“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
“envy, as a rule, is of success rather than of merit. No one would have objected to his talent deserving recognition - only to his getting it.” TalentEnvyRecognitionMeritDeserving Book:The limit Source: The limit
“I have a talent for silence and brevity. I can keep silent when it seems best to do so, and when I speak I can, and do usually, quit when I am done. This talent, or these two talents, I have cultivated. Silence and concise, brief speaking have got me some laurels, and, I suspect, lost me some. No odds. Do what is natural to you, and you are sure to get all the recognition you are entitled to.” I CanTwoDoneSeemsLostSpeakNaturalSilenceTalentSilentQuittingRecognitionSuspectsOddsEntitledBrevityLaurelsConciseLost Me Author:Rutherford B. Hayes
“It is not always easy for a young player to come through at the club level, because all the clubs are able to buy for 20 million or 30 million and it is hard for young English talent to come through and to get recognition and be able to be part of the squad or start playing.” HardAbleYoungEasyLevelsMillionsPlayerTalentClubsRecognitionSquad Author:Edwin van der Sar
“I have many unrecognized talents, but my faults have somehow succeeded in securing wide recognition.” TalentFaultsWideRecognition Author:Ashleigh Brilliant
“Many people measure their success by wealth, recognition, power and status. There's nothing wrong with those, but if that's all you're focused on, you're missing the boat...if you focus on significance -using your time and talent to serve others -that's when truly meaningful success can come your way.” PeopleIfsWayWealthFocusTalentMissingFocusedMeaningfulBoatRecognitionSignificance Author:Ken Blanchard