Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful.

Create your own path, hone your talent, be ready to show your talent, and don’t doubt yourself.

Curiosity is one of the most permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous intellect.

A winner is someone who recognizes his God-given talents, works his tail off to develop them into skills, and uses these skills to accomplish his goals.

I’d rather have more heart than talent any day.

Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence.

Without hustle, talent will only carry you so far.

There is no such thing as a great talent without great will power.

Marriage requires a special talent, like acting. Monogamy requires genius.

If I had any talent that God could give me, I would be a great diva.

Genius is talent set on fire by courage.

Talent is the ability to say things well, but genius is the ability to, well, say things.

The slogan ‘press on’ has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race.

I think when one has talent one finally breaks through; so don’t pass up any opportunity to do some work.

What you lack in talent can be made up with desire, hustle, and giving 110 percent all the time.

Thankfully, perseverance is a good substitute for talent.

God has given you talents and opportunities. Seize them today — not tomorrow.

Talent is a flame. Genius is a fire.

Talent hits a target no one else can hit; Genius hits a target no one else can see.

Genius makes its observations in short-hand; talent writes them out at length.

Every great man exhibits the talent of organization or construction, whether it be in a poem, a philosophical system, a policy, or a strategy. And without method there is no organization nor construction.

Stupidity is a talent for misconception.

Those art lovers who pride themselves mostly on *taste* usually possess no other talent.

I am aware of the talent I was gifted and had to execute against it. It is just being very self aware and betting on your best strength.

Modest expression is a beautiful setting to the diamond of talent and genius.

Someone with less passion and talent and poorer content can totally beat you if they’re willing to work longer and harder than you are. Hustle is it.

If you don’t realize there is always somebody who knows how to do something better than you, then you don’t give proper respects for others’ talents.

The true measure of a successful leader is their ability to discover the hidden talent in those they lead and challenge them to achieve greatness. If you think you can do a thing or think you can’t do a thing, you are right.

The talent of turning men into ridicule, and exposing to laughter those one converses with, is the qualification of little ungenerous tempers.

Mine’s a pretty simple strategy: there’s not a lot of talent here, but there’s a lot of hustle. I have to be in every place I can, and be busy.

Exert your talents, and distinguish yourself, and don’t think of retiring from the world, until the world will be sorry that you retire.

Talent you have naturally. Skill is only developed by hours and hours and hours of beating on your craft.

I’ve always considered myself to be just average talent and what I have is a ridiculous insane obsessiveness for practice and preparation.

Keeping even the most humble talent wrapped in a napkin becomes the more reprehensible the greater the emergency.

You cannot fake effort; talent is great, but perseverance is necessary.