Then, when I got in the military, I used to host – even in high school – I hosted the talent shows, and when I was in the military I would host all of our base Christmas parties and stuff. – Gary Owens
The problem with Ireland is that it’s a country full of genius, but with absolutely no talent. – Hugh Leonard
There are many kids in and out of baseball who think that just because they have some natural talent, they have the world by the tail. – Hack Wilson
Humans are very complex; I definitely have a new respect for authors that are able to write books nonstop. It’s an incredible talent. – Hilary Duff
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.
I was kind of a misfit, actually. When you’re young, you want to be like everybody else, and I was like nobody else. I couldn’t sit still. I was impulsive. I still am. What is now called a ‘talent’ did not serve me well as a child. I didn’t have friends. I was really an outcast. – Howie Mandel
I’d like to get more bit-acting roles. I don’t know if my talent would allow for a long dialogue, but I could definitely knock out three lines. I’d kill it. – Hannibal Buress
It’s the most extraordinary and saddest thing, the amount of talent out there not being seen. – Gedde Watanabe
The talent of success is nothing more than doing what you can do well, and doing well whatever you do without thought of fame. If it comes at all it will come because it is deserved, not because it is sought after. – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
I think if you’re artistic in any way, you’re probably born with it. I guess it’s a talent that can be learned here and there, but I think the instinct to tell a story or to create something happens maybe in the womb. – Gabriel Macht
At fifteen, beauty and talent do not exist; there can only be promise of the coming woman. – Honore de Balzac
It was such a turning point to find that I had a talent and I had something to contribute, somewhere. – Gwen Stefani
To do easily what is difficult for others is the mark of talent. To do what is impossible for talent is the mark of genius. – Henri Frederic Amiel
You can’t teach talent. You can’t put in what God left out – but you can teach confidence. – Gloria Naylor
I think I went more toward writing because that’s my talent. I don’t think I was a great performer… And I like being behind the scenes a little bit. – Harvey Mason, Jr.
Some people are suspicious of others who have more than one talent. I’ve had poets tell me to my face that an actress can’t be a poet. – Grace Zabriskie
When I speak of natural drummers I’m talking about guys that are playing with the talent God gave ’em. – Gene Krupa
Most of the dogmatic religions have exhibited a perverse talent for taking the wrong side on the most important concepts in the material universe, from the structure of the solar system to the origin of man. – George Gaylord Simpson
