“If you run out of new ideas when you are very young, then it's a problem of talent; If you run out of new ideas when you get older, it may be that there's nothing left to say, or it may be that core ideas demand repeated attention.” IfsMayIdeasProblemRunningYoungLeftAttentionTalentDemandCoreNew Ideas Author:David Toop
“There are a few investment managers, of course, who are very good - though in the short run, it's difficult to determine whether a great record is due to luck or talent. Most advisors, however, are far better at generating high fees than they are at generating high returns. In truth, their core competence is salesmanship. Rather than listen to their siren songs, investors - large and small - should instead read Jack Bogle's The Little Book of Common Sense Investing.” ShouldLittlesBookRunningSongCoursesDifficultCommonRecordsTalentReturnLuckInvestmentInvestingVery GoodDetermineDuesCoreCommon SenseManagersInvestorsCompetenceFeesSirensAdvisorsSalesmanshipSiren Song Author:Warren Buffett
“My middle name really is perseverance. I've always believed that I had talent, even when I felt like a very inferior sort of person, which I spent a lot of time living my life feeling that I wasn't worthy. But even then I knew that I had something special, and maybe that's what it takes. Maybe people need to have that kind of particular core driving them. But I felt I had talent.” PeopleNeedsKindPersonsFeelingsNamesFeltMiddleSpecialTalentParticularPerseveranceWorthyDrivingCoreInferiorsLiving My LifeAlways BelieveSomething Special Author:Rita Moreno
“When I did Nicholas Nickelby originally, that was a co-production between the new Channel 4, Polygram in Europe and Mobil Oil in America, and I have been involved in working on co-productions for years on both sides of the Atlantic and that's very much at the core of what Playground is doing. So marrying, finding projects that can be co-produced and can be produced using the very best talent from both sides of the Atlantic that's absolutely right at the center of what Playground is doing.” YearsHas BeensAmericaSidesTalentInvolvedFindingsProjectsEuropeProductionsOilCoreBoth SidesMarryingPlaygrounds Author:Colin Callender
“Being an elite performer on the playing field of life is not about being perfect. Rather, it is about cultivating a mental focus towards mastery in every area of your life. It is about commiting yourself, from the core of your heart, to manifest and polish your highest talents and become the person you are destined to be.” HeartPersonsLife IsPerfectFocusTalentFieldsHighestAreasCoreManifestPerformersMasteryElitesDestinedPolishCultivatingPlaying Fields Author:Robin Sharma
“The more attention we can devote to helping developing leaders tune in to their core values - drawing on their real experience and their true aspirations in life - the more likely it is they'll make smart choices about how and where to invest their talents.” RealHelpingValuesChoicesAttentionLeaderTalentSmartDrawingCoreDevelopingAspirationTunesCore ValuesSmart Choices Author:Stewart D. Friedman