#tale

I never starved. And you know, whatever talent I have, I've relied on that, versus image or star. I have just said, 'Hire me if you want somebody good.' I tried to be as good as I could be every time out, and that's kind of bridged the decades. ↗

— Jeff Daniels

#decades #every #every time #good #hire

My sport taught me what I could do with my talents, whether in the rink or in the rest of my life. ↗

— Peggy Fleming

#i #life #me #my life #rest

America tends to worship the modest talent because it doesn't put us in an uncomfortable position vis-a-vis the artist. ↗

— Carlisle Floyd

#artist #because #modest #position #put

He who would tell divers tales must know how to vary the tune. ↗

— Marie de France

#how #know #must #tales #tell

Now will I rehearse before you a very ancient Breton Lay. As the tale was told to me, so, in turn, will I tell it over again, to the best of my art and knowledge. Hearken now to my story, its why and its reason. ↗

— Marie de France

#ancient #art #before #best #breton

Hide not your talents. They for use were made. What's a sundial in the shade? ↗

— Benjamin Franklin

#made #shade #talents #use #were

Celebrity is the chastisement of merit and the punishment of talent. ↗

— Emily Dickinson

#chastisement #merit #punishment #talent

Who tells a finer tale than any of us. Silence does. ↗

— Isak Dinesen

#does #finer #silence #tale #tells

When you sit down and focus on the matches and series that took place during the 12 month period it strikes you just how broad the talent pool is in international cricket is today. ↗

— Sunil Gavaskar

#cricket #down #during #focus #how

You achieve because you're lucky to work with people who are very talented. ↗

— Ben Gazzara

#because #lucky #people #talented #very