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The most valuable of all talents is that of never using two words when one will do.
―    Thomas Jefferson
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Curious Talent

I have no special talents.  I am only passionately curious.
—    Albert Einstein
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Unearned Humility

I am no more humble than my talents require.
—    Oscar Levant
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Powerful Substitute

If the power to do hard work is not talent, it is the best possible substitute for it.
—    President James A. Garfield
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Wupped Again?

Motivation will almost always beat mere talent.
—    Norman R. Augustine
[“Get up, Rocky!  Get up!”    —    Adrianne Balboa]
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Innate Talent

The question is this:  is there such a thing as innate talent?  The obvious answer is yes.
… Achievement is talent plus preparation.  The problem with this view is that the closer psychologists look at the careers of the gifted, the smaller the role innate talent seems to play and the bigger the role preparation seems to play.
—    Malcolm Gladwell
From his book:  “Outliers“
[It helps to be good when you start.  But, what really counts is work, work, work…    —    kmab]
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