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"Our team has a lot of talent. I hope that soon we will break out with four or five goals and avoid overtime."
Peter Bondra
"Our team has a lot of talent. I hope that soon we will break out with four or five goals and avoid overtime."
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"If you don't have talent or preparation for whatever you want to do, you will not be successful in anything."
Alicia Machado
"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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"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."
Tim Buckley
"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."
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"The problem with Ireland is that it's a country full of genius, but with absolutely no talent."
Hugh Leonard
"The problem with Ireland is that it's a country full of genius, but with absolutely no talent."
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"Sometimes you're trapped in writing songs and you don't have enough distance from what you do anymore and you need the talent and the years of other people to come and jump in."
Keren Ann
"Sometimes you're trapped in writing songs and you don't have enough distance from what you do anymore and you need the talent and the years of other people to come and jump in."
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"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."
Hakeem Olajuwon
"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."
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"Talent does whatever it wants to do. Genius does only what it can."
Eugene Delacroix
"Talent does whatever it wants to do. Genius does only what it can."
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"An idea can turn to dust or magic, depending on the talent that rubs against it."
William Bernbach
"An idea can turn to dust or magic, depending on the talent that rubs against it."
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"An actress must never lose her ego - without it she has no talent."
Tom Lehrer
"An actress must never lose her ego - without it she has no talent."
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"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."
Glenn Close
"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."
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"Celebrity is the chastisement of merit and the punishment of talent."
Emily Dickinson
"Celebrity is the chastisement of merit and the punishment of talent."
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"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."
Giorgio de Chirico
"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."
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"A man possesses talent; genius possesses the man."
Isaac Stern
"A man possesses talent; genius possesses the man."
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"Paul Newman's an old friend of ours out of Cleveland, Ohio. He used to sit around our house. He's the only man I've ever known to drink a case of beer all by himself. That's talent in a way."
Lew Wasserman
"Paul Newman's an old friend of ours out of Cleveland, Ohio. He used to sit around our house. He's the only man I've ever known to drink a case of beer all by himself. That's talent in a way."
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"In the long run, there is not much discrimination against superior talent."
Carter G. Woodson
"In the long run, there is not much discrimination against superior talent."
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"The world is always ready to receive talent with open arms. Very often it does not know what to do with genius."
Oliver Wendell Holmes
"The world is always ready to receive talent with open arms. Very often it does not know what to do with genius."
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"Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself, but talent instantly recognizes genius."
Arthur Conan Doyle
"Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself, but talent instantly recognizes genius."
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"Talent is what you possess; genius is what possesses you."
Malcolm Cowley
"Talent is what you possess; genius is what possesses you."
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"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."
Kevin Bacon
"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."
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"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."
Esther B. Fein
"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."
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"Always let your talent and tenacity do the talking. Never your tantrums or sense of self righteousness or entitlement. For it is your talent and tenacity that will carve out, shape and seal your possibilities and destiny."
Rasheed Ogunlaru
"Always let your talent and tenacity do the talking. Never your tantrums or sense of self righteousness or entitlement. For it is your talent and tenacity that will carve out, shape and seal your possibilities and destiny."
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"The talent for being happy is appreciating and liking what you have, instead of what you don't have."
Woody Allen
"The talent for being happy is appreciating and liking what you have, instead of what you don't have."
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"I think when there's enough will and aggression, there's no shortage of talent either."
Jurgen Klinsmann
"I think when there's enough will and aggression, there's no shortage of talent either."
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"Every human being has hundreds of separate people living under his skin. The talent of a writer is his ability to give them their separate names, identities, personalities and have them relate to other characters living with him."
Mel Brooks
"Every human being has hundreds of separate people living under his skin. The talent of a writer is his ability to give them their separate names, identities, personalities and have them relate to other characters living with him."
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"The standing ovation threw me... to be held in such regard in a town so full of talent is quite something."
Michael Caine
"The standing ovation threw me... to be held in such regard in a town so full of talent is quite something."
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"I think I do too many voices in these shows. I think it's because we have trouble getting voice talent."
Mike Judge
"I think I do too many voices in these shows. I think it's because we have trouble getting voice talent."
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"Ah, well, I have no talent for nonfiction, that's my problem."
Jonathan Coe
"Ah, well, I have no talent for nonfiction, that's my problem."
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"The talent that I was blessed with was really for the theater."
David Hasselhoff
"The talent that I was blessed with was really for the theater."
