“Of course, if you have thought up to now that an actor relies merely on inspiration you will have to change your mind. Talent without work is nothing more than raw unfinished material.” IfsMindInspirationCoursesActorsTalentMaterialsRelyUnfinishedChanging Your Mind Book:An Actor Prepares Source: An Actor Prepares
“For many activities, people cannot rely solely on themselves in evaluating their ability level because such judgments require inferences from probabilistic indicants of talent about which they may have limited knowledge. Self-appraisals are, therefore, partly based on the opinions of others who presumably possess evaluative competence” PeopleMaySelfAbilityLevelsOpinionTalentActivityJudgmentRelyCompetenceInferenceSelf EfficacyAppraisalLimited Knowledge Author:Albert Bandura
“Failure is important because the first time you win (or lose), it could be luck, it could be timing, or it could be talent. It's only after you fail once or twice and learn to rely equally on thought, analysis, and anticipation-in addition to speed, talent, and execution-that you can really call yourself an entrepreneur ... In the long run, it's mind over muscle, strategy over strength, and a healthy perspective-not just a lot of perspiration-that make someone a real success in his or her business and in the equally important rest of his or her life.” MindFirstsLongImportantRealRunningWinningLosesFailingTalentPerspectiveHealthyFirst TimeLuckStrategyEntrepreneurSpeedAnalysisRelyMusclesAnticipationExecutionLong RunsTimingWin Or LoseReal SuccessPerspiration Author:Howard A. Tullman
“I think we have some special talents. That being said, I think it's dangerous to rely on special talents - it's better to own lots of monopolistic businesses with unregulated prices. But that's not the world today. We have made money exercising our talents and will continue to do so.” ThinkingWorldMadeSaidTodaySpecialTalentDangerousExerciseRelyWorld TodaySpecial Talents Author:Charlie Munger
“When you can't rely on sticking a pipe in the ground, what you have to rely on is unlocking the energy and talent of all your people - men and women.” PeopleMenEnergyTalentMen And WomenRelyPipeUnlocking Author:Thomas Friedman
“It's easier to greenlight your own films when you're not surrounded by other people aspiring to make films. You have to work a little harder and rely more on yourself and your collaborators and the real relationships you have. There are so many hypotheticals that dominate the industry, and everyone's always waiting for someone else to tell them when to make a film and write a check and sign the talent.” PeopleWritingRealFilmWaitingTalentRelyReal Relationship Author:Matthew Porterfield