Talent is one of the most important aspects of any business. It’s what sets your business apart from everyone else. That’s why it’s so important to find and cultivate talent in your business. As an entrepreneur, you know that talent is key to success. But how do you find and nurture talented employees? Check out these quotes for some inspiration.
The best talent quotes
1. It is the combination of reasonable talent and the ability to keep going in the face of defeat that leads to success. — Martin Seligman
2. It’s not enough to have talent. You have to have a talent for your talent. — Stella Adler
3. That boy is talented. You don’t develop those gifts in houses or in schools. — Sara Sheridan, The Blessed And The Damned
4. Artistic talent is far more common than the talent to nurture artistic talent. — Stephen King
5. We alchemists look for talent that can heat up and change. Lukewarm won’t do. Halfhearted holding back, well–enough getting by? Not here. — Rumi
6. With ordinary talent and extraordinary perseverance all things are attainable. — Sir Thomas Foxwell Buxton
7. Show me your talents and I’ll show you your net worth. — Matshona Dhliwayo
8. Sometimes, God gives you physical talent and takes away the brain. — Mike Ditka
9. A man must thank his defects, and stand in some terror of his talents. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
10. When you find the talent, it’s always raw, and when you put the talent in the formula, you get the Knocks. — Wyclef Jean
11. I think talent is like a water table under the earth–you tap it with your effort and it comes through you. — Natalie Goldberg, Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within
12. Talent in cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of hard work. — Stephen King
13. The common feature of most of the successful people is, their talent is flexible to suit the needs of time. — Rajasaraswathii, I Want to be a Millionaire
14. I was given a talent to play cricket. I don’t know why I was given it. But I was. I owe it to all those who wish it had been them to give of my best, every day. — Rahul Dravid
15. The value of getting to your goals lives not in reaching the goal but what the talents/strengths/capabilities the journey reveals to you. — Robin Sharma
16. Talent is something you bloom, Instinct is something you polish. — Oikawa Tooru, Haikyūu
17. I love telling press the designers I’m wearing, especially if they are emerging. That’s exciting to me, supporting talented newcomers. — Mindy Kaling
18. Exert your talents, and distinguish yourself, and don’t think of retiring from the world, until the world will be sorry that you retire. — Samuel Johnson
19. Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety–nine percent perspiration. As a result, a genius is often a talented person who has simply done all of his homework. — Thomas A
20. I would not dream of taking on Tobey Maguire. Plus, he’s a talented and nice guy, and I have nothing but nice things to say about him. — Neil Patrick Harris
21. I was given a talent to play cricket. I don’t know why I was given it. But I was. I owe it to all those who wish it had been them to give of my best, every day. — Rahul Dravid
22. Talent helps, but it won’t take you as far as ambition. — Paul Arden, It’s Not How Good You Are, It’s How Good You Want To Be
23. Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself — but talent instantly recognizes genius.
24. I have no interest in directing. I’ve no talent for it. — Victor Garber
25. A woman of many talents. And intelligent, too. He’d probably have to kill her soon. — Robin Hobb
26. Casanova, he had no money and no power, and according to some, he even was cute. But he had talent to live, and some literature talent. I love how he invented himself. — Mick Jagger
27. You have to discover your area of talent to be effective — Sunday Adelaja
28. You reproduce your life by reproducing your gifts and your talents. — Sunday Adelaja, How To Become Great Through Time Conversion: Are you wasting time, spending time or investing time?
29. Obviously, raw talent is important, but the difference–maker between first and the rest of the pack is usually desire. — Zig Ziglar
30. I’ve always considered myself to be just average talent and what I have is a ridiculous insane obsessiveness for practice and preparation. — Will Smith
31. Nūllum magnum ingenium sine mixtūrā dēmentiae fuitNo great talent without an element of madness — Seneca
32. Valuing a writer only for their diversity, but not their humanity or talent–that’s tokenism. — Sunili Govinnage
33. Thanks, babe. It takes true talent to get your ass whipped. — Sophie Oak, Siren Beloved
34. Casting sometimes is fate and destiny more than skill and talent, from a director’s point of view. — Steven Spielberg
35. If your education, talent and capacity can do nothing; your body can do lots of things. — M.F. Moonzajer
36. Every talent you have is not wasted. It is there because of a reason and God will open that door when the right time comes along to use it. — Shannon L. Alder
37. I loved hIm lIke a brother. we wIll all mIss hIs humor, hIs talent, and hIs capacIty to love. — William Shatner
38. Only talent interests me in paintings and books. Not general ideas, but the individual contribution. — Vladimir Nabokov
39. Most people don’t find their creativity. There are more unsung geniuses that don’t even know they have great talent. — Truman Capote
40. Drake is an amazing person. Also, a magician. He’s a big brother, super–talent; he’s cool. — Travis Scott
41. Great talents have some admirers, but few friends. — Reinhold Niebuhr
42. Talent is never static. It’s always growing or dying. — Stephen King
43. A woman of many talents. And intelligent, too. He’d probably have to kill her soon. — Robin Hobb
44. 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. — Mary Lou Retton
45. I don’t have to have talent. I just need to have auto–tune and be allowed to have the hottest track in the game, and my swag. — Spencer Pratt
46. A man of ordinary talent will always be ordinary, whether he travels or not; but a man of superior talent will go to pieces if he remains forever in the same place. — Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
47. Don’t forget: one of the saddest things in life is wasted talent. — Thomas S. Monson
48. …talent means nothing, while experience, acquired in humility and with hard work, means everything. — Patrick Süskind, Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
49. A young comic, if he’s any good, can easily get on ‘Carson’ or ‘Griffin’ or ‘Dinah Shore, ‘ because they want to say the same thing, that they discovered the new talent. — Norm Crosby
50. Valuing a writer only for their diversity, but not their humanity or talent–that’s tokenism. — Sunili Govinnage
Conclusion
Talent is a precious gift that is to be cherished, nurtured, and developed. Talent is something that cannot be bought or sold, and it is a measure of a person’s potential and capacity. It is important to remember that there is no one-size-fits-all formula for success – the right combination of hard work, dedication, and passion is what will truly unlock your potential. So take the time to recognize and appreciate your unique talents, and use them to make the world a better place.