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Talent

«I do not want to die...until I have faithfully made the most of my talent and cultivated the seed that was placed in me until the last small twig has grown.»
«It is not enough to have a good mind; the main thing is to use it well.»
«I don't want my body to be a distraction from my talent or my brain.»
Author: Shania Twain (Singer) | About: Body, Mind, Talent | Keywords: distraction, distractions
«It is in the ability to deceive oneself that the greatest talent is shown»
Author: Anatole France (Writer) | About: Talent | Keywords: deceive, shown, talent
«I am no more humble than my talents require.»
Author: Oscar Levant (Actor, Composer, Pianist) | About: Humility, Talent | Keywords: humble, require, talents
«In the battle of existence, Talent is the punch; Tact is the clever footwork»
Author: Wilson Mizner | About: Talent | Keywords: footwork, punch, the Battle of
«It takes people a long time to learn the difference between talent and genius, especially ambitious young men and women.»
Author: Louisa May Alcott (Author) | About: Genius, Talent | Keywords: ambitious
«I believe that every person is born with talent.»
Author: Maya Angelou (Poet) | About: Belief, Talent
«I believe talent is like electricity. We don't understand electricity. We use it. You can plug into it and light up a lamp, keep a heart pump going, light a cathedral, or you can electrocute a person with it. Electricity will do all that. It makes no»
«It takes little talent to see what lies under one's nose, a good deal to know in what direction to point that organ.»
Author: W. H. Auden (Dramatist, Editor, Poet) | About: Lies, Talent | Keywords: a good deal, good deal, organ

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