“Anyone with a normal brain has the capacity to do almost anything, but when one has special gifts or talents (and everyone has) and takes advantage of and develops these talents – that person is likely to excel.”

“Everyone has talent. The question is how do we find it, and how do we nurture it?”

“The capacity for personal freedom is a rare talent. Talent exists to be used.”

“Everybody has talent, but ability takes hard work.”

“God has given us our talents, not to copy the talents of others, but rather to use our brains and imagination in order to obtain the revelation of true beauty.”

“The gift of fantasy has meant more to me than my talent for absorbing positive knowledge.”

“Everyone has a ‘reservoir of talent'. Intuition, interests and skills form the foundation of talents. These talents are indicators of your calling. The best way to ensure long-term job satisfaction is to act on that calling.”

“I think one of the keys to leadership is recognizing that everybody has gifts and talents. A good leader will learn how to harness those gifts toward the same goal.”

“Everyone has talent. What's rare is the courage to follow it to the dark places where it leads.”

“Everyone here makes a botch of his life. That's the local specialty, the genius loci. Anyone who doesn't botch up his life here simply has no talent.”