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Talented Quotes (page 17)

Ray Bradbury quote: "We earth men have a talent for ruining big, beautiful things."
We earth men have a talent for ruining big, beautiful things. Ray Bradbury
It may be remarked in passing that success is an ugly thing. Men are deceived by its false resemblances to merit. To the crowd, success wears almost the features of true mastery, and the greatest dupe of this counterfeit talent is History. Victor Hugo
Nora Roberts quote: "When we grow up, we lose the talent for loving without..."
When we grow up, we lose the talent for loving without restrictions. Nora Roberts
The ad world used to be something of a refuge for literary types. But I feared for myself at J.W.T. It seemed to be entirely peopled by blocked dramatists, likeably shambling poets, and one-off novelists. The whole place felt like a clubworld sunset home for literary talent. Martin Amis
The highest level than can be reached by a mediocre but experienced mind is a talent for uncovering the weaknesses of those greater than itself. Georg C. Lichtenberg
The Copenhagen Interpretation is sometimes called "model agnosticism" and holds that any grid we use to organize our experience of the world is a model of the world and should not be confused with the world itself. Alfred Korzybski, the semanticist, tried to popularize this outside physics with the slogan, "The map is not the territory." Alan Watts, a talented exegete of Oriental philosophy, restated it more vividly as "The menu is not the meal. Robert Anton Wilson
Vernor Vinge quote: "Tycoon had a peddler's talent for using words to redefine..."
Tycoon had a peddler's talent for using words to redefine reality. Vernor Vinge
Both Jamie and Claudia had acquired a talent for being bear but never part of a group. (Some people, Saxonberg, never learn to do that all their lives, and some learn it all too well.) E. L. Konigsburg
Christopher Isherwood quote: "If you really have talent, you know, you'll go on writing -..."
If you really have talent, you know, you'll go on writing - whatever people say to you. Christopher Isherwood
My holy of holies in the human body, health, intelligence, talent, inspiration, love and absolute freedom-freedom from force and falsehood. Anton Chekhov
Haruki Murakami quote: "If people who rely on natural spring of talent suddenly find..."
If people who rely on natural spring of talent suddenly find they're exhausted their only source, they're in trouble. Haruki Murakami
Weapons are kept from women, but such a naming suggests that perhaps men fear our talents in war as well as our desire for peace. Alice Hoffman
Nick Hornby quote: "Being a freak isn’t the same thing as having a talent."
Being a freak isn’t the same thing as having a talent. Nick Hornby
I honour endurance, perseverance, industry, talent; because these are the means by which men achieve great ends and mount to lofty eminence. -St. John Rivers Charlotte Bronte
We, my dear Mildred, are the observers of life. Let other people get married by all means, the more the merrier. . . . Let Dora marry if she likes. She hasn't your talent for observation. Barbara Pym

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