“Elvis Presley's talent brightened millions of lives. He widened the horizons of my world certainly. The first record I ever owned was a 78 rpm of "Hound Dog" backed by "Don't Be Cruel" and when I listened to those tunes I felt about ten feet tall and I grinned so hard that I felt like the corners of my mouth would meet in the back and the tip of my head would simply topple off. All I know about Rock and Roll is that it makes people feel good. Elvis Presley more than made me feel good, he enriched my life and made it better.” PeopleKnowsWorldFeelsFirstsMadeHardFeltMillionsRecordsFeetRocksTalentDogTenMouthsCornersFeel GoodMade ItTunesTallHorizonRock And RollHoundsHound Dogs Author:Stephen King
“Communism produces neither dignity nor prosperity. It takes all power away from the people and places it in the hands of a self-appointed elite. And because it distorts and manipulates the distinctive talents of individuals rather than letting those talents flourish, it prevents progress and prosperity.” PeopleSelfHandsIndividualProgressTalentProduceDignityProsperityCommunismElitesManipulateDistinctive Author:Margaret Thatcher
“Vision is a romantic thing. We have got into 'talent identification'. I am much more interested in passion - finding people who are really excited about doing something.” PeoplePassionVisionTalentFindingsExcitedIdentification Author:Sebastian Coe
“There may be people who have more talent than you, but there's no excuse for anyone to work harder than you do - and I believe that.” PeopleBelieveMayMotivationalSuccessWinningI BelieveSportsInspiringTalentHarderAthleteExcuseMotivational SportsInspirational SportsYankeesAthleticWork HarderNo ExcusesNew York YankeesInspirational BasketballMotivational BasketballFamous BaseballMotivational Inspirational SportsBasketball MotivationAthlete MotivationalBest SportsShort SportsShort Inspirational SportsShort Motivational SportsBest AthleteAwesome SportsInspirational AthleteInspirational BaseballMotivational BaseballInspiring AthleteAthletic InspirationalInspirational WinningYouth SportsCoaches And AthletesWinning SportsMotivate AthletesWinning InspirationalMotivational WinningWinning MotivationalSports Leadership Author:Derek Jeter
“Kenny was actually here at Melwood as a 15-year-old schoolboy. He came on trial and he went home afterwards. It was only later that Bill Shankly realised that Dalglish was here as a boy and he went mad! He said 'how did we miss him?' Kenny just had the football brain. He was born with it and you can't give that to people. He had that natural born talent.” PeopleGivingYearsSaidHomeBornNaturalBrainBoysTalentMissingFootballBillsMadTrialsRealisedKenny Author:Ian St John
“Surround yourself with people of like mind and different talents and temperaments with the purpose of serving the goals of every member of the group. Associate with these people on a regular basis.” PeopleMindDifferentPurposeGoalGroupsTalentMembersBasesServingSurroundAssociatesTemperamentSurround YourselfSurround Yourself With People Author:Jeff Olson
“People are put down in television now, not because they're not qualitative, not because they're not talented - but because there's no room for them, and worse than that, there's nowhere they can find exposure. Their own good talent may die of mourning, just for want of having somebody read what they've written. I don't presume to say how we can best provide platforms for new writers to get read. I don't know. But therein lies the major problem.” PeopleKnowsWantMayProblemLyingDiesRoomsWrittenTalentTelevisionMajorsMourningPlatformsExposureMajor ProblemsQualitative Author:Rod Serling
“I should have had more faith in my talent. I think I would have gotten to achieve more, earlier, had I believed in myself. But I let other people take credit for my work.” PeopleThinkingShouldAchieveTalentShould HaveCredit Author:Jerry Bruckheimer
“Talent - really, everyone agrees, it's multidimensional, and often overlooked in standard assessments. That's not hard for people to accept.” PeopleHardAcceptingTalentStandardsAgreeAssessmentOverlooked Author:L. Todd Rose
“A lot of talent, a lot of the currency that movies used to have, has spilled over into TV. People talk about TV the way they used to talk about movies and, as much as I hate to say it, the way they used to talk about books.” PeopleWayBookUsedHateTalentTvsI HateCurrency Author:Matthew Specktor
