“I'm not even sure I like surgery, but I like what it does, I like the effects. I like to be able to give people longevity and quality of life, and I also think it's good for people to use the special gifts and talents that they have. And when I was in medical school, when I began to analyze the gifts and talents that I had, I realized that surgery would probably be a very good fit for me.” PeopleThinkingGivingDoeUseAbleSchoolQualitySpecialEffectsTalentFitVery GoodMedicalI RealizedLongevitySurgeryQuality Of LifeMedical SchoolGifts And TalentsSpecial Gifts Author:Benjamin Carson
“We're so screwed up with our principles. We used to mock Japanese game shows where they ate bugs. Now we're doing the same, if not worse. It's terrifying... It seems the better the quality, the more you're penalised... There are some very good people in television, but a lot of fools running it. They put fame ahead of talent and think someone from 'EastEnders' will put bums on seats.” PeopleIfsThinkingTryingShowsSeemsRunningUsedGamesQualityPrinciplesTalentTelevisionFoolFameVery GoodSeatsGood PeopleBugsMockScrewed UpGame Shows Author:Philip Glenister
“I'm very good at noticing talent. I knew he was special then and obviously he is now.” SpecialTalentBasketballVery GoodNbaNoticing Author:LeBron James
“There are a few investment managers, of course, who are very good - though in the short run, it's difficult to determine whether a great record is due to luck or talent. Most advisors, however, are far better at generating high fees than they are at generating high returns. In truth, their core competence is salesmanship. Rather than listen to their siren songs, investors - large and small - should instead read Jack Bogle's The Little Book of Common Sense Investing.” ShouldLittlesBookRunningSongCoursesDifficultCommonRecordsTalentReturnLuckInvestmentInvestingVery GoodDetermineDuesCoreCommon SenseManagersInvestorsCompetenceFeesSirensAdvisorsSalesmanshipSiren Song Author:Warren Buffett
“An awful lot of actors who are considered very good actors are not very good actors. There are people who just strike gold, they have intrinsic talent, but the point is that if they did train, it would not inhibit them. If they were with a good teacher, it would only broaden them more.” PeopleIfsActorsTalentGoldTrainVery GoodStrikesAwfulGood Actors Author:Martin Landau
“Great leaders have an ability, a characteristic of analyzing very good talent, and empowering that talent.” AbilityLeaderTalentVery GoodCharacteristicsEmpoweringGreat LeaderAnalyzing Author:Rick Perry
“In my teens I fancied myself an artist; I hung out with the eccentric art teacher at my high school, painted still lifes and portraits and landscapes in watercolor and acrylics, took private lessons, won some blue ribbons for my earnest renderings. My lack of talent did little to dampen my enthusiasm. In college I thought I'd continue, but, like Salieri, I quickly realized that while I had the ability to appreciate art, I wasn't actually very good.” LittlesArtStillsSchoolArtistAbilityTeacherTalentCollegeLessonsHigh SchoolAppreciateBlueVery GoodEnthusiasmLandscapeTeensHungPortraitsEarnestEccentricRibbonsRenderingStill LifeArt TeacherWatercolorsSalieri Author:Christina Baker Kline