Work while you have the light. You are responsible for the talent that has been entrusted to you.

It's not that hard to be good, you can be good off raw talent. But I feel like it's that extra step, doing work and putting a body of work in and doing things when nobody else is watching. When nobody else is telling you to do it, you're pushing yourself to do it.

I'm not as talented as others, but I have a determination and will that enable me to work a lot harder than anyone else.

People don't understand that when I grew up, I was never the most talented. I was never the biggest. I was never the fastest. I certainly was never the strongest. The only thing I had was my work ethic, and that's been what has gotten me this far.

You just have to find that thing that's special about you that distinguishes you from all the others, and through true talent, hard work, and passion, anything can happen.

The main thing to do is relax and let your talent do the work.

No matter how talented you are or naturally gifted you are, there's no substitute to hard work if you got to maintain standards.

There may be people who have more talent than you, but there's no excuse for anyone to work harder than you do - and I believe that.

Talent is cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of hard work.

It's not all about talent. It's about dependability, consistency, and being able to improve. If you work hard and you're coachable, and you understand what you need to do, you can improve.

No one can arrive from being talented alone, work transforms talent into genius.

Writing is no dying art form in America because most published writers here accept the wisdom and the necessity of encouraging the talent that follows in their footsteps.

The wisdom of the crowds has peaked. Web 3.0 is taking what we've built in Web 2.0 - the wisdom of the crowds - and putting an editorial layer on it of truly talented, compensated people to make the product more trusted and refined.

This is what I learned: that everybody is talented, original and has something important to say.

Tell me I'm clever, Tell me I'm kind, Tell me I'm talented, Tell me I'm cute, Tell me I'm sensitive, Graceful and wise, Tell me I'm perfect - But tell me the truth.

Doing designs on a loom takes a lot of talent and experience, and, trust me, I won't be able to do that.

Modeling has given me the opportunity to travel outside of Brazil and see the world. I have been meeting many interesting and talented people along the way.

Michael Palin decided to give up on his considerable comedy talents to make those dreadfully tedious travel shows. Have you ever tried to watch one?

His talent was as natural as the pattern that was made by the dust on a butterfly's wings. At one time he understood it no more than the butterfly did and he did not know when it was brushed or marred.

I was nobody in Nashville and I was thankful for that. I had to get by on my talent.

I think there is no racism in this film industry. They are only in need of talent, though it takes time; but, if you are talented, you will get your due. I am thankful to be part of this industry.

Why I got into music was James Taylor, so to see him be a real down-to-earth guy that's unbelievably talented... then to hear him sing those lyrics of 'What I'm Thankful For,' which is a song Ms. Yearwood and I got to write together, that was definitely a highlight of my recording life.

I'm just thankful to be blessed with my talent.

I am thankful for all the blessings and talents I have been given, but most of all I am thankful for my loving and supportive family.