“I loved to write; in my late teens I had a 'zine. But it wasn't until I went back to school, later on in my 20s, that I actually saw that I had writing talent.” WritingSchoolSawsTalentLateTeensZines Author:Sonja Sohn
“I myself have not met a self‐confessed liberal since the late fifties (and even then it was a tacky thing to admit, like coming from the middle class or the Middle West, those two gloomy seedbeds of talent), yet hardly a day passes that I don't read another attack on the “typical liberal” — as it might be announcing a pest of dinosaurs or a plague of unicorns.” TwoSelfMightClassMiddleTalentMetsLateWestMiddle ClassTypicalPlagueDinosaursGloomyUnicornAnnouncingPestsTacky Author:Wilfrid Sheed
“I think being able to age gracefully is a very important talent. It is too late for me. The horse is out of the barn... In past generations, people would try to play younger than they really are. My trick is, I don't try to play younger than I really am.” PeopleThinkingTryingImportantPlayAgeAblePastGenerationsTalentLateHorseTricksToo LateBarnsPast Generations Author:Clint Eastwood
“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
“Because I know that the early Greeks and Romans and the early Europeans at that age did not see racism as we see it now - because racism was created to justify slavery to build the capital for capitalism - and back in the day they respected talent over race. We had an African Pope in the late 5th century, we had an African Emperor of Rome, and early church Fathers were black.” KnowsAgeFatherBlackChurchRaceCenturyTalentLateRacismCapitalismSlaveryGreekJustifyRomePopeEmperorBack In The DayChurch Fathers Author:Immortal Technique
“Michael Gove is an incredibly talent guy and a Brexiteer. But he has been telling all of us for the last five years that he doesn't want to [be the Prime Minister] and he doesn't think he's got it in him to do it so his conversion on the road to Damascus has come pretty late.” ThinkingWantYearsHas BeensLastsGuyFiveTalentLateConversionMinistersFive YearsPrimePrime MinisterLast Five Years Author:Andrew Mitchell