When God gave him this enormous footballing talent he took his brain out at the same time to equal it up. (Quote by - Tony Banks)

Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common then unsuccessful people with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan ' press on ' has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race. (Quote by - Calvin Coolidge)

Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself, but talent instantly recognizes genius. (Quote by - Arthur Conan Doyle, Sr.)

The most valuable of all talents is never using two words when one will do. (Quote by - Thomas Jefferson)

Talent, like beauty, to be pardoned, must be obscure and unostentatious. (Quote by - Marguerite Gardiner)

Happiness is a how; not a what. A talent, not an object. (Quote by - Hermann Hesse)

If I had the choice of hiring someone with commections or someone with skills and talent, I'd go with the latter. (Quote by - Chip Goodyear)

The most valuable of all talents is that of never using two words when one will do (Quote by - Thomas Jefferson)

If you have a talent for a game, then why couldn't you do it in any era? (Quote by - John Virgo)

If I have ever made any valuable discoveries, it has been owing more to patient attention, than to any other talent. (Quote by - Sir Isaac Newton)

Talent works, genius creates. (Quote by - Robert A. Schumann)

I don't want my body to be a distraction from my talent or my brain. (Quote by - Shania Twain)

In this world people have to pay an extortionate price for any exceptional gift whatever. (Quote by - Willa Cather)

Called to the throne by the voice of the people, my maxim has always been: A career open to talent without distinction of birth. It is this system of equality for which the European oligarchy detests me (Quote by - Napoleon Bonaparte)

I am no more humble than my talents require. (Quote by - Oscar Levant)

The most exciting place to discover talent is in yourself (Quote by - Ashleigh Brilliant)

Talent without discipline is like an octopus on roller skates. There's plenty of movement, but you never know if it's going to be forward, backwards, or sideways. (Quote by - H. Jackson Brown, Jr.)

The world is always ready to receive talent with open arms. (Quote by - Oliver Wendell Holmes)

Pop Idol, X Factor, Fame Academy, there's so much talent out there. It's great to see people getting the chance to show their potential (Quote by - Gordon Brown)

In the battle of existence, Talent is the punch; Tact is the clever footwork (Quote by - Wilson Mizner)

When I first went on Britain's Got Talent I was famous for my cheap suit, my wonky teeth and the fact that I sold mobile phones for a living. (Quote by - Paul Potts)

It takes little talent to see what is under one's nose, a good deal of it to know in what direction to point that organ. (Quote by - W H Auden)

I thought my talent would transcend my outspokenness. I was wrong. (Quote by - Mickey Rourke)

Everyone has talent. What is rare is the courage to follow the talent to the dark place where it leads. (Quote by - Erica Jong)

I think you inherit most of your talent from your parents, although sometimes a fabulously talented singer grows out of the union of two tone-deaf people (Quote by - Joely Fisher)