Friday, December 12, 2008

10 Short Quotes about Talent

Talent 1. Work while you have the light. You are responsible for the talent that has been entrusted to you. ~ Henri-Frédéric Amie

2. Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself, but talent instantly recognizes genius. ~ Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

3. Use what talent you possess: the woods would be very silent if no birds sang except those that sang best. ~ Henry Van Dyke

4. Your talent is God's gift to you. What you do with it is your gift back to God. ~ Leo Buscaglia

5. I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious. ~ Albert Einstein

6. Talent without discipline is like an octopus on roller skates. There's plenty of movement, but you never know if it's going to be forward, backwards, or sideways. ~ H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

7. Two kinds of men generally best succeed in political life; men of no principle, but of great talent; and men of no talent, but of one principle - that of obedience to their superiors. ~ Wendell Phillip

8. Great talents have some admirers, but few friends ~ Unknown

9. Conciseness is the sister of talent. ~ Anton Checkhov

10. True happiness involves the full use of one's power and talents. ~ John W. Gardner