“Height doesnt matter, talent does.”

“Talent does what it can: Genius does what it must.”

Edward Bulwer-Lytton (1803–1873) English novelist, poet, playwright, and politician

“Genius does what it must, talent does what it can.”

Robert Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Earl of Lytton (1831–1891) English statesman and poet

“The horse carries the rider with power and speed. But the rider controls the horse. Talent carries the artist to great heights with power and speed. But the artist directs his talent. That is the element of 'consciousness', of 'calculation' in the work – or whatever else one chooses to call it.”

Wassily Kandinsky (1866–1944) Russian painter

“So you decided to help us by killing the guy we were talking to?" Clary demanded "Because you thought he had a shady past? Who- who does that? It doesnt make any sense.”

Cassandra Clare book City of Glass

“He is a fool who looks at the fruit of lofty trees, but does not measure their height.”
Stultus est qui fructus magnarum arborum spectat, altitudinem non metitur.

Quintus Curtius Rufus Roman historian

“Any talented decadent can make unreality believable. To make reality convincing is another matter, a matter for only the greatest masters.”

Kenneth Rexroth (1905–1982) American poet, writer, anarchist, academic and conscientious objector

“If you don’t produce, you won’t thrive—no matter how skilled or talented you are.”

Cal Newport (1982) American computer scientist

“Does talent have any need of passions? Yes, of many passions — repressed.”

Joseph Joubert (1754–1824) French moralist and essayist

“People who are unable to motivate themselves must be content with mediocrity, no matter how impressive their other talents.”

Andrew Carnegie (1835–1919) American businessman and philanthropist