“If you're a human being, you can attempt to do what other human beings have done. We don't understand talent any more than we understand electricity.” IfsHumansDoneHuman BeingsTalentElectricity Author:Maya Angelou
“When you're a young talent, and you want to launch your brand, you always have tons of questions: Where should I produce? Should I launch a second line? Should I do shoes, accessories? If you have someone who can coach you and give you advice and help you find the right supplier, it's a big help.” IfsWantGivingShouldHelpingBigsYoungLinesAdviceTalentProduceShoesCoachesBrandsShould IAccessoriesSuppliersYoung Talent Author:Delphine Arnault
“I think if you really put your mind to something you can do it. Five and a half years ago I couldn't stand on stage and play guitar. I didn't have enough talent as a kid to play guitar. I started really late. I hired a guitar teacher when I was in Nashville and I applied myself and stayed focused.” IfsThinkingYearsMindEnoughPlayKidsCan DoHalfFiveTeacherStageTalentLateYears AgoGuitarFocusedYou Can Do ItNashvilleHalf A Year Author:Jimmy Wayne
“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
“My mother always told me that any talent is a gift of God and I always believed it. If I quit, I would just live in front of the television and get fat and die pretty soon.” IfsMotherDiesTalentFrontsTelevisionQuittingFatsAlways BelieveGift From GodI QuitJust Live Author:Johnny Cash
“I was in the beginning of junior high. When I was first offered the record deal, a lot of people were concerned, saying to me, "Stacie, you are so young, and you have a great talent but you don't have to do this right now." If you can do it now, you're only going to get better, you're only going to learn more, and you can do it at any point in your life.” PeopleIfsFirstsYoungCan DoDealsRecordsTalentRight NowConcernedGet BetterYou Can Do ItJuniorsJunior HighGreat Talent Author:Stacie Orrico
“Many people measure their success by wealth, recognition, power and status. There's nothing wrong with those, but if that's all you're focused on, you're missing the boat...if you focus on significance -using your time and talent to serve others -that's when truly meaningful success can come your way.” PeopleIfsWayWealthFocusTalentMissingFocusedMeaningfulBoatRecognitionSignificance Author:Ken Blanchard
“My mother used to say: 'It's not enough to be Hungarian. You still need a little talent, too.' To paraphrase her, its not enough to be conservative, you still need to have the brainpower to be a Supreme Court justice. And, if Harriet Miers is confirmed, she likely won't be in the same league with her colleagues in terms of gray matter.” IfsNeedsLittlesStillsMatterEnoughUsedMotherTermJusticeTalentCourtConservativeSupremeLeagueGrayColleaguesSupreme CourtParaphraseSupreme Court JusticeCourt JusticeHungariansGray Matter Author:Dick Morris
“If you aren't born here, to be a real New Yorker, you have to bring your talent, be a successful mentor, and support the New Yorkers who made the city by giving back.” IfsGivingMadeRealBornCitiesSupportSuccessfulTalentMentorGiving BackNew Yorkers Author:Daniel Boulud
“It's unfortunate when an athlete's talent comes with so little forethought or leadership [...] The Falcons need to start over. If next year's team ends up being young and hungry but fairly average, the last thing you want as a general manager or coach is to have a blowhard cornerback whining about his contract leading the charge, no matter how good he is.” IfsWantNeedsYearsLittlesEndsMatterLastsYoungNextTeamTalentAverageAthleteCoachesHungryManagersContractsUnfortunateNext YearStarting OverWhiningFalconForethoughtGeneral ManagerBlowhards Author:Jeff Schultz
“If you're the leader, you've got to give up your omniscient and omnipotent fantasies - that you know and must do everything. Learn how to abandon your ego to the talents of others.” IfsKnowsGivingLeaderFantasyTalentEgoGiving UpAbandonOmnipotentOmniscient Author:Warren G. Bennis
“If you've got talent, stick with it... because talent wins out, without a doubt.” IfsWinningDoubtTalentSticks Author:Bobby Sherman
