“I'm personally looking for artists that are along the lines of today's pop stars. Whether it be a Rihanna or a Justin Bieber or a Kanye West or a Beyonce or a Lady Gaga, I'm looking for talent that's like that, that's what I love.” TodayArtistStarsLinesTalentWestPopsJustinPop StarsGagaBeyonce Author:L.A. Reid
“Ask today as you consider the many choices in your view - what is the highest and best use of your talents, skills and abilities? When you answer that, seize the opportunity to sharpen those qualities even more sharply by applying your focused effort.” UseTodayChoicesAsksOpportunityAbilityAnswersViewsEffortQualityTalentSkillsHighestFocusedTranscendentalismSeize The OpportunityBe ConsiderateSkills And Abilities Author:Mary Anne Radmacher
“But in my mind, I don't think there's any question Sidney Crosby is the best all-around player in the game. His hockey sense is so strong and so solid, combined with his God-gifted talent of being able to see the ice, see the entire picture in front of him. And, most importantly, I don't care how good you are, if you don't have a work ethic, it doesn't matter. There's no question that each and every game, he's one of the hardest-working guys on the ice. In my mind, he's the best player in the game today.” IfsThinkingMindMatterCareTodayAbleGuyGamesStrongPlayerTalentFrontsEthicsDon't CareHardestIceI Don't CareHockeyGiftedWork EthicBest PlayersCrosby Author:Wayne Gretzky
“To be sure, [NASCAR] stars were initially ex-bootleggers for the most part drawn from that talent pool in the Carolinas hills: "good ol' boys" as they referred to themselves. That's exactly how they would be described in the press that slowly became enamored with their raucous life style. That has all changed, with the drivers of today polished and clean-cut athletes who are expected to behave like commercial puppets in public.” Would BeTodayStarsBoysCuttingTalentStyleChangedPressesCleanAthleteExpectedHillsBehaveDriversPoolExesPuppetsCarolinaPolishedEnamoredLife StyleNascar Author:Brock Yates
“Many of us squander precious natural resources -time, creative energy, emotion- comparing our talents to those of others. Today ask Spirit to call forth your authentic gifts, so that you might know them, acknowledge them, and own them.” KnowsInspirationalMightTodaySpiritAsksEnergyNaturalEmotionCreativeTalentResourcesCompareAcknowledgeNatural ResourcesCreative Energy Author:Sarah Ban Breathnach
“Talent alone is helpless today. Any success requires both talent and luck. And the 'luck' has to be helped along and provided by someone.” TodayTalentLuckHelpless Book:Letters of Ayn Rand Source: Letters of Ayn Rand
“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
“I praise the Lord here today. I know that all my talent and all my ability comes from him, and without him I'm nothing and I thank him for his great blessing.” KnowsTodayAbilityLordTalentBlessingPraisePraise The Lord Book:Ernie Harwell: My 60 Years in Baseball Source: Ernie Harwell: My 60 Years in Baseball
“I don't see anyone playing in the major leagues today (1982) who combines both the talent and the intensity that I had. I always tried to do the best. I knew I couldn't always be the best, but I tried to be.” TodayTalentMajorsLeagueBeing The BestIntensityDo The BestMajor League Author:Frank Robinson
“Genius is talent provided with ideals. Genius starves while talent wears purple and fine linen. The man of genius of today will infifty years' time be in most cases no more than a man of talent.” MenYearsTodayCasesTalentHe ManFineGeniusIdealsPurpleLinen Author:W. Somerset Maugham
“It enrages me to see only certain players singled out for the Hall of Fame because they were born with a God-given specialty. When I take my kids to the Baseball Hall of Fame, I want them to experience the full array of talents that make the game what it is today, not just the larger-than-life freaks of nature. I want them to know that you don't have to be the biggest or the strongest to reach your goals, and that hard work and perseverance are also rewarded.” KnowsWantHardKidsTodayCertainGamesGivenGoalBornPlayerTalentHard WorkFameBaseballPerseveranceHallsStrongestFreakHall Of FameSpecialtyLarger Than LifeReaching Your GoalsBaseball Hall Of Fame Author:Bert Blyleven
