#talent

We're all generous, but with different things, like time, money, talent - criticism. ↗

— Frank A. Clark

#different #different things #generous #like #money

When I have sat at home with this God-given talent for music for a long time, somebody approaches me out of the blue and asks me to play for them. It's almost as though there's a force somewhere which is saying 'no sittin' around, out you go! ↗

— Jeremy Spencer

#approaches #around #asks #blue #force

One lapse of judgment can cost and talent isn't everything. A huge slice of good fortune in needed to make it to the top, and without that element of luck, you've no chance. ↗

— John Barrow

#cost #element #everything #fortune #good

What I do know is that with a celebrity's death comes an avalanche of media, and in that media is most often another death - it takes a life that is filled with complicated talent, hope, success and drive and reduces it to the 'story.' ↗

— James Belushi

#avalanche #celebrity #comes #complicated #death

It took me fifteen years to discover I had no talent for writing, but I couldn't give it up because by that time I was too famous. ↗

— Robert Benchley

#discover #famous #fifteen #give #had

When I was a young actor... the more different you were from the part you played, the more talent it reflected. ↗

— Dirk Benedict

#different #i #more #part #played

Sincerity makes the very least person to be of more value than the most talented hypocrite. ↗

— Charles Spurgeon

#least #makes #more #most #person

But only if I believe that my directing talents will improve the material I'd be working on. I want to make sure I don't sacrifice beautiful material on the altar of my direction. ↗

— Andre Braugher

#beautiful #believe #directing #direction #i

Middle age snuffs out more talent than even wars or sudden death does. ↗

— Gerald Brenan

#death #does #even #middle #middle age

I was young and so eager to make some money as well as get exposed and show my talent. ↗

— Young Buck

#exposed #get #i #make #money