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James A. Baldwin

"Any writer, I suppose, feels that the world into which he was born is nothing less than a conspiracy against the cultivation of his talent."

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"Any writer, I suppose, feels that the world into which he was born is nothing less than a conspiracy against the cultivation of his talent."

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"Put the right people in the right positions to ensure their personal strengths and talents are being utilized and appreciated."

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"There is no substitute for talent. Industry and all its virtues are of no avail."

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"You need to find your gift, something you are doing better than others."

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

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"Genius makes its observations in short-hand; talent writes them out at length."

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"Your gift is what you were created to be."

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"Talent is extremely common. What is rare is the willingness to endure the life of the writer."

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"We are told that talent creates its own opportunities. But it sometimes seems that intense desire creates not only its own opportunities, but its own talents."

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"What you are good at, you never do it free!"

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"Hide not your talents, they for use were made,What's a sundial in the shade?"

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"The world is before you and you need not take it or leave it as it was when you came in."
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