„Our talents are the gift that God gives to us… What we make of our talents is our gift back to God“
— Leo Buscaglia Motivational speaker, writer 1924 - 1998
„If we recognize our talents and use them appropriately, and choose a field that uses those talents, we will rise to the top of our field.“
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„We can't take any credit for our talents. It's how we use them that counts.“
— Madeleine L'Engle American writer 1918 - 2007
Quelle: A Wrinkle in Time: With Related Readings
— Edward Teller Hungarian-American nuclear physicist 1908 - 2003
As quoted in The Martians of Science : Five Physicists Who Changed the Twentieth Century (2006) by István Hargittai, p. 251
Kontext: I believe in excellence. It is a basic need of every human soul. All of us can be excellent, because, fortunately, we are exceedingly diverse in our ambitions and talents.
— Louis Comfort Tiffany American stained glass and jewelry designer 1848 - 1933
The Art Work of Louis C. Tiffany [biography dictated to Charles de Kay] (Doubleday, Page & Co New York, 1916)
— Ben Carson, buch Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story
Quelle: Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story
Quelle: Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story (1990), p. 232
„Well, God give them wisdom that have it; and those that are fools, let them use their talents.“
— William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night
Quelle: Twelfth Night
„Talent is like electricity. We don't understand electricity. We use it.“
— Maya Angelou American author and poet 1928 - 2014
„Our stories are so fundamental to us that it’s easy to forget that we choose them.“
— Jonathan Safran Foer, buch Here I Am
Quelle: Here I Am
— Barack Obama 44th President of the United States of America 1961
2013, Brandenburg Gate Speech (June 2013)
„The answer is that we don't choose our freaks, they choose us.“
— Steve Almond American writer 1966
Quelle: Candyfreak: A Journey through the Chocolate Underbelly of America
— Robert T. Kiyosaki American finance author , investor 1947
Rich Dad Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money-That the Poor and the Middle Class Do Not!
— Anne Brontë, buch The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
Quelle: The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (1848), Ch. XXIII : First weeks of Matrimony; Helen to Arthur
— Joseph Addison politician, writer and playwright 1672 - 1719
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The Tatler (1711–1714)
Kontext: The discreet man finds out the talents of those he converses with, and knows how to apply them to proper uses. Accordingly, if we look into particular communities and divisions of men, we may observe that it is the discreet man, not the witty, nor the learned, nor the brave, who guides the conversation, and gives measures to the society.
