“Talent isn't enough. You need motivation-and persistence, too: what Steinbeck called a blend of faith and arrogance. When you're young, plain old poverty can be enough, along with an insatiable hunger for recognition. You have to have that feeling of "I'll show them." If you don't have it, don't become a writer.” IfsNeedsEnoughShowsFeelingsYoungMotivationPovertyTalentHungerRecognitionPersistenceArroganceInsatiableInsatiable Hunger Author:Leon Uris
“Do not fear lack of knowledge, talent or skill. Seek motivation and the others will come.” MotivationAbilityTalentSkillsDo Not FearLack Of Knowledge Author:Randall Dale Adams
“Talent is crucial. It needs to be driven by motivation, but blind ambition isn't the key.” NeedsMotivationTalentKeysAmbitionBlindDrivenCrucialBlind Ambition Author:Lily Cole
“In a dispassionate comparison of the relative values of human and robotic spaceflight, the only surviving motivation for continuing human spaceflight is the ideology of adventure. But only a tiny number of Earth's six billion inhabitants are direct participants. For the rest of us, the adventure is vicarious and akin to that of watching a science fiction movie. At the end of the day, I ask myself whether the huge national commitment of technical talent to human spaceflight and the ever-present potential for the loss of precious human life are really justifiable.” HumansEndsEarthMotivationValuesAsksLossNumbersFictionTalentAdventureHugeSixCommitmentDirectScience FictionBillionsTinyIdeologyHuman LifeThe End Of The DayComparisonRelativeContinuingSurvivingParticipantsRoboticsSpace TravelDispassionateVicariousSpaceflightScience Fiction MovieRelative Value Author:James Van Allen
“Writing is grunt work - you need to have self-motivation, perseverance, and faith... talent is the smallest part of it.” NeedsWritingSelfMotivationTalentPerseveranceSelf MotivationSmallestGrunt Author:Jodi Picoult
“No one can question the talent of India's youth after the success of the Mars Mission. Everything indigenous!” MotivationTalentYouthIndiaMissionsMarsIndigenous Author:Narendra Modi
“Domains like Trade, Technology, Tourism, Talent and Tradition have the power to redefine existing paradigms.” MotivationTechnologyTalentTraditionIndiaTradeDomainParadigmTourism Author:Narendra Modi
“(Natural Talent + Opportunity) Hard Work = Success” InspirationalHardInspirationMotivationalMotivationOpportunityNaturalTalentHard WorkNatural TalentHard Work Success Author:Michael Johnson