“It is the curse of talent that, although it labors with greater steadiness and perseverance than genius, it does not reach its goal, while genius already on the summit of the ideal, gazes laughingly about.” DoeGoalGreaterTalentGeniusIdealsLaborPerseveranceCurseSummitSteadiness Author:Robert Schumann
“America can restore its strengths as the world-respected land of opportunity by returning to open-society principles. An open society invests in people and new ideas, rewards talent and hard work, values dialogue and learns from dissent, operates to high standards with transparent information, looks for common ground, sees problems as opportunities for creative change, and encourages those who are fortunate to help others get the same chance, because service is the highest ideal. With such standards in mind, America the Beautiful can return to its admired role as America the Principled.” PeopleWorldMindLooksIdeasHardHelpingProblemAmericaBeautifulValuesOpportunityChanceCommonPrinciplesRolesCreativeLandTalentInformationHard WorkReturnHighestStandardsIdealsRewardsHelping OthersDialogueFortunateNew IdeasTransparentDissentCommon GroundHigh StandardsPrincipledLand Of OpportunityTalent And Hard Work Book:America the Principled: 6 Opportunities for Becoming a Can-Do Nation Once Again Source: America the Principled: 6 Opportunities for Becoming a Can-Do Nation Once Again
“Meritocracy is our social ideal, particularly among good liberals. Equality of opportunity, but not of outcome. Not evaluating people by their [outside] features, but by their innate talent and drive.” PeopleOpportunitySocialTalentIdealsFeaturesOutcomesInnateMeritocracyEquality Of OpportunityInnate Talents Author:Chris Hayes
“We waste a lot of time and a lot of talent trying to write for the common reader, whom we will never meet. Instead we should be writing for our ideal reader.” ShouldWritingTryingCommonTalentReaderWasteIdeals Author:Julia Cameron
“nerve, not talent, is the one necessary and sufficient trait for success. (Wouldn't it be ideal if it were talent? But talent with no nerve is like the sound of one hand clapping.” IfsHandsSoundCourageTalentIdealsSufficientNervesTraitsClapping Author:Lynda Obst
“Genius is talent provided with ideals. Genius starves while talent wears purple and fine linen. The man of genius of today will infifty years' time be in most cases no more than a man of talent.” MenYearsTodayCasesTalentHe ManFineGeniusIdealsPurpleLinen Author:W. Somerset Maugham
“Me, I don’t want any children, I don’t want responsibility. I am gay, I smoke weed and I do exactly what I want in my life because of my talent. I represent an ideal which others have had to let go and they blame me for that. Especially men.” MenWantChildrenResponsibilityTalentGayLetting GoIdealsBlameSmokeWeedBlame MeSmoke WeedI Smoke Weed Author:George Michael
“So many people are working in industries that don't inspire them, to pay the bills and survive. In an ideal world, everyone would get paid to work within their passion and expand in their talents. If you have a skill, a passion, and a love for creating change, the best way to support us is to co-create with us.” PeopleIfsWorldWayPassionPaySupportTalentInspireIndustrySkillsCreatingIdealsPaidBillsBest WayIdeal WorldCreating Change Author:Ian Somerhalder