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

Mokokoma Mokhonoana, South African Philosopher

Talent, Truth, Happiness, Life, Inspirational

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

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

Talent, Gift, Uniqueness, Passion, Skill

"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."

Eric Hoffer, American Writer

Talent, Desire

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

Deyth Banger, American Blogger

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"I just rely on natural talent," said Adrian, strolling up to the start of the Dragon's Lair. "When you have such a wealth of it to draw from, the danger comes from having too much."

Richelle Mead, American Author

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"That boy is talented. You don't develop those gifts in houses or in schools."

Sara Sheridan, Scottish Author

Talent, Development, Environment, Gift

"...bow to genius, but to the authority of that genius - not the display of talent..."

John Geddes, Canadian Author

Talent, Genius, Authority, Respect

"I was getting an A for work. But not for talent. The story of my life."

Benjamin Alire Saenz, American Poet

Talent, Effort, Self-Reflection, Ambition

"It's like a novelist writing far out things. If it makes a point and makes sense, then people like to read that. But if it's off in left field and goes over the edge, you lose it. The same with musical talent, I think."

Johnny Cash, American Musician

Talent, People, Sense, Writing

"You will only succeed in the field where your gift is."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

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"Benevolence alone will not make a teacher, nor will learning alone do it. The gift of teaching is a peculiar talent, and implies a need and a craving in the teacher himself."

John Jay Chapman, American Poet

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"There is nothing inherently painful about being cheated on."

Emotion, Pain, Truth, Love

"Most parents are not really 'supportive' because they want their kid(s) to succeed; they 'support' their kid(s) as an attempt to avoid appearing to have bred a failure, or, failures - in the eyes of their peers and/or neighbours."

Parenting, Truth, Life, Power, Wisdom

"AIDS would have claimed fewer lives if we had publicly recommended what I wish to call 'The Presumption of Sickness,' i.e., the principle that whomever we are about to sleep with is HIV-positive until proven HIV-negative."

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"When a man's girlfriend's parents ask him what it is that he does for a living: they're not really concerned about him, they're concerned about their daughter's tummy."

Society, Parents, Concern, Living, Relationship

"A newspaper is an oversized book with adverts and an expiry date."

Media, Truth, Wisdom, Life, Power

"Thanks to the internet, you can provoke thoughts of those in mansions, from the uncomfortableness of your shack."

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

"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."

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

"I just rely on natural talent," said Adrian, strolling up to the start of the Dragon's Lair. "When you have such a wealth of it to draw from, the danger comes from having too much."

"That boy is talented. You don't develop those gifts in houses or in schools."

"...bow to genius, but to the authority of that genius - not the display of talent..."

"I was getting an A for work. But not for talent. The story of my life."

"It's like a novelist writing far out things. If it makes a point and makes sense, then people like to read that. But if it's off in left field and goes over the edge, you lose it. The same with musical talent, I think."

"You will only succeed in the field where your gift is."

"Benevolence alone will not make a teacher, nor will learning alone do it. The gift of teaching is a peculiar talent, and implies a need and a craving in the teacher himself."

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"There is nothing inherently painful about being cheated on."

"Most parents are not really 'supportive' because they want their kid(s) to succeed; they 'support' their kid(s) as an attempt to avoid appearing to have bred a failure, or, failures - in the eyes of their peers and/or neighbours."

"Patriotism is the narcissism of countries."

"Retro is a symptom of a generation that is too lazy to innovate."

"A tie is what you get after ice cubes have wrestled with hot water."

"You can only be twice someone's age once."

"AIDS would have claimed fewer lives if we had publicly recommended what I wish to call 'The Presumption of Sickness,' i.e., the principle that whomever we are about to sleep with is HIV-positive until proven HIV-negative."

"When a man's girlfriend's parents ask him what it is that he does for a living: they're not really concerned about him, they're concerned about their daughter's tummy."

"A newspaper is an oversized book with adverts and an expiry date."

"Thanks to the internet, you can provoke thoughts of those in mansions, from the uncomfortableness of your shack."