My talent is such that no undertaking however vast in size... has ever surpassed my courage.

It takes both courage and talent to stand up in front of fellow human beings and make them crack a smile and at the same time keep it clean.

Everyone has talent. What is rare is the courage to follow the talent to the dark place where it leads.

Genius is talent set on fire by courage.

A great deal of talent is lost to the world for want of a little courage. Every day sends to their graves obscure men whose timidity prevented them from making a first effort.

I know some actors feel classes are not cool or they create negative public relations but I continue to crave the story just beyond my reach. To grasp that brass ring I need to continue to fine-tune my talents.

I was the only Christian on the cast but that was cool because we all respected each others talent and mostly they respected me a lot even though I was the only Christian.

It was used for decades to describe talented computer enthusiasts people whose skill at using computers to solve technical problems and puzzles was - and is - respected and admired by others possessing similar technical skills.

Enjoying success requires the ability to adapt. Only by being open to change will you have a true opportunity to get the most from your talent.

We like to think about how smart we are. But I think talent as a writer is hard-wired in it's all there at least the basic elements of it. You can't change it any more than you can choose whether to be right handed or left handed.