalentDangerousConnectedDepravityKnowledge Learning Author:Noah Webster
“Above all else, [Benny Goodman] was a great player, one of the greatest American music has produced. He brought his absolute talent and his invincible love of music to the fore every time he played. There are many other things connected to society and ethnicity that are often mentioned in a discussion of Benny Goodman but all of them are connected to his overwhelming affection for the art of the music and the fairness it should be allowed to express.” ShouldArtPlayerTalentAbsolutesAffectionConnectedDiscussionOverwhelmingFairnessInvincibleMusic LoveEthnicityAmerican MusicGoodman Author:Stanley Crouch