#tale

But I don't think I have any particular talent for prediction, because when you have three or four elements in hand, you don't have to be a genius to reach certain conclusions. ↗

— Antonio Tabucchi

#because #certain #conclusions #elements #four

Our show is less about a girl who is doing miracles and more about the domino effect of this girl's life, and how everyone else is affected. Our show seems to be a questioning show as opposed to an action sort of fairy tale. ↗

— Amber Tamblyn

#action #affected #doing #domino #effect

I loved fairy tales when I was a kid. Grimm. The grimmer the better. I loved gruesome gothic tales and, in that respect, I liked Bible stories, because to me they were very gothic. ↗

— Amy Tan

#better #bible #fairy #fairy tales #gothic

When I came to the CIA in the mid-'90s, our graduating class of case officers was unbelievably low. Now, after years of rebuilding, our training programs and putting our best efforts to recruit the most talented men and women, we are graduating more clandestine officers than at any time in the history of the Central Intelligence Agency. ↗

— George Tenet

#agency #any #best #came #case

I have very talented people dress me and put my makeup on, stuff like that. But I do love that look, and I think it's maybe because I grew up on that old glamour. ↗

— Charlize Theron

#dress #glamour #grew #i #i do

Whatever talents I possess may suddenly diminish or suddenly increase. I can with ease become an ordinary fool. I may be one now. But it doesn't do to upset one's own vanity. ↗

— Dylan Thomas

#diminish #ease #fool #i #i can

You can create sense out of nonsense, something out of nothing. You can create wealth out of dearth, viable ventures out of turbulent adventures. You can create mercies out of miseries. You can create tomorrow’s peace out of today’s crisis. ↗

— Ikechukwu Joseph

#create-vision #destiny #develop-talents #discover-potentials #dreams

The talent for discovering the unique and marketable characteristics of a product and service is a designer's most valuable asset. ↗

— Primo Angeli

#characteristics #designer #discovering #marketable #most

Dali is like a man who hesitates between talent and genius, or, as one might once have said, between vice and virtue. ↗

— Andre Breton

#dali #genius #hesitates #like #man

Never confuse the size of your paycheck with the size of your talent. ↗

— Marlon Brando

#never #paycheck #size #talent #your