Never have I thought that I was the happy possessor of a "talent" my sole concern has been to save myself by work and faith

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.

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

If you can't excell with talent, triumph with effort

Everyone may speak truly, but to speak logically, prudently, and adequately is a talent few possess

He had talents equal to business, and aspired no higher

I don't want my body to be a distraction from my talent or my brain

A best seller is the gilded tomb of a mediocre talent

Invention is the talent of youth, as judgment is of age

My illusions didn't have anything to do with being a fine actress, I knew how third rate I was. I could actually feel my lack of talent, as if it were cheap clothes I was wearing inside. But, my God, how I wanted to learn, to change, to improve!