Every person is endowed with God-given abilities, and we must cultivate every ounce of talent we have in order to maintain our pinnacle position in the world. – Ben Carson
I don’t judge people. I don’t even judge people on ‘The Voice.’ I’m a coach. I’m there for constructive criticism and to aid and abet and discover new talent. – CeeLo Green
I really believe that what I do as an actress is my God-given talent. This is my calling, not my career. – Angela Bassett
When Geoff Ramsey and Jack Pattillo started ‘Achievement Hunter,’ we expanded heavily into ‘let’s play’-style gaming videos and have since expanded with a massive roster of gaming talent and multiple channels dedicated just to gaming videos. – Burnie Burns
Obviously talent gets you to a certain point, but it’s what you do with it, how you handle. – Brett Favre
I have a definite talent for convincing people to try something new. I am a good salesman. When I’m on form, I can sell anything. – Brian Eno
In my case, of course, people had a lot of expectations, but that didn’t pressurise me because I’m pretty confident about my musicality and my talent. – Armaan Malik
I have no musical talent at all. I was banned from music classes and told I would never be able to understand anything. I still don’t think I can sing, but somehow I get away with it. – Andrew Eldritch
There are lots of jobs in search of talent. And there’s lots of talent in search of meaningful work. – Maynard Webb
Norah Jones is a breath of fresh air. Norah Jones can sing and play. She’s got some talent. I was totally ecstatic that that girl got noticed, because she’s wonderful. – David Crosby
Teach For America provides one of the most critical pipelines for bringing new talent into public education. – Eli Broad
As his talent expands, some of his stories become pointed social commentary; some are surprisingly effective religious tracts, disguised as science fiction. Others still are nostalgic vignettes, but under it all is still Bradbury, the poet of 20th-century neurosis. – Damon Knight
My talent isn’t so much in traditional research as in finding really smart people and badgering them with questions. – Maria Semple
The British have a remarkable talent for keeping calm, even when there is no crisis. – Franklin P. Jones
By and large, talent is in such short supply that mediocrity can be taken for brilliance rather more than genius can go undiscovered. – Charles Saatchi
I praise the Lord here today. I know that all my talent and all my ability comes from him, and without him I’m nothing and I thank him for his great blessing. – Ernie Harwell
Going to college was never an option. I was passionate about music, but how much talent I actually had was another matter. – Paul Weller
One of the first times I came to New York was for a modeling and talent competition, IMTA, which I won. I came with a group, like a modeling school from Fresno. – Christopher Gorham
Even though I had the talent, programming just didn’t feel right. I never considered it very seriously. Some people get gratification from bending a machine to their will. I didn’t. – Mitch Kapor
I was born into a family of gospel singers. My early ambitions were many. I was going to be a ballerina. I almost had that one come true until I tore a tendon, so I transferred from my toes to my throat and that’s where the talent settled. – Dionne Warwick
Boy, there are days where I get up and say ‘Where the hell did my talent go? Look at this crap that I’m producing here. This is terrible. Look, I wrote this yesterday. I hate this, I hate this.’ – George R. R. Martin