“Hard work and talent are crucial to success, and intangible qualities like heart and clutch are generally real - but luck is just as important. Nobody gets to the top by accident, but nobody’s on top without some pretty phenomenal accidents of fate.” HeartImportantRealHardQualityFateTalentHard WorkLuckAccidentsCrucialPhenomenalIntangibleClutchIntangible Quality Author:Andrew Sharp
“I have no patience with this dreadful idea that whatever you have in you has to come out, that you can't suppress true talent. People can be destroyed; they can be bent, distorted, and completely crippled. In spite of all the poetry, all the philosophy to the contrary, we are not really masters of our fate.” PeopleIdeasPhilosophyFateTalentMastersContraryDestroyedSpiteBentCrippledNo PatienceI Have No Patience Author:Katherine Anne Porter
“Beyond work and love, I would add two other ingredients that give meaning to life. First, to fulfill whatever talents we are born with. However blessed we are by fate with different abilities and strengths, we should try to develop them to the fullest, rather than allow them to atrophy and decay. ... Second, we should try to leave the world a better place than when we entered it.” WorldGivingShouldTryingFirstsTwoDifferentBornAbilityFateTalentAnd LoveBlessedAddMeaning Of LifeIngredientsDecayBetter PlaceMeaning LifeAtrophyWhat Is The Meaning Of LifeWork And Love Author:Michio Kaku
“The life's story of great geniuses is a sad one, without much tangible reward, which does not inspire future generations to face a similar fate. Alas also, it stands to reason why so many talent will not come to sparkle on the artistic firmanent.” DoeReasonStoriesFacesFateGenerationsTalentInspireGeniusRewardsArtisticReason WhyAlasFuture GenerationTangibleSparkle Author:Joseph Haydn
“I wish that I could write. I think that's a wonderful outlet for an artist. You are ultimately in control. Your fate is not determined by outside influences. You can write wherever you are. I don't think I have the talent.” ThinkingWritingArtistWishFateWonderfulInfluenceTalentDeterminedOutletsWherever You AreOutside Influences Author:Mary Tyler Moore