“There are certain things that we take for granted that simply would not have existed without the great migration. Motown, for example, would not have existed - it simply would not, because Berry Gordy, the founder of it, his parents had migrated from Georgia to Detroit where he founded Motown, and where did he get his talent?” CertainParentTalentExampleGrantedFoundersGeorgiaDetroitMigrationBerriesMotown Author:Isabel Wilkerson
“No matter where you're born in life or what the circumstances are when you're born, like your parents being poor or not connected to power, you have a chance in this country to go as far as your talent and your work will take you.” CountryMatterParentBornChancePoorTalentLike YouCircumstancesConnected Author:Marco Rubio
“I think you inherit most of your talent from your parents, although sometimes a fabulously talented singer grows out of the union of two tone-deaf people” PeopleThinkingTwoSometimesGrowsParentTalentUnionsSingersToneDeaf Author:Joely Fisher
“Both of my parents are surfers, of course, so they understood where my passion for surfing was at and I guess they saw the talent that I had.” PassionCoursesParentSawsTalentUnderstoodSurfingMy PassionSurfer Author:Bethany Hamilton
“Every articulate family ... generates its own stories, explanations and myths to illuminate the differences in temperament and talent among its children, the lines of allegiance and influence between parent and child.” ChildrenStoriesParentDifferencesLinesFamilyInfluenceTalentMythExplanationTemperamentAllegianceChildren And Parents Book:Sisters: Shared Histories, Lifelong Ties Source: Sisters: Shared Histories, Lifelong Ties
“While there's plenty to be said for drive and talent, it was my parents' support that started me on the path that led me here today.” SaidTodayParentSupportPathTalentPlenty Author:Tichina Arnold
“My parents taught me that racial prejudice is a sin, one that robs the world of great minds and talents.” WorldMindParentSinRaceTalentTaughtPrejudiceGreat MindsRobbingRacial PrejudiceDeprivingAnti Racist Author:Edward Brooke
“Mastery is not a function of I.Q. or natural talent or wealthy parents who can send you to the best school, but rather the result of going through a learning process, fueled by the desire to grow and the persistence to push past any obstacles.” SchoolPastDesireGrowsProcessParentNaturalResultsTalentFunctionObstaclesPersistenceWealthyMasteryLearning ProcessNatural TalentBest School Author:Robert Greene
“Creating a high-functioning education system requires all the strategies involved in building high-functioning organisations anywhere. It requires a deliberate and aggressive strategy to ensure extraordinary talent at every level of the system, from the superintendentcy to district offices to principalships to classrooms. It requires building systems for accountability; offering parents the ability to choose their public schools is the ultimate form of this. It requires building a strong culture at the system and school levels based on high expectations for student achievement.” SchoolFormCultureStrongParentAbilityLevelsTalentStudentsBuildingInvolvedOfficeAchievementCreatingExpectationsUltimateStrategyExtraordinaryAccountabilityAggressiveClassroomOfferingDeliberatePublic SchoolOrganisationEducation SystemHigh ExpectationsAbility To ChooseStudent Achievement Author:Wendy Kopp
“I knew no one in this business, and the only acting I'd ever done was in a first-grade play. I understood some of my talents - growing up playing piano, and my operatic voice led me to All-State in my first, and only, year of singing - but I didn't yet know all of my capacities. My parents felt helpless, as they knew nothing about this world and couldn't help me in any way except through pure love.” KnowsWorldWayYearsFirstsStatesDonePlayHelpingFeltParentVoiceActingGrowing UpGrowingTalentThis WorldPureSingingUnderstoodCapacityPianoGradesHelp MeHelplessPure LovePlaying PianoAll State Author:Idara Victor