Talent is a pursued interest. In other words, anything that you're willing to practice, you can do.

Talent is a spring from which fresh water is constantly flowing. But this spring loses its value if it is not used in the right way.

Talent is that which is in a man's power; genius is that in whose power a man is.

They who lack talent expect things to happen without effort. They ascribe failure to a lack of inspiration or ability, or to misfortune, rather than to insufficient application. At the core of every true talent there is an awareness of the difficulties inherent in any achievement, and the confidence that by persistence and patience something worthwhile will be realized. Thus talent is a species of vigor.

Talent is a gift which God has given us secretly, and which we reveal without perceiving it.

Talent is a gift that brings with it an obligation to serve the world, and not ourselves, for it is not of our making. To use for our exclusive benefit what is not ours is theft. Culture, which makes talent shine, is not completely ours either, nor can we place it solely at our disposal. Rather, it belongs mainly to our country, which gave it to us, and to humanity, from which we receive it as a birthright. A selfish man is a thief.

They who lack talent expect things to happen without effort. They ascribe failure to a lack of inspiration or ability, or to misfortune, rather than to insufficient application. At the core of every true talent there is an awareness of the difficulties inherent in any achievement, and the confidence that persistence and patience something worthwhile will be realized. Thus talent is a species of vigor. (Eric Hoffer 1902-1983)

Talent comes from God. If you have been given some, then value it, cultivate it, work and develop it.

Talent is full of thoughts; Genius, of thought: one has definite acquisitions; the other, indefinite power.

Talent is a cistern; Genius, a fountain.

There is a difference between skill and talent. Master the skill to allow the talent out.

The talent of success is nothing more than doing what you can do well, and doing well whatever you do without thought of fame. If it comes at all it will come because it is deserved, not because it is sought after.

We are all born with a talent and the sweetest part of life comes to us when we allow ourselves to recognize what is that talent. Sometimes our mind, or friends, or parents tell us something, but it’s inside of us where this talent lies, only we can really know.

Everyone has talent. The question is how do we find it, and how do we nurture it?