“I didn't have any looks, I didn't have any talent, and it was easy for me to say to the Lord, "I don't have anything." If you only knew where I came from ... this leetle-bitty town with no more than twelve hundred people in it. So ... anything I am today, He is the one who has done it [ellipses in source].” PeopleIfsLooksDoneTodayEasyLordTalentSourceHundredTownsTwelveIf Only You Knew Author:Kathryn Kuhlman
“It takes great skill to tell a compelling story in under 60 seconds. These five directors have mastered the format, using their talent, craft and imagination to provide us with some of the most innovative filmmaking out there today.” StoriesTodayActorsImaginationFiveTalentDirectorsSkillsCraftsMovieSecondsFilmmakingCompellingInnovativeFormat Author:Michael Apted
“From the start, I've always admired Eminem's thinking. That's the reason I wanted to appear on the Grammys with him when I was asked. Eminem has the balls to say what he feels and to make offensive things funny. That's very necessary today in America, with people being muzzled and irony becoming a lost art. Artists like Eminem who use their free speech to get a point across are vitally important. There just aren't many people in the world with balls that big and talent that awesome.” PeopleThinkingWorldFeelsArtImportantReasonUseBigsTodayWantedAmericaArtistLostTalentBecomingSpeechBallsIronyFree SpeechOffensiveLost Art Author:Elton John
“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
“Today designer Alexander McQueen passed away...His talent was immense and he will remain immortal in the history of Fashion.” TodayTalentFashionDesignerImmortalImmensePassed AwayMcqueenHistory Of Fashion Author:Diane von Furstenberg
“I grew up as an only child, and my mother was a single mom. It's always been "us." If it weren't for her nurturing and guiding my artistic talents at a young age, I don't think I'd be a professional actress and performer today.” IfsThinkingChildrenAgeTodayYoungMotherTalentGrewMomGrew UpActressesArtisticPerformersYoung AgeNurturingSingle MomOnly ChildArtistic Talent Author:Edwina Findley
“Firms that fully embrace the needs and interests of the whole person will win today's competition for the best talent.” NeedsPersonsWholeTodayWinningInterestTalentEmbraceCompetitionFirmWhole Person Author:Stewart D. Friedman
“Today I find it's extremely hard to launch one's brand, and that's also why we are helping these young talents.” HardHelpingTodayYoungTalentBrandsYoung Talent Author:Delphine Arnault
“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
“I am thinking of George Michael's family, friends and fans. He was so loved and I hope he knew it because the sadness today is beyond words. Devastating. What a beautiful voice he had and his music will live on as a testament to his talent. I can't believe he is gone. I hope the Buddha will hold him in his arms. NMRK.” ThinkingBelieveI CanTodayBeautifulVoiceGoneSadnessFansTalentArmsTestamentFamily FriendsBeautiful Voice Author:Boy George
“Hard work does pay, and you just have to continue to work, and you got two guys, when you're talking about Gary and myself, we have a God-given talent, but we worked at it and we're happy to be where we are today.” DoeTwoHardTodayGuyGivenPayTalkingTalentHard WorkBasketballGaryTwo GuysGod Given Talents Author:Jason Kidd
“The trouble with today is, things are a little easy. Teens don't feel as if anyone needs them or their talent, and that's wrong. We need them. They are the future. And if I can encourage them to think about the sciences as something they could do, then I think I've done a good job.” ThinkingDoneTodayEasyTroubleTalentGood Job Author:Jody Lynn Nye
“In the old days it was important, but not as important as it is today, to keep making success after success after success. It's terrifying today. You can maybe have one so-so movie but you've got to come back with another that's huge, if possible, and that must be very, very difficult for young talent.” ImportantTodayDifficultTalent Author:Julie Andrews