“Historically, education has been about batch processing: standardize everything against the average, rank kids, sort them to see who gets more and who really doesn't deserve to be there. The problem, even if you're just being selfish from an economic standpoint, is we're not producing the talent we need.” IfsNeedsHas BeensProblemKidsEconomicTalentDeserveAverageSelfishJust BeingStandpointProcessingBeing Selfish Author:L. Todd Rose
“If you look at what Ben Affleck has gone on to do, as an actor and as a director, it's extraordinary. But if you look back at his career, I don't think it's surprising. From Good Will Hunting on down, the guy is a monster talent, and I think talent wins out, in the end. There's always the ebb and flow of any career, but I think talent wins out, in the end.” IfsThinkingLooksEndsGuyActorsWinningCareersGoneTalentDirectorsFlowExtraordinaryMonstersHuntingSurprisingGood WillEbb And FlowWill Hunting Author:Joseph McGinty Nichol
“There is a lot of incredible talent out there, however, talent alone is not enough. Being a great singer does not matter, if you are not singing great songs. Having great songs will not be obvious to record executives if they are not professionally produced. Consistently performing those songs extremely well is essential.” IfsWellsDoeMatterEnoughSongRecordsTalentEssentialsSingingIncrediblesObviousSingersPerformingExecutivesConsistently Author:Wendy Starland
“Ultimately I'll probably end up going out with an actress again. But an architect would be cool. They need to do something creative. I'm attracted to talent. But it would maybe be healthier if it wasn't in the industry.” IfsNeedsEndsWould BeCreativeTalentIndustryActressesArchitectGoing OutBeing Cool Author:Douglas Booth
“If you love what you do, and you believe in your talent, there's nothing better than breaking through. There's no better feeling than breaking through.” IfsBelieveFeelingsTalentBelieve In You Author:Ice Cube
“From about the age of 15 or 16 I'd had the notion that I wanted to write fiction, and I'd done enough in college to satisfy myself that I had a knack for it - I wouldn't call it "talent" - though I wondered if I'd ever have the guts to actually commit to it.” IfsWritingDoneEnoughAgeWantedFictionTalentCollegeNotionCommitGutsKnack Author:Ben Fountain
“You need to do some work even if you have the talent. So I just went the way that was easier, the way I knew what to do, but I have always had the pleasure of the eye. I've always enjoyed color. I'm a knitter.” IfsWayNeedsEyePleasureTalentColorEasierEnjoyedKnitters Author:Nell Irvin Painter
“It's not uncommon in the entertainment world for agents to sign young talent. It's sinful that these players can't be represented by lawyers and agents when they're in school. If a player wants to hire someone to seek his value - in any other walk of life, except where this farcical entity that is the NCAA is involved - having a lawyer or agent isn't illegal. It's just the NCAA imposing its own set of rules. It's selfish on their part.” IfsWorldWantSchoolYoungValuesWalksPlayerTalentInvolvedEntertainmentLawyerSelfishAgentsIllegalEntityImposingUncommonWalks Of LifeNcaaYoung Talent Author:Sonny Vaccaro
“Ours is a society that has falsely assumed that contribution must mean giving to some specific cause rather than simply giving our best selves. Thus, too many people don't recognize the fact that simply being who they are is contributing significantly to the world. What if simply living your truth, being your best, and fully expressing your strengths, talents, and abilities at whatever you do were sufficient to contribute to the world? I say it is, and we must not overlook the fact that being our best ultimately inspires others and can and does indeed make an impact.” PeopleIfsWorldGivingMeanDoeSelfFactsCausesAbilityTalentInspireTruth IsImpactSufficientContributionWhat IfContributingInspire OthersBest SelfTalents And Abilities Author:Brendon Burchard
“I guess I just look at talent as a very subjective thing. I mean, if you never tried playing an oboe, how do you know you're not the most talented oboe player ever? The point is that if you don't love it, then it doesn't matter.” IfsKnowsLooksMeanMatterPlayerTalentDo You KnowSubjectiveOboes Author:Steven Soderbergh
“I have no real talents. If I could make a living at a normal job, I'm sure I would do that.” IfsRealJobsTalentNormalIf I CouldReal Talent Author:Daniel Tosh
