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Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents, which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant.
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A lazy person, whatever the talents with which he set out, will have condemned himself to second-hand thoughts and to second-rate friends.
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People who are unable to motivate themselves must be content with mediocrity, no matter how impressive their other talents.
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A winner is someone who recognizes his God-given talents, works his tail off to develop them into skills, and uses these skills to accomplish his goals.
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Age-based retirement arbitrarily severs productive persons from their livelihood, squanders their talents, scars their health, strains an already overburdened Social Security system, and drives many elderly people into poverty and despair. Ageism is as odious as racism and sexism.
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As simple as it sounds, we all must try to be the best person we can: by making the best choices, by making the most of the talents we've been given.
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But I would have executed much greater things, had not government always opposed my exertions, and placed others in situations which would have suited my talents.
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But when the leaders choose to make themselves bidders at an auction of popularity, their talents, in the construction of the state, will be of no service. They will become flatterers instead of legislators, the instruments, not the guides of the people.
Reflections on the Revolution in France (1790) -
Desire! That's the one secret of every man's career. Not education. Not being born with hidden talents. Desire.
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Digital imaging allows both groups to rise above the limitations of mess and clutter and mechanics, and apply our talents to creating images limited only by our imaginations.
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Great talents are the most lovely and often the most dangerous fruits on the tree of humanity. They hang upon the most slender twigs that are easily snapped off.
Psychological reflections: an anthology of the writings of C. G. Jung (1961) -
Hide not your talents. They for use were made. What's a sundial in the shade?
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I believe that life is a journey, often difficult and sometimes incredibly cruel, but we are well equipped for it if only we tap into our talents and gifts and allow them to blossom.
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I'm a song and dance girl. I can act enough to get by. But that's the limit of my talents.
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If you have great talents, industry will improve them: if you have but moderate abilities, industry will supply their deficiency.
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In the absence of willpower the most complete collection of virtues and talents is wholly worthless.
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It sometimes seems that intense desire creates not only its own opportunities, but its own talents.
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Like a kick in the butt, the force of events wakes slumberous talents.
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My dad would always say, 'Girl, you've been given gifts. Use them.' And what he meant by that was, 'Don't just be successful. Don't just use your talents for your own success. But make a difference with them. Do something significant.' And when I put those two things together, it just causes me to not accept the status quo.
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Nature is the master of talents; genius is the master of nature.
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