Norman Maclean Quotes

No one can arrive from being talented alone, work transforms talent into genius.

There is no substitute for talent. Industry and all its virtues are of no avail.

You need a lot of effort and talent to produce greatness.

The artist is nothing without the gift, but the gift is nothing without work.

It's never just about talent, it's about a lot more than that.

You can be successful without learning music, but success has nothing to do with quality.

patience is an integral part of talent.

My father was very sure about certain matters pertaining to the universe. To him all good things-trout as well as eternal salvation-come by grace and grace comes by art and art does not come easy.

I always say perseverance is nine-tenths of any art — not that it's much help to be nine-tenths an artist, of course.

You don't get money unless you have a lot of talent, which I don't have, or you work hard, which is what I do. We don't have any golden touch here.

If you don't have talent or preparation for whatever you want to do, you will not be successful in anything.

It's great to watch someone get the most out of what they can do, whether they're a beautiful performer or just a really gritty performer. It's something to behold.

There is no such thing as talent. There is pressure.

I work with really hard-working people who are really good at what they do.

Confidence is the most important single factor in this game, and no matter how great your natural talent, there is only one way to obtain and sustain it: work.

Most successful men have not achieved their distinction by having some new talent or opportunity that was at hand.

I don't know any musician who got to the top without hard work. Take whoever you want. They all work bloody hard, harder than you think.

Genius begins great works; labor alone finishes them.

God gives talent. Work transforms talent into genius.

In the end, the work shows if you're good.

Genius is patience.

I would always contend that talent is an element, but over the long run, ultimately, a minor part of it all; it is mostly hard work.

People think I must have been so talented at an early age, but I don't know - was it talent or hard work? Who knows?

I wouldn't have a No. 1 record or song if I wasn't a hardworking person.

But what does interest me is the notion that if you do a lot of work it means there's a potential for other people to understand that a lot of things are possible with a sustained effort and that the broadening of experiences is possible and I think that's all art can be.