My dad has always been really helpful. He taught me that talent is a bonus but persistence is what wins out.

He was a manager one of the singers I guess talent coordinator for the local talent in Harlem. His name was Lover Patterson. He was living right across the street from where my dad had his restaurant. I guess he saw a lot of kids come in a lot of my buddies.

My talent is such that no undertaking however vast in size... has ever surpassed my courage.

It takes both courage and talent to stand up in front of fellow human beings and make them crack a smile and at the same time keep it clean.

Everyone has talent. What is rare is the courage to follow the talent to the dark place where it leads.

Genius is talent set on fire by courage.

A great deal of talent is lost to the world for want of a little courage. Every day sends to their graves obscure men whose timidity prevented them from making a first effort.

I know some actors feel classes are not cool or they create negative public relations but I continue to crave the story just beyond my reach. To grasp that brass ring I need to continue to fine-tune my talents.

I was the only Christian on the cast but that was cool because we all respected each others talent and mostly they respected me a lot even though I was the only Christian.

It was used for decades to describe talented computer enthusiasts people whose skill at using computers to solve technical problems and puzzles was - and is - respected and admired by others possessing similar technical skills.

Enjoying success requires the ability to adapt. Only by being open to change will you have a true opportunity to get the most from your talent.

We like to think about how smart we are. But I think talent as a writer is hard-wired in it's all there at least the basic elements of it. You can't change it any more than you can choose whether to be right handed or left handed.

But I think talent as a writer is hard-wired in it's all there at least the basic elements of it. You can't change it any more than you can choose whether to be right handed or left handed.

It's far too much to say that effective hoping is the only - or even the biggest - part of what it takes to succeed. If 14% of business productivity can be attributed to hope that means 86% is dependent on raw talent fickle business cycles the quality of the product you're selling and often pure dumb luck.

I heard someone from the music business saying they are no longer looking for talent they want people with a certain look and a willingness to cooperate.

I would like to be remembered as someone who did the best she could with the talent she had.

I believe that I often bring out the best in somebody's talents.

I was blessed with certain gifts and talents and God gave them to me to be the best person I can be and to have a positive impact on other people.

Some people have such a talent for making the best of a bad situation that they go around creating bad situations so they can make the best of them.

Use those talents you have. You will make it. You will give joy to the world. Take this tip from nature: The woods would be a very silent place if no birds sang except those who sang best.

Use what talents you possess the woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best.

I don't know what the secret to longevity as an actress is. It's more than talent and beauty. Maybe it's the audience seeing itself in you.

I have a talent for happiness. I look with the eyes of a painter and I see beauty.

Talent like beauty to be pardoned must be obscure and unostentatious.