“Porgy is...an interesting example of what can be done by talent in spite of a bad setup. With a libretto that should never have been accepted on a subject that should never have been chosen, a man who should never have attempted it has written a work that has a considerable power.” MenShouldHas BeensDoneInterestingWrittenSubjectsTalentExampleAcceptedChosenSpiteSetupsGershwin Author:George Gershwin
“The most talented do not always end up as celebrities, and those with less talent often do. Upsets are written into our history and occur around us every day.” EndsWrittenTalentUpset Author:John C. Maxwell
“No one understands another's grief, no one understands another's joy... My music is the product of my talent and my misery. And that which I have written in my greatest distress is what the world seems to like best.” WorldSeemsJoyUnderstandingGriefMusicWrittenTalentProductsMusic IsMiseryGreat MenComposerDistress Author:Franz Schubert
“My children's books are written on the belief that every child has a talent and a passion. Each story unfolds into an adventure of nurturing that confidence until a passion blooms.” ChildrenBookStoriesPassionBeliefWrittenTalentAdventureMy ChildrenNurturingChildren's Books Author:Masiela Lusha
“The highest praise a writer can give another is to say he wishes he had written his book. I wish I had written Forty Words for Sorrow. Giles Blunt has a tremendous talent. If you miss Forty Words for Sorrow, you'll miss one of best novels of 2001.” IfsGivingBookWishNovelWrittenTalentMissingSorrowHighestPraiseFortyBlunt Author:Tony Hillerman
“I feel satisfaction at the end of the day when I've written a scene that I really like or when I write a good line of dialogue that I read out to my wife or something like that. But there's also days where it's just bloody agony and I go, 'ugh, this is such crap! Why did I think I had any talent?” ThinkingFeelsWritingEndsLinesWifeWrittenTalentSceneSatisfactionMy WifeDialogueThe End Of The DayAgonyBloodyCrapUgh Author:George R. R. Martin
“The most important thing about the first sale is for the very first time in your life something written has value and proven value because somebody has given you money for the words that you've written, and that's terribly important, it's a tremendous boon to the ego, to your sense of self-reliance, to your feeling about your own talent.” FirstsImportantSelfFeelingsValuesGivenWrittenTalentEgoFirst TimeImportant ThingsProvenSelf RelianceRelianceSense Of SelfBoon Author:Rod Serling
“People are put down in television now, not because they're not qualitative, not because they're not talented - but because there's no room for them, and worse than that, there's nowhere they can find exposure. Their own good talent may die of mourning, just for want of having somebody read what they've written. I don't presume to say how we can best provide platforms for new writers to get read. I don't know. But therein lies the major problem.” PeopleKnowsWantMayProblemLyingDiesRoomsWrittenTalentTelevisionMajorsMourningPlatformsExposureMajor ProblemsQualitative Author:Rod Serling
“A lot of people, Lady Gaga and Katy Perry and a lot of people have written for other people, and of course Bruno Mars. So I think it's a great way to break into the industry and show people what you can do and show them your talent and people tend to listen a little differently to your own music as an artist, when you've proven yourself as a good songwriter for other artists.” PeopleThinkingWayLittlesShowsArtistCoursesCan DoBreakWrittenTalentIndustrySongwritersMarsProvenGaga Author:Bonnie McKee