Talent works, genius creates.

Talent works, genius creates.

Motivation will almost always beat mere talent.

Motivation will almost always beat mere talent.

He had a wonderful talent for packing thought close, and rendering it portable.rn

He had a wonderful talent for packing thought close, and rendering it portable.rn

When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a read more

When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, "I used everything you gave me.

The luck of having talent is not enough; one must also have a talent for luck.

The luck of having talent is not enough; one must also have a talent for luck.

If you have a talent, use it in every which way possible. Don’t hoard it. Don’t dole it out like read more

If you have a talent, use it in every which way possible. Don’t hoard it. Don’t dole it out like a miser. Spend it lavishly, like a millionaire intent on going broke.

A career is born in public -- talent in privacy.

A career is born in public -- talent in privacy.

I do not want to die ... until I have faithfully made the most of my talent and cultivated the read more

I do not want to die ... until I have faithfully made the most of my talent and cultivated the seed that was placed in me until the last small twig has grown.

If you get to be thirty-five and your job still involves wearing a name tag, you've probably made a serious read more

If you get to be thirty-five and your job still involves wearing a name tag, you've probably made a serious vocational error.