“Everyone has a talent. It's simply a question of good discipline, of the good fortune to have an education that meshes with that talent, and a lot of luck.” TalentDisciplineLuckFortuneGood FortuneMeshGood Discipline Author:Twyla Tharp
“You can't teach talent. You can't teach inspiration. You can teach people critical facilities. You can give them techniques. You can teach discipline. And you can teach them about the business.” PeopleGivingInspirationTeachTeachingTalentDisciplineCriticalTechniqueFacility Author:Anna Deavere Smith
“The one quality which sets one man apart from another- the key which lifts one to every aspiration while others are caught up in the mire of mediocrity- is not talent, formal education, nor intellectual brightness - it is self-discipline. With self-discipline all things are possible. Without it, even the simplest goal can seem like the impossible dream.” MenSelfDreamSeemsGoalQualityImpossibleTalentKeysDisciplineIntellectualAll ThingsCaughtLiftsAspirationOne ManMediocrityFormalSelf DisciplineCaught UpSimplestBrightnessFormal EducationImpossible Dream Author:Theodore Roosevelt
“Discipline and constant work are the whetstones upon which the dull knife of talent is honed until it becomes sharp enough, hopefully, to cut through even the toughest meat and gristle.” EnoughCuttingTalentDisciplineConstantHopefullyMeatDullKnives Book:Danse Macabre Source: Danse Macabre
“[As a writer] you have to have the three D's: drive, discipline and desire. If you're missing any one of those three, you can have all the talent in the world, but it's going to be really hard to get anything done.” IfsWorldHardDoneDesireThreeTalentMissingDiscipline Author:Nora Roberts
“By and large I think art is made by people who have discipline married to talent in sufficiently large amounts to work even if they don't feel like it. Anybody can get maudlin and decide to write poetry at 11 at night; the question is, can you do it at 8:30 on a Monday morning..?” PeopleIfsThinkingFeelsWritingArtMadeNightMorningTalentAmountDisciplineMarriedArt IsMondayMonday Morning Author:Clive Barker
“What I like about teaching is the discipline of finding words to unpack the artistic process. And I admire the drive in students who want to write, the mystery of how artistic talent unfolds.” WantWritingProcessMysteryTeachingTalentStudentsDisciplineFindingsAdmireArtisticArtistic ProcessArtistic Talent Author:Alison Hawthorne Deming
“When I visit schools and talk to students about writing, I give them one word of advice and I give it to them quickly and loudly-FINISH! Starting something is easier than finishing it. You must have discipline to go from a few sentences, to a few paragraphs, to a piece of writing that has a beginning, a middle, and an end. Finishing something bridges the difference between someone who has talent and one who does not. My best advice? Apply the seat of your pants to the seat of your chair-and finish. FINISH!” GivingWritingDoeEndsSchoolDifferencesPiecesMiddleAdviceTalentStudentsDisciplineEasierStartingSentencesBridgesSeatsChairsPantsOne WordFinishingParagraphBest AdviceWords Of AdviceFinishing It Author:E. L. Konigsburg
“A writer never finds the time to write. A writer makes it. If you don't have the drive, the discipline, and the desire, then you can have all the talent in the world, and you aren't going to finish a book.” IfsWorldWritingBookDesireTalentDiscipline Author:Nora Roberts
“Lack of discipline. First of all, I think some of them fail because they just don't have natural talent, and they shouldn't even be in the business to begin with.” ThinkingFirstsNaturalFailingTalentDisciplineNatural Talent Author:Michael Flutie
“The discipline learned from putting in time and effort as a child is a skill and a talent you carry with you for the rest of your life in trying to achieve goals.” TryingChildrenGoalEffortAchieveTalentDisciplineSkillsRest Of Your LifeAchieving Goals Author:Gretchen Carlson
“At heart, I'm really interested in this marriage of theater, film and television and I think what happened in the UK and obviously is happening here is that there's a convergence of talent kind of moving between the different disciplines and I find that very exciting.” ThinkingHeartKindDifferentFilmMovingHappenedTalentTelevisionDisciplineHappeningsExcitingTheaterFilm And TelevisionConvergence Author:Colin Callender
“Your life, my life, the life of each one of us is going to serve as either a warning or an example. A warning of the consequences of neglect, self-pity, lack of direction and ambition... or an example of talent put to use, of discipline self-imposed, and of objectives clearly perceived and intensely pursued.” SelfUseTalentExampleDisciplineAmbitionConsequenceObjectivesPityNeglectWarningPursuedSelf Pity Author:Jim Rohn
“First, there must be talent. . .Then there must be discipline. . .Then there must be. . .and absolute conscience. . .to prevent faking.” FirstsTalentDisciplineConscienceAbsolutes Author:Ernest Hemingway
“Talent is the discipline, commitment, and willpower to practice/train/study often, long, and hard. Discover your passion and pay the price.” LongHardPassionLeadershipPayPracticeStudyTalentDisciplineCommitmentTrainWillpowerPay The Price Author:Bradford Winters
“If I'd had covered [ Brett Favre] in Atlanta, I'd presume he'd go down as another Todd Marinovich. Talent out the gills, but lacking the control and discipline to make much of himself.” IfsTalentDisciplineCoveredLackingAtlanta Author:Jeff Pearlman
“I see someone like John Williams, the classical player, and the amount of discipline and the natural ability that man has is so frightening. That requires so much natural talent. And I think my talent came from just practising, and I feel a bit intimidated when I see players that good.” ThinkingMenNaturalAbilityPlayerTalentDisciplineFrighteningIntimidated Author:Ritchie Blackmore