Great Talent Quotes - Page 3

• A man with great talents, but void of discretion, is like Polyphemus in the fable, strong and blind, endued with an irresistible force, which for want of sight is of no use to him.

  Joseph Addison

  Strong, Men, Sight

  Joseph Addison, Sir Richard Steele (1853). “The Spectator”, p.130

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• Great talents have some admirers, but few friends.

  Reinhold Niebuhr

  Few Friends, Talent, Admirer

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• I was in the beginning of junior high. When I was first offered the record deal, a lot of people were concerned, saying to me, "Stacie, you are so young, and you have a great talent but you don't have to do this right now." If you can do it now, you're only going to get better, you're only going to learn more, and you can do it at any point in your life.

  Stacie Orrico

  People, Get Better, Records

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Rock music is predictable, unless theres great talent involved.

  Zubin Mehta

  Rocks, Talent, Rock Music

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• I think writing is such a great talent, and if I was better I would love to be a writer.

  Shiloh Fernandez

  Writing, Thinking, Talent

  "Next Factor: Shiloh Fernandez". Interview with Robert Desalvo, www.mtv.com. March 9, 2011.

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• I always wish to find great virtues where there are great talents, and to love what I admire.

  Elizabeth Montagu

  Wish, Admiration, Talent

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• CBS is proud to have been the home of David Letterman since 1993. He is truly one of the great talents of our time, and we hope things work out.

  Leslie Moonves

  Home, Work Out, Proud

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• I do not think I'm a great talent. I think I'm a medium talent, but I think I understand the business and enjoy the business.

  Alex O'Loughlin

  Thinking, Talent, Enjoy

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• A teacher who is only interested in great talents is like a man who only seeks the company of rich people.

  Carl Flesch

  Teacher, Men, People

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• I saw him (Barry Bonds) when he first broke in. He was a scrawny, skinny, 185-pound guy that had great talent. And then he turned himself into a freakin' power hitter with, what, 245, 250 pounds, and his head got twice the size. So, you know, you figure it out. I know he likes to go to the gym. We all like to go to the gym. You just don't get that big.

  Gary Carter

  Guy, Saws, Firsts

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• Captivating the spirit of the age is a matter of great talent; being swept away by it characterizes an average mind. The two are as different from one another as activity and passivity.

  Franz Grillparzer

  Average, Two, Mind

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• Working in the arts, you see people who come from terrible circumstances and who, for whatever reason, have incredible talent. But of course, with that great talent comes some guilt because, if you come from circumstances that don't encourage it, it can be really confusing.

  Jesse Eisenberg

  Art, People, Confusing

  "Jesse Eisenberg Talks WHY STOP NOW?, NOW YOU SEE ME, RIO 2, Richard Ayoade’s THE DOUBLE, and Being Mistaken for Mark Zuckerberg at the Olympics". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. August 16, 2012.

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• I like working with great talent, in every capacity. I have a rule of thumb, in any creative endeavor - whether I'm doing music and playing in a band, or working with producers, or directing - where I generally like to work with people who are smarter than me or better than me.

  Malik Yoba

  People, Creative, Band

  "Malik Yoba Exclusive Interview ALPHAS". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. July 7, 2011.

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• Am I a great manager? Huh. I was blessed to have a front office that found great talent, and then I was smart enough to stay the hell out of their way.

  Sparky Anderson

  Smart, Blessed, Office

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• As a director, you're given a tremendous apparatus to work with, and very great talents are available to you.

  William Monahan

  Directors, Talent, Given

  Source: collider.com

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• There are still many great surviving talents: Stevie Winwood. Another great talent is Stevie Wonder. Another one is Eric Clapton. Another one is Phil Collins. Eminem, Kanye West I like all those people.

  Ahmet Ertegun

  People, Eric, West

  Source: www.slate.com

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• We'll go back and listen to some 70's music. Just everything. I guess the main thing is that we listen to creative guys, male or female either one. Just people that have got great talent and we're able to say, 'man, that is unbelievable.

  Eddie Montgomery

  Men, People, Creative

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• Great talents, by the rust of long disuse,
  Grow lethargic and shrink from what they were.

  Ovid

  Long, Rust, Talent

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• I played in garage bands and rock and roll bands when I was in junior high and high school and saw some of the great talents of all time in the local area where I lived.

  David Cassidy

  School, Rock And Roll, Rocks

  "Personal Quotes/ Biography". www.imdb.com.

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• You could name the great stars of the silent screen who were finished; the great directors gone; the great title writers who were washed up. But remember this, as long as you live: the producers didn't lose a man. They all made the switch. That's where the great talent is.

  Ernst Lubitsch

  Stars, Men, Names

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Most people don't find their creativity. There are more unsung geniuses that don't even know they have great talent.

  Truman Capote

  Creativity, People, Genius

  Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

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• Mort Meskin was a consummate professional, dedicated to his work. A great talent.

  Jack Kirby

  Talent, Dedicated

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• There are some bad qualities which make great talents.

  Francois de La Rochefoucauld

  Quality, Bad Qualities, Talent

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• Great offices will have great talents.

  William Cowper

  Greatness, Office, Talent

  William Cowper, John Corry (1820). “The Beauties of Cowper; Or, Extracts ... for the Use of Schools ... By John Corry”, p.13

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• Her [ Onata April] great talent as an actress is that she has the ability to understand and listen to the scenario and what the story is, and then she can pretend and live that.

  David A. Siegel

  Stories, Actresses, April

  Source: collider.com

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