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Edmund Burke Philosopher, Politician
Talent

"As to great and commanding talents, they are the gift of Providence in some way unknown to us, they rise where they are least expected; they fail when everything seems disposed to produce them, or at least to call them forth."

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Willa Cather Novelist, Short Story Writer
Talent

"Sometimes I wonder why God ever trusts talent in the hands of women, they usually make such an infernal mess of it. I think He must do it as a sort of ghastly joke."

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Yoko Ono Artist, Musician, Activist
Talent

"You can't always be in awe of someone's talent, living with them."

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Tom Robbins Novelist, Essayist
Talent

"There exists a false aristocracy based on family name, property, and inherited wealth. But there likewise exists a true aristocracy based on intelligence, talent and virtue."

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