“I have the greatest respect for Mr. Rishi Kapoor - he's simply amazing and also Sridevi. I personally think that is what acting IS about! If you have tapped into your talent, you should be trained enough to access it easily!” IfsThinkingShouldEnoughActingTalentAccess Author:Kajol
“I grew up as an only child, and my mother was a single mom. It's always been "us." If it weren't for her nurturing and guiding my artistic talents at a young age, I don't think I'd be a professional actress and performer today.” IfsThinkingChildrenAgeTodayYoungMotherTalentGrewMomGrew UpActressesArtisticPerformersYoung AgeNurturingSingle MomOnly ChildArtistic Talent Author:Edwina Findley
“[Brad Furman] is incredibly collaborative, man. He's so respectful of talent, he has so much admiration for talent. He nurtures you, he lets you give input. Of course we'll debate if we disagree, that's just a healthy atmosphere to air your differences.” IfsMenGivingCoursesDifferencesAirTalentHealthyDebateAtmosphereAdmirationDisagreeNurtureRespectfulInputBrad Author:John Leguizamo
“I find social media as fun and engaging as the next person, but imagine if all the creative talent that was pouring into finding increasingly clever ways for us to broadcast daily banality (and then serve ads based on what is learned) instead focused on some of the UN Millennium goals? The world would be a better place.” IfsWorldWayPersonsWould BeNextFunSocialGoalCreativeImagineTalentMediaFindingsSocial MediaFocusedCleverAdsEngagingBetter PlacePouringMillenniumBanality Author:Scott D. Anthony
“I know there are problems that I say to myself, If maybe I was a little more gifted I might have been able to solve. But that's not because I believe what I did was a mistake. It's that maybe it required the talents of a Lincoln.” IfsKnowsBelieveLittlesHas BeensProblemMightAbleI BelieveMistakeTalentSolveGiftedMight Have Been Author:Barack Obama
“If the girls and boys have talent and feel like working on themselves, they can become champions.” IfsFeelsGirlBoysTalentChampionBoy And Girl Author:Rafael Nadal
“I do realize that I have a talent for making music. It wasn't anything expected, but I do think it's deserved, if that makes sense.” IfsThinkingRealizingTalentExpectedMake Sense Author:Cakes da killa
“The word 'when' is so important for a people, for an individual! If an individual thinks he won't do it, he'll never do it. Even if he's highly intelligent, even if he has countless talents.” PeopleIfsThinkingImportantIndividualTalentIntelligentHighly Intelligent Author:Indira Gandhi
“Learning from the best, you will eventually become the best if you have the talent already, if you have that potential.” IfsTalent Author:Randy Orton
“If the white man can come here uneducated and as an immigrant, and within 10 or 15 years set up an industry that provides job opportunities and educational opportunities for black people, then if the black man, the black leadership, who has access to all of this money and has all of these degrees today, can't use his talent and his know-how to set up business opportunities, job opportunities, housing opportunities for the black people the same as the white leaders have done for white people, then these black leaders need to get off the boat.” PeopleIfsKnowsMenNeedsYearsDoneUseTodayJobsOpportunityBlackWhiteLeaderKnow HowTalentIndustryDegreesEducationalAccessBoatImmigrantsBlack PeopleWhite ManHousingUneducatedBusiness OpportunityJob Opportunities Author:Malcolm X
“I don't think that we're limiting talent. I think if I could reverse the clock a little bit, there would have been more kind coverage among female journalists for what I was doing.” IfsThinkingKindLittlesHas BeensBitsTalentLittle BitFemaleJournalistClockIf I CouldReverseCoverage Author:Kellyanne Conway
“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
“We believe that if men have the talent to invent new machines that put men out of work, they have the talent to put those men back to work.” IfsMenBelieveWorkTalentLaborMachinesInventionUnemploymentInventingBack To WorkWork EffortNew InventionsNew Talent Author:John F. Kennedy