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"Obviously talent gets you to a certain point, but it's what you do with it, how you handle."
Brett Favre
"Obviously talent gets you to a certain point, but it's what you do with it, how you handle."
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"Stupidity is a talent for misconception."
Edgar Allan Poe
"Stupidity is a talent for misconception."
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"Every act I see, their whole act is choreographed. I'm sick of seeing these dancers. The only reason they have them is they don't have enough talent to get people dancing themselves."
Ronnie Spector
"Every act I see, their whole act is choreographed. I'm sick of seeing these dancers. The only reason they have them is they don't have enough talent to get people dancing themselves."
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"Your talent is in your choice."
Stella Adler
"Your talent is in your choice."
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"No one respects a talent that is concealed."
Desiderius Erasmus
"No one respects a talent that is concealed."
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"Never confuse the size of your paycheck with the size of your talent."
Marlon Brando
"Never confuse the size of your paycheck with the size of your talent."
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"Genius does what it must, and talent does what it can."
Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton
"Genius does what it must, and talent does what it can."
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"I think it is an inborn talent - just luck. Some people can learn languages; some can throw a ball. Most people have something. My talent is drawing and painting."
Mike Thompson
"I think it is an inborn talent - just luck. Some people can learn languages; some can throw a ball. Most people have something. My talent is drawing and painting."
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"All fiction becomes autobiographical when the author has true talent."
Jeanne Moreau
"All fiction becomes autobiographical when the author has true talent."
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"It's the most extraordinary and saddest thing, the amount of talent out there not being seen."
Gedde Watanabe
"It's the most extraordinary and saddest thing, the amount of talent out there not being seen."
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"People often remark that I'm pretty lucky. Luck is only important in so far as getting the chance to sell yourself at the right moment. After that, you've got to have talent and know how to use it."
Frank Sinatra
"People often remark that I'm pretty lucky. Luck is only important in so far as getting the chance to sell yourself at the right moment. After that, you've got to have talent and know how to use it."
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"A talent somewhat above mediocrity, shrewd and not too sensitive, is more likely to rise in the world than genius."
Charles Horton Cooley
"A talent somewhat above mediocrity, shrewd and not too sensitive, is more likely to rise in the world than genius."
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"I think punk rock, especially for me, was a big middle finger to this whole talent thing."
Mike Watt
"I think punk rock, especially for me, was a big middle finger to this whole talent thing."
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"Doing easily what others find difficult is talent; doing what is impossible for talent is genius."
Henri Frederic Amiel
"Doing easily what others find difficult is talent; doing what is impossible for talent is genius."
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"Looking back at it now, I really feel like it was a gift because I don't know if I have the talent to become a prima ballerina. It's such a hard job to have. I don't have any regrets about it."
Diane Kruger
"Looking back at it now, I really feel like it was a gift because I don't know if I have the talent to become a prima ballerina. It's such a hard job to have. I don't have any regrets about it."
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"Obviously, for me, story is first and foremost, even in the face of the attractive idea of having all the cast there, or having a great piece of talent come to it."
Vin Diesel
"Obviously, for me, story is first and foremost, even in the face of the attractive idea of having all the cast there, or having a great piece of talent come to it."
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"Can you imagine what it would be like if all the Aussie film talent was able to make Australian stories?"
Yahoo Serious
"Can you imagine what it would be like if all the Aussie film talent was able to make Australian stories?"
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"The talent for discovering the unique and marketable characteristics of a product and service is a designer's most valuable asset."
Primo Angeli
"The talent for discovering the unique and marketable characteristics of a product and service is a designer's most valuable asset."
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"My talent is such that no undertaking, however vast in size... has ever surpassed my courage."
Peter Paul Rubens
"My talent is such that no undertaking, however vast in size... has ever surpassed my courage."
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"Yet, analytical truth is not as mysterious, or as secret, so as to not allow us to see that people with a talent for directing consciences see truth rise spontaneously."
Jacques Lacan
"Yet, analytical truth is not as mysterious, or as secret, so as to not allow us to see that people with a talent for directing consciences see truth rise spontaneously."
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"Talent is nothing but a prolonged period of attention and a shortened period of mental assimilation."
Konstantin Stanislavisky
"Talent is nothing but a prolonged period of attention and a shortened period of mental assimilation."
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"I really think that aside from admiring my talent you really admire me as a person and as a woman."
Katherine Dunham
"I really think that aside from admiring my talent you really admire me as a person and as a woman."
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