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"The good thing about this Casino Royale thing, that I hope and pray, is that I'll have more opportunities. That roles will come up to me rather than going to the auditions. But I still have a lot of things to prove. I haven't, I think, shown all my talent."
"I suspect there's a lot of validity to the premise that big companies aren't going to attract entrepreneurial talent."
"Curb your talent lest it speed where virtue does not guide."
"If we recognize our talents and use them appropriately, and choose a field that uses those talents, we will rise to the top of our field."
"I believe that I often bring out the best in somebody's talents."
"When one compares the talents one has with those of a Leibniz , one is tempted to throw away one's books and go die quietly in the dark of some forgotten corner."
"I'm very secure about my talents and about who I am."
"Above everything else I've done, I've always said I've had more guts than I've got talent."
"I think there's an enormous lot of talent around, and somewhere amongst these I'm sure that something will emerge, given time."
"I wanted to be famous for my music and my talent, and I always wished I could cut it out when I left the stage."
"You see Boris Becker, Mats Wilander, Nadal, Pete Sampras - they were all great when they were young. As a coach, you can see that type of talent at an early age."
"We as producers need to keep an eye on things and make sure we're doing great stuff, which is sometimes easy to do because of the talent we have, and sometimes not so easy."
"I didnt really have an agenda for my talent. I just wanted to be able to sing."
"I don't think I really have a talent for movie acting. I'm not bad at it, but I don't think I really have a talent for it."
"I don't think I really have a talent for movie acting."
"Jacobinism is the revolt of the enterprising talents of a country against its property."
"Your money can be inflated away but your knowledge and talent cannot."
"Forgive what you do not approve & love me for this energetic exertion of my talent"
"If I could just hope to have a major talent, then I would rather have it in music than in any other field."
"I've never really viewed myself as particularly talented. I've viewed myself as slightly above average in talent."
