Ellen Burstyn Quotes

It has been my observation that the happiest of people, the vibrant doers of the world, are almost always those who are using - who are putting into play, calling upon, depending upon-the greatest number of their God-given talents and capabilities.

I've found my place in life, that I'm passionate about, my talents and my passion have merged, and I'm trying to do the best that I can.

You cannot take credit for your talents. It is what you do with them that counts.

A person has the right, and I think the responsibility, to develop all of their talents.

If you have ability in a certain area, why not capitalize on it and improve it and use it?

Whether you're 9 or 90, stop trying to fix the things you're bad at, and focus on the things you're good at.

Success for me will be where the body of work I've done afforded me the opportunity to be as good as I can be, and to explore myself and to see what I'm capable of.

Talents used are talents multiplied.

When we're able to put most of our energy into developing our natural talents, extraordinary room for growth exists

I want more from life than that and I have more to give.

Every man and woman who has talent and hides it will be called a slothful servant. Improve day by day upon the capital you have. In proportion as we are capacitated to receive, so it is our duty to do.

Work hard to discover your gift and you will never envy or hate another human being who is manifesting theirs.

The key to life is to become skillful enough to be able to do rewarding things.

You don't want to be victimized by your lesser talents.

Every talent must unfold itself in fighting.

You have no control over how much talent you possess. You control only what you do with it.

I worked out what would make me happy, and I worked out what I wanted to do, and I trained myself to do the job that would make those two things happen

I've tested life and I've learned what works for me.

The whole purpose of life is to make yourself happy.

I'm just trying to do things that are interesting for me.

I've had an addiction for a long time to the whole business of maximizing one's potential, what I call human activation. The vehicle for actualizing oneself is choice, options, seeking out the proper choices.

I think we're all blessed with gifts and I was lucky I just found out what mine was early on and have planted that seed and tried to water it every day.

Self-realization is great.

My life is better with every year of living it.

I want to live a full life - period.