102 Quotes About Gifted

  • Author George Orwell
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    The most gifted of [the Proletariate], who might possibly become a nuclei of discontent, are simply marked down by the Thought Police and eliminated.

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  • Author John Mawell
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    If gifted and you do nothing, you will be in the top 50%.If gifted and you do something, you will be in the top 10%.If gifted and you do everything, you will be in the top 1%

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  • Author Jo Ann Beard
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    Instead of slapping her head, I do what they tell you to do: count to ten. Only I do it the gifted way: 123+456+789+10. When your sister has hurtled you swerving into the darkness, stranded you at a funeral home, and threatens to get you in trouble, just stop and count to 1,378 before you respond.

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  • Author Alice Sebold
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    There were also the Masters of Arcane Knowledge. Everyone begrudged their presence among the gifteds. These were the kids that could break down an engine and build it back again - no diagrams or instructions needed. They understood things in a real, not theoretical, way. They seemed not to care about their grades.

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  • Author Bret Brielmaier
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    I'm not as physically gifted as some of the other guys. I can't jump like Hassan (Adams), but I try to play smart.

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  • Author James Bundy
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    She contributed to the American theater in a lot of other ways than being a gifted playwright.

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  • Author Michael Bradley
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    If you get him in any sort of running drill, he's got that sixth gear. He's a tremendously gifted runner.

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