“A lot of people, Lady Gaga and Katy Perry and a lot of people have written for other people, and of course Bruno Mars. So I think it's a great way to break into the industry and show people what you can do and show them your talent and people tend to listen a little differently to your own music as an artist, when you've proven yourself as a good songwriter for other artists.” PeopleThinkingWayLittlesShowsArtistCoursesCan DoBreakWrittenTalentIndustrySongwritersMarsProvenGaga Author:Bonnie McKee
“Eminem has talent, and his talent is the thing that influences many young people who would have never gone anywhere near rap. White kids in different parts of the world use him as a barometer and the standard to live up to. In some ways, Eminem is an artist who has ushered in a new movement.” PeopleWorldWayDifferentUseKidsYoungArtistWhiteGoneInfluenceTalentMovementStandardsRapBarometer Author:Chuck D
“People like Sean Penn, he is someone that is politically progressive and yet is still at the top of his game in the industry. So I love that he is out there just virtually shaming all the people that voted for Prop 8. He was a really great example of a straight ally, someone who used his talent and used his ability to further our cause, not just for political progressiveness but also specifically for gay marriage and specifically for Harvey Milk's entire life.” PeopleStillsPoliticalUsedGamesCausesAbilityTalentExampleIndustryGayProgressiveAlliesMilkReally GreatGay MarriagePropsSeanHarvey Author:Margaret Cho
“I'm sure some people might be offended by that, but this is my feeling about show business. It's not all about pure talent. There are certain people who command a stage because they look good ,like me.” PeopleLooksShowsFeelingsMightCertainStageTalentPureLike MeCommandOffendedShow Business Author:Howard Stern
“I'm having a blast using the gifts and talents that God has given me as a platform to minister to people and love them and shine the light that He wants me to shine.” PeopleWantLightGivenTalentAnd LoveShiningMinistersWant MePlatformsBlastGifts And TalentsHe Wants Me Author:Christian Hosoi
“I just trust the people involved. Marvel and DC for the last 16 years - is that 90 percent of the time it's incredible top talent. Like, this is what makes it different from the pre-2000 superhero movies. I would say, except Tim Burton and Richard Donner, it was generally, comic book movies were done by guys who weren't that into the material and people who didn't really respect the stuff. But as everything, whether it's Wolverine, X-Men, Avengers, Batman, all these things, it's just been done by top-tier people. I have total confidence that they'll continue that tradition of being great.” PeopleMenYearsBookDifferentDoneLastsGuyStuffTalentMaterialsInvolvedPercentTraditionIncrediblesComicComic BookSuperheroX MenAvengers Author:Mark Millar
“I don't mind getting up in front of people and playing - singing by myself, as raw as it comes, with nobody else helping me out, which shows that you have a little bit of talent.” PeopleMindLittlesHelpingShowsBitsTalentFrontsLittle BitSinging Author:Bronson Arroyo
“One of the things I've learned - before I would go on a show, I was like, "Oh God, I hate that show" or "That show is gonna get canceled." But now after being full-time on a show, you see how difficult it is and how much work goes into it and how so many decisions are based on finances or people's schedules or talent or location issues. It's a miracle that anything gets made.” PeopleMadeShowsHateDifficultDecisionIssuesTalentGoes OnMiracleI HateFinanceI've LearnedLocationSchedulesThings I've Learned Author:Fiona Gubelmann
“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 think the Europeans are a lot more spontaneous, more artistic to some degree. But I don't think they have the technical talent we do here in the states. Here people have been trained much more specifically - they know exactly what they're doing. The Europeans are perhaps slower, but in the end damn near as good.” PeopleThinkingKnowsHas BeensEndsStatesTalentDegreesArtisticDamnSpontaneous Author:Lee Van Cleef
