James Hillman Quotes

Talent is very hot.

You've either got it or you haven't.

There's no use fussing on a boy who doesn't have any ability.

I'm a terrible singer. I feel lucky to play baseball. You can't be gifted in everything.

I think it now comes down to whether you have the skills or not.

There are many talented people.

I'd rather have a lot of talent and a little experience than a lot of experience and a little talent.

Age is never a factor if talent is there.

Like you might love watching basketball, but that don't mean that you'll get on the court.

I know I have a lot of talent.

There may be talent without position, but there is no position without some kind of talent.

Do the thing you're good at. Not many people are lucky enough to be so good at something.

Ability is active power, or power to perform.

I am not so gifted as at one time seemed likely.

Genius is power, talent is applicability.

Having only wisdom and talent is the lowest tier of usefulness.

Everybody has talent, but ability takes hard work.

If it [talent] isn’t strong enough to take the gaff of real training, then it’s not worth much.

In the end it all comes down to talent. You can talk all you want about intangibles, I just don't know what that means. Talent makes winners, not intangibles. Can nice guys win? Sure, nice guys can win - if they're nice guys with a lot of talent. Nice guys with a little talent finish fourth, and nice guys with no talent finish last.

There is a lot of difference between the man who is not able and his brother who is notable.

Talent without genius isn't much, but genius without talent is nothing whatsoever.

The future belongs to the competent. It belongs to those who are very, very good at what they do. It does not belong to the well meaning.

Having talent is fantastic. Having confidence is even more important.

I think he's got good potential, but he needs a lot of work.

To his surprise he also discovered that it was possible to be good at what you had little interest in, just as it had been possible to be bad at something, whether painting or poetry, that you cared about a great deal.