Famous quotes containing the word talent:
“Everyone has talent. What is rare is the courage to follow the talent to the dark place where it leads.”
—Erica Jong (b. 1942)
“A man is the prisoner of his power. A topical memory makes him an almanac; a talent for debate, disputant; skill to get money makes him a miser, that is, a beggar. Culture reduces these inflammations by invoking the aid of other powers against the dominant talent, and by appealing to the rank of powers. It watches success.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (18031882)
“Helen: Youve got talent and ambition.
Don: Talent? Ambition? Thats dead long ago. Thats drowned. Thats drifting around with a bloated belly on a lake of alcohol.”
—Billy Wilder (b. 1906)