A talent is formed in stillness, a character in the world’s torrent. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Talent without genius isn’t much, but genius without talent is nothing whatever. Paul Valery
If you have great talents, industry will improve them: if you have but moderate abilities, industry will supply their deficiency. Joshua Reynolds
Doing easily what others find difficult is talent; doing what is impossible for talent is genius. Henri-Frederic Amiel
The luck of having a talent is not enough; one must also have a talent for luck. Hector Louis Berlioz
Everyone has talent at twenty-five. The difficulty is to have it at fifty. Edgar Degas
There is no such thing as talent. There is pressure. Alfred Adler
Everyone has talent. What is rare is the courage to follow the talent to the dark place where it leads. Erica Jong
Never confuse the size of your paycheck with the size of your talent. Marlon Brando
Those who are blessed with the most talent don’t necessarily outperform everyone else. It’s the people with follow-through who excel. Mary Kay Ash
Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful. John Wooden
Talent isn’t genius, and no amount of energy can make it so. Louisa May Alcott
A man possesses talent; genius possesses the man. Isaac Stern
Talent is cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of hard work. Stephen King
Motivation will almost always beat mere talent. Norman Augustine
Hard work without talent is a shame, but talent without hard work is a tragedy. Robert Half
If a man has talent and can’t use it, he’s failed. If he uses only half of it, he has partly failed. If he uses the whole of it, he has succeeded, and won a satisfaction and triumph few men ever know. Thomas Wolfe