“If I was an actor, it would be like a part that was me. It has to be real to me. I have to make it mine. I really enjoy taking a song I feel that way about, and sometimes it can take a long time to come up with just the right touch. I think that's really my greatest talent, interpreting.” IfsThinkingWayFeelsLongRealSometimesWould BeSongActorsEnjoyTalentMinesLong TimeCome UpBeing RealInterpreting Author:Steve Young
“If I'm one that's afflicted with same-gender attraction, I should strive to see myself in a much broader context... seeing myself as a child of God with whatever my talents may be, whether intellect, or music, or athletics, or somebody that has a compassion to help people, to see myself in a larger setting and thus to see my life in that setting.” PeopleIfsShouldMayChildrenHelpingCompassionSeeingTalentStriveGenderIntellectAttractionSettingSettingsAthleticsChild Of God Author:Lance B. Wickman
“I try to treat all my fans as if they're the stars, and make them feel as important as they make me feel. A lot of times I'll pull them on stage to help me sing songs. I wouldn't have my house, my fame or my career without them voting for me and appreciating this talent that God blessed me with. I just want to share it every day.” IfsWantFeelsTryingImportantHelpingSongHouseStarsCareersShareFansStageTalentFameAppreciateTreatsBlessedHelp MeVotingGod Bless Author:Landau Eugene Murphy Jr.
“CP is a struggle, but it's also been quite the tool for me to find success and deliver a message. It's something about me that's unique, so it'll open a few doors as well as keep a few closed. If you have the other tools that you develop as an individual, talents, things like that, you can harness this to do positive things in the world.” IfsWorldWellsIndividualStruggleDoorsTalentMessagesUniqueToolsHarnessPositive ThingsIndividual Talent Author:Zach Anner
“If you have a friend, what's the best way you can experience her beauty? It's to really accept her. She's weird in this way, I accept it. She's hard to talk to, I accept it. Then that person eventually will come all the way out into the sun. I think it's the same way with our talent. We say, "Look, I'm not going to judge you. I'm going to try to use you in the very best way."” IfsThinkingWayTryingLooksPersonsHardUseAcceptingSunTalentJudgingBest WayHer Beauty Author:George Saunders
“If you've been given opportunities then you have to create opportunities. If you're given knowledge by people, share your knowledge. If you were born with talent, show your talent off.” PeopleIfsShowsOpportunityGivenBornShareTalentTalent ShowGiven Opportunity Author:Marco Pierre White
“I would not know how to advise a man how to write. It is a matter of talent and interest. I believe he must be strongly moved if he is to become a writer.” IfsKnowsMenWritingBelieveMatterI BelieveInterestKnow HowTalentMovedAdvise Author:C. S. Lewis
“All success is quite temporary if you don't work hard enough to maintain where you are. Talent can get you somewhere but character keeps you there. You have to build character along the way and know when and know how to take the victories from situations even though they might seem grim.” IfsKnowsWayHardEnoughCharacterSeemsMightSituationKnow HowTalentHard WorkVictoryTemporaryWhere You AreGrim Author:Mehcad Brooks
“I make non-fiction partly because I'm not that good of a writer. My talent, if I have any, is in balancing, capturing and directing reality, rather than creating scenarios.” IfsRealityFictionTalentCreatingScenariosNon Fiction Author:Robert Greene
“I feel like if we're blessed enough to be given talent, to be given an opportunity, then why not take that opportunity and make it for someone's betterment you know?” IfsKnowsFeelsEnoughOpportunityGivenTalentBlessedWhy NotBetterment Author:Kelly Rowland
“Even if you have the talent, you still have to push yourself. I don't think dreams magically appear, that's why they're called dreams. But if you do want to make that dream a reality, then you have to push yourself. It takes a lot of hard work, and if you don't have the focus, then it's going to be all the harder. If you have a big dream, it takes all of the above to achieve it: passion, the focus and the effort.” IfsThinkingWantStillsHardDreamBigsRealityPassionEffortFocusAchieveTalentHard WorkHarderPush Yourself Author:Gabby Douglas