“It is a very rare thing for a man of talent to succeed by his talent.”
Part 4, LXXXVIII
Meditations of a Parish Priest (1866)
On Ho Chi Minh. as quoted in Martin Niemöller, 1892-1984 (1984) by James Bentley, p. 225
“It is a very rare thing for a man of talent to succeed by his talent.”
Part 4, LXXXVIII
Meditations of a Parish Priest (1866)
Carlos Palomino, 16 June 1980, after his defeat by Duran http://coxscorner.tripod.com/duran.html
About Durán
“To tell the truth is very difficult, and young people are rarely capable of it.”
Secretary of State confirmation hearing http://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/18/politics/18TEXT-RICE2.html?pagewanted=13&ei=5070&en=0134785e4e0eeadd&ex=1182225600, January 18, 2005.
“Very rare people conquer you with their personality.”
Original: Le persone molto rare ti conquistano con la loro personalità.
Source: prevale.net
Quote from an interview, "Top Authority Looks at Vietnam War and Its Future", U.S. News & World Report (February 21, 1966), p. 42.
Чувства, самые разнообразные, очень сильные и очень слабые, очень значительные и очень ничтожные, очень дурные и очень хорошие, если только они заражают читателя, зрителя, слушателя, составляют предмет искусства.
What is Art? (1897)
Avram Grant, http://www.irishexaminer.com/archives/2008/0216/sport/grant-hails-terrys-powers-of-recovery-55424.html