“I felt sorry for Senzo Meyiwa family and for the people of South Africa because it's a shame we lost such a huge talent. In all the games he had played I think he didn't concede any goal.” PeopleThinkingGamesLostFeltGoalTalentHugeShameSouthSorrySouth Africa Author:Stephen Keshi
“Few artists have influenced the sound and trajectory of popular music more distinctly, or touched quite so many people with their talent. A strong spirit transcends rules,' Prince once said - and nobody's spirit was stronger, bolder, or more creative. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family, his band, and all who loved him.” PeopleSaidSpiritArtistStrongSoundPrayerCreativeTalentBandStrongerTouchedOur ThoughtsTrajectoryPopular MusicThoughts And PrayersStrong SpiritOur Thoughts And Prayers Author:Barack Obama
“You see people - maybe in a frustrating fashion - that don't get embraced, when they should. You get some people who get embraced too early, and they tend to flame out, but it's really rare that someone gets lucky. It's usually a combination of a lot of talent and a lot of hard work.” PeopleShouldHardTalentFashionHard WorkLuckyCombinationFlamesFrustrating Author:Chris Gethard
“For me, success is when I'm making a contribution and fully engaging all of my talents. In terms of the key quality, it's being willing to continue to believe in yourself even when other people don't, and being able to fail and to come back.” PeopleBelieveAbleTermQualityFailingTalentWillingKeysContributionBelieve In YourselfBelieve In YouEngaging Author:Melissa Harris-Perry
“There are still many great surviving talents: Stevie Winwood. Another great talent is Stevie Wonder. Another one is Eric Clapton. Another one is Phil Collins. Eminem, Kanye West I like all those people.” PeopleStillsWonderTalentWestSurvivingEricGreat Talent Author:Ahmet Ertegun
“What drives me? Surrounding myself with amazing talent to craft a breakthrough product which can be used by millions of people to change the world.” PeopleWorldUsedMillionsTalentProductsCraftsChanging The WorldBreakthroughAmazing Talent Author:Mike McCue
“In southern Italy, where my grandparents had lived, there were few opportunities. The society was static, with rigid social classes. Poor people, like my grandparents, had little chance to improve their lives, no matter their talents or willingness to work.” PeopleLittlesMatterOpportunitySocialChancePoorClassTalentWillingnessSouthernGrandparentPoor PeopleStaticSocial ClassSouthern Italy Author:Samuel Alito
“Think about how many great works of art or game-changing ideas were ahead of their time - their creator's talent underappreciated until many years later. That's how we need to treat our young people - because who knows where the next great idea will come from?” PeopleThinkingKnowsNeedsYearsArtIdeasYoungNextGamesTalentTreatsCreatorWorks Of ArtGreat WorkGreat Idea Author:Ashley Bryan
“Republicans also have to start to look at talent recruitment. Eight years ago Barack Obama was a no-name state senator. So I think we need to look outside the Beltway and start to look at a younger, more diverse pool of people and tap them to run for office instead of continuously tapping the same type of self-funder individual that Republicans seem to go after every time.” PeopleThinkingNeedsYearsLooksSelfStatesSeemsRunningNamesIndividualTalentTypeRepublicanOfficeYears AgoEightBarackPoolDiverseSenatorsTappingRecruitment Author:Andrea Tantaros
“People have assumed that I have to run the ball before I can throw it most all of my career, all the way back before high school. It's a stereotype put on me for a long time because I'm African-American and I'm a dual-threat quarterback. I don't know why that stereotype is still around. It's about talent and the ability to throw the ball, not the color of your skin or your ability to also be a dangerous runner.” PeopleKnowsWayLongStillsI CanRunningSchoolAbilityCareersTalentDangerousColorLong TimeHigh SchoolSkinsBallsThreatAfrican AmericanRunnersStereotypeQuarterback Author:Deshaun Watson
“Talent is the No. 1 priority for a CEO. You think it's about vision and strategy, but you have to get the right people first.” PeopleThinkingFirstsVisionTalentStrategyPrioritiesCeo Author:Andrea Jung
“People should be able to rise as hard, high as their hard work, their ambition, their talent will take them.” PeopleShouldHardAbleTalentHard WorkAmbition Author:Hillary Clinton
