It doesn't pay to be good at something unless you are the absolute best at it.

About Mark Twain

Portrait of Mark Twain

Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910), known by the pen name Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, and essayist. He has been praised as the "greatest humorist the United States has produced", with William Faulkner calling him "the father of American literature". Twain's novels include...

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The most important thing she'd learned over the years was that there was no way to be a perfect mother and a million ways to be a good one.

I have never taken any exercise except sleeping and resting.

What a good thing Adam had. When he said a good thing he knew nobody had said it before.

If we take care of the moments, the years will take care of themselves.

Our opinions do not really blossom into fruition until we have expressed them to someone else.

More quotations tagged with “talent”

Everyone has talent. What is rare is the courage to follow the talent to the dark place where it leads.

If you have a talent, use it in every which way possible. Don't hoard it. Don't dole it out like a miser. Spend it lavishly like a millionaire intent on going broke.

—Brendan Francis

Hide not your talents, they for use were made. What's a sun-dial in the shade?

—Benjamin Franklin

Put yourself on view. This brings your talents to light.

—Baltasar Gracián

Art depends on luck and talent.

—Francis Ford Coppola

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11 Jul 2015 Added