1,160 Quotes About Talent

Not his match! And have you not the heart in you to be anything but best? How many are his match? How many in this world do you think stand in the front rank? Are all the rest of us to give up and sit on our hands rather than serve humbly where we deserve?

Talent is a firefly; even in a remote dark forest, sooner or later it is caught to an eye.

Thankfully, perseverance is a great substitute for talent.

Dennis was present, still present, and this, she thought as she stayed landed against him, was no small talent.

In many ways an artist is his work. It's difficult to separate the two. I think I can be brutally objective about my work as I create it, and if something doesn't work, I can feel it, but when I turn in a finished album — or song — you can be sure that I've given it every ounce of energy and God-given talent that I have.

A genius does what he masters. An ordinary man tries to master what he does.

They who lack talent expect things to happen without effort. They ascribe failure to a lack of inspiration or ability, or to misfortune, rather than to insufficient application. At the core of every true talent there is an awareness of the difficulties inherent in any achievement, and the confidence that persistence and patience something worthwhile will be realized. Thus talent is a species of vigor. (Eric Hoffer 1902-1983)

Virginity comes standard. A good head is earned.

We’re all geniuses. Life is merely overpopulated with singers who play drums, and, drummers who sing, to pay rent.