“I saw him (Barry Bonds) when he first broke in. He was a scrawny, skinny, 185-pound guy that had great talent. And then he turned himself into a freakin' power hitter with, what, 245, 250 pounds, and his head got twice the size. So, you know, you figure it out. I know he likes to go to the gym. We all like to go to the gym. You just don't get that big.” KnowsFirstsBigsGuySawsTalentFiguresSizeLikesBrokePoundsGymSkinnyGreat Talent Author:Gary Carter
“Smart tech investor thinks about: a) future product roadmap, b) bottoms-up market size & growth, c) talent and skill of team. Essentially you are valuing things that have not yet happened, and the likelihood of the CEO and team being able to make them happen. Finance people find this appalling, but investors who do this well can make a lot of money.” PeopleThinkingWellsHappensAbleGrowthHappenedTeamTalentProductsSkillsSmartBottomInvestingSizeFinanceInvestorsLots Of MoneyCeoLikelihood Author:Marc Andreessen
“The degree of talent, the size of the gift, is immaterial. All artists must listen, but not all hear great symphonies, see wide canvasses, conceive complex, character-filled novels. No matter, the creative act is the same, and it is an act of faith.” MatterCharacterArtistNovelCreativeTalentDegreesFilledComplexesSizeWideSymphonyComplex Characters Author:Madeleine L'Engle
“All we need to do is pay attention to ourselves and pay attention when somebody gives you a compliment based on something that you do naturally. Then that lets you know that that's your talent. I mean, talents come in so many different sizes, so many different colors, so many different ways.” KnowsWayNeedsGivingMeanDifferentPayAttentionTalentColorSizePay AttentionDifferent WaysComplimentDifferent Colors Author:Gabourey Sidibe
“Film acting would be about 80 percent better than it has been lately if actors did their homework, if they didn't have egos that took the size of their talent for granted.” IfsHas BeensWould BeFilmActorsActingTalentEgoPercentSizeGrantedHomeworkFilm Acting Author:Rod Steiger
“I know the celestial criteria measure service, not status; the use of our talents, not the relative size of our talent inventories. I know that Church membership is not passive security but continuing opportunity.” KnowsUseOpportunityChurchTalentSecuritySizeRelativePassiveContinuingCriteriaCelestialMembershipInventoryChurch Membership Author:Neal A. Maxwell
“I never needed Panavision and stereophonic sound to woo the world. I did it in black and white on a screen the size of a postage stamp. Honey, that's talent.” WorldSoundBlackWhiteTalentNeededSizeScreensHoneyBlack And WhiteStampsPostagePostage Stamps Author:Mae West