#talent

We are told that talent creates its own opportunities. But it sometimes seems that intense desire creates not only its own opportunities but its own talents. ↗

— Eric Hoffer

#talent #inspirational

Talent will come out. ↗

— Ray Walston

#out #talent #will

They who lack talent expect things to happen without effort. They ascribe failure to a lack of inspiration or ability, or to misfortune, rather than to insufficient application. At the core of every true talent there is an awareness of the difficulties inherent in any achievement, and the confidence that persistence and patience something worthwhile will be realized. Thus talent is a species of vigor. (Eric Hoffer 1902-1983) ↗

— Eric Hoffer

#persistence #talent #inspirational

Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships. ↗

— Michael Jordan

#games #intelligence #talent #teamwork #wins

There are many people of color who are very talented. ↗

— James D. Watson

#many #people #talented #very #who

I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious. ↗

— Albert Einstein

#curious #i #i am #only #passionately

There is a human capital crisis in the federal government. Not only are we losing the decades of talent as civil servants retire, we are not doing enough to develop and nurture the next generation of public servants. ↗

— Daniel Akaka

#civil #civil servants #crisis #decades #develop

I had this talent for these stupid little teenage songs. ↗

— Paul Anka

#i #little #songs #stupid #talent

It takes great skill to tell a compelling story in under 60 seconds. These five directors have mastered the format, using their talent, craft and imagination to provide us with some of the most innovative filmmaking out there today. ↗

— Michael Apted

#compelling #craft #directors #filmmaking #five

Those who are blessed with the most talent don't necessarily outperform everyone else. It's the people with follow-through who excel. ↗

— Mary Kay Ash

#else #everyone #excel #most #necessarily