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Talent Quotes
"If you don't have talent or preparation for whatever you want to do, you will not be successful in anything."
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"In the long run, there is not much discrimination against superior talent."
71
"I think the diva is kind of a cliche. My definition of a diva is somebody whose talent does not match what they're trying to play, so all this temperament comes out."
70
"Celebrity is the chastisement of merit and the punishment of talent."
70
"An actress must never lose her ego - without it she has no talent."
69
"If you're waiting until you feel talented enough to make it, you'll never make it."
68
"Discipline is the refining fire by which talent becomes ability."
64
"Talent does whatever it wants to do. Genius does only what it can."
62
"An idea can turn to dust or magic, depending on the talent that rubs against it."
62
"Obviously you have to have talent in order to play so you can't overlook that, but we won't overlook the character issue when it comes to talent because if they have talent and they don't have character, it's going to be very difficult to coach that person."
59
"Any idiot can get laid when they're famous. That's easy. It's getting laid when you're not famous that takes some talent."
57
"It's not enough to have talent, you also have to be Hungarian."
56
"Obviously talent gets you to a certain point, but it's what you do with it, how you handle."
56
"Genius does what it must, and talent does what it can."
51
"The cut of a garment speaks of intellect and talent and the color of temperament and heart."
50
"Ah, well, I have no talent for nonfiction, that's my problem."
50
"When you get to that level, it's not a matter of talent anymore - because all the players are so talented - it's about preparation, about playing smart and making good decisions."
49
"My main job was developing talent. I was a gardener providing water and other nourishment to our top 750 people. Of course, I had to pull out some weeds, too."
49
"Talent hits a target no one else can hit; Genius hits a target no one else can see."
48
"The first thing they were told was how to hone their talent. Then they were told how to market their talent, discipline their talent and type their talent. And then they were told they might as well forget about talent."
48
"I believe, however, that such abnormal moments can be found in everyone, and it is all the more fortunate when they occur in individuals with creative talent or with clairvoyant powers."
47
"Can you imagine what it would be like if all the Aussie film talent was able to make Australian stories?"
45
"A talent somewhat above mediocrity, shrewd and not too sensitive, is more likely to rise in the world than genius."
44
"Talent is what you possess; genius is what possesses you."
44
"The talent for being happy is appreciating and liking what you have, instead of what you don't have."
44
"He had a wonderful talent for packing thought close, and rendering it portable."
43
"Talent does what it can; genius does what it must."
43
"To busy oneself with what is futile when one can do something useful, to attend to what is simple when one has the mettle to attempt what is difficult, is to strip talent of its dignity."
43
"I'm not sure there are enough coaches in the system that can take young talent and consistently get them into the top five in the world."
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