“Historically, opportunity has been afforded to a limited pool of people, excluding people of color and women. That doesn't diminish the talent or hard work of the people within that pool, but it does narrow the field of stories that have been told, and of the creative ideas and perspectives out there.” PeopleDoeHas BeensIdeasHardStoriesOpportunityCreativeTalentFieldsColorHard WorkPerspectivePoolDiminishCreative Ideas Author:Joe Robert Cole
“Young people ask me for advice, and I tell them to do what I didn't do. Get some training. I took jobs that required talents I didn't have.” PeopleJobsYoungAsksAdviceTalentTrainingAsk Me Author:Dick Van Dyke
“Most people don't find their creativity. There are more unsung geniuses that don't even know they have great talent.” PeopleKnowsCreativityTalentGeniusGreat Talent Author:Truman Capote
“The traditional model for a company like Coca-Cola is to hire one big advertising agency and essentially outsource all of its creativity in that area. But Coca-Cola does not do it that way. It knows how to manage creative people and creative teams and it has been quite adept at building a network that includes the Creative Artists Agency in Hollywood, which is a talent agency.” PeopleKnowsWayDoeHas BeensBigsArtistCompanyCreativityKnow HowCreativeTeamTalentBuildingModelsAreasHollywoodTraditionalAdvertisingManageAgencyCreative PeopleCreative ArtAdvertising AgenciesAdeptCreative ArtistsCoca ColaCreative Team Author:John Kao
“I've always been quite good at watching someone do something and then picking it up, so I turned that talent to watching people on the film set, and just saw how small everything was and how intimate the scenes could be.” PeopleFilmSawsTalentSceneIntimateFilm Set Author:Luke Evans
“I used my talent as a speaker giving lectures to young people at schools in Hungary and I speak against hatred and anti-Semitism.” PeopleGivingSchoolYoungUsedSpeakTalentHatredSpeakersLecturesAnti SemitismHungary Author:Csanad Szegedi
“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
“Maybe I'm just flying my own little ego ship, but sometimes people resent talent.” PeopleLittlesSometimesMy OwnTalentEgoFlyingShipsResent Author:Robert Plant
“Lampoon ran out of steam in the early '80s, and wasn't able to reinvent itself because it ran out of talent. People who wanted to do this kind of stuff could suddenly make $100,000 in Hollywood right out of college.” PeopleKindAbleWantedStuffTalentCollegeHollywoodRan80sSteam Author:P. J. O'Rourke
“I think reality TV now needs a big kick up the a - to get creative and be meaningful, I think. Otherwise, people are becoming famous for having no talent, based on pure exposure. That's the grating part.” PeopleThinkingNeedsBigsRealityCreativeTalentTvsBecomingPureMeaningfulKicksExposureReality TvWise PeopleBecoming Famous Author:Gordon Ramsay
“[People] don't know the talent and I want to show them.” PeopleKnowsWantShowsTalent Author:Tony Sunshine
“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
“They're not leading our people toward any kind of independence, but they're using their positions and their education and their talent to exploit our people worse than the slave master did during slavery.” PeopleKindTalentPositionMastersIndependenceSlaverySlaveExploits Author:Malcolm X
“I have an open mind - - I read, I study, I study your work and the work of other people with less talent. But that is not what I do in my writing and teaching. Still the love for the text we have in common.” PeopleWritingMindStillsCommonStudyTeachingTalentOpen Mind Author:Elie Wiesel
“Disney is beloved again. They can now attract the talent again and they can hold onto the talent again. People trust them again. It's all return since they went back to the why.” PeopleTalentReturnBeloved Author:Simon Sinek
“I think God gave talent to different people in different areas.” PeopleThinkingDifferentTalentAreasDifferent Peoples Author:Mariano Rivera
“With this show [Stand-Up Revolution ], I loved the idea that I would be picking the talent that goes on, not the network. It was me handpicking people who might not have gotten the chance to be on TV. So, I thought it was real cool that I was putting people up there.” PeopleIdeasRealShowsMightWould BeChanceTalentTvsRevolutionGoes On Author:Gabriel Iglesias
“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