“What passes in the world for talent or dexterity or enterprise is often only a want of moral principle. We may succeed where others fail, not from a greater share of invention, but from not being nice in the choice of expedients.” WorldWantMayChoicesMoralPrinciplesGreaterNiceFailingShareTalentSucceedInventionEnterpriseBeing NiceMoral PrinciplesDexterity Book:The Round Table. A collection of Essays ... By W. H. and Leigh Hunt Source: The Round Table. A collection of Essays ... By W. H. and Leigh Hunt
“People are brought up to think, "It's nice to be modest. It's nice to hide your light under a bushel." Well, bullshit! I've never bought that. In my business, the only thing you've really got is your talent; it's the only thing you have to sell.” PeopleThinkingWellsLightNiceTalentSellsBullshitModest Author:Johnny Carson
“Talent matters. Systems matter. Strategies matter. We can't just bring nice people together and think we're going to solve the world's problems.” PeopleThinkingWorldMatterProblemChristianTogetherLeadershipNiceTalentStrategySolveNice People Author:Jeff Henderson
“I don't practice. It's a gift. It's talent. Obviously, I do it all the time so it's like I'm practicing, but that's just what I do. Sometimes I'll be in the studio flipping through beats and I'll do something quick and people will be like, "What the?!" It's natural! I don't need to be nice like that, I just do it.” PeopleNeedsSometimesNaturalPracticeNiceTalentBeatsStudiosBeing NiceJust Do It Author:AraabMuzik
“India has lot of talent. What I am happy with is that the talent keeps on coming. Certainly it could be nice, though I am not terribly keen on seeing my successor yet.” NiceSeeingTalentIndiaBeing NiceSuccessors Author:Viswanathan Anand