Gloria Naylor Quotes

It generally happens that assurance keeps an even pace with ability.

To my mind, talent doesn't really exist.

Listen, I know how good I am, how good I can be.

Yes, I think I have talent.

I'm like one of those dudes who organically have talent.

I feel confident with what I'm able to do.

...true self-esteem comes from competence, not the other way around.

Experience alone can give, even to the greatest talent, that confidence in having done all that could be done.

Can't win without talent, you know.

I have been aware, from the age of 6, that I had talent.

When you're talented, you're talented.

You're gifted to do something.

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

One of the biggest gifts you can give a child is confidence, because confidence will take you miles - more than talent, more than anything else. So yes, I want my children to have confidence and to be kind.

You cannot believe in God until you believe in yourself.

It's an intangible thing, this thing we call talent, especially if we're in a position to teach and mentor others.

Genius is immediate, but talent takes time.

Natural ability without education has more often raised a man to glory and virtue than education without natural ability.

You have to muster a certain amount of belief that you're not making a mistake and you're not a fool. And this means you have to have faith.

I think I've got a bit more to offer than just dancing. It might just be me that thinks that, but it's worth saying.

Have confidence in everything. No matter what it is that you're doing, know that you can do it better than anyone.

I thought I was good before I had any right to. But I think you got to feel that way. You got to think that. I wasn't delusional. I knew I had talent.

Focus on something that you have a passion for and hone that skill; it will make you feel confident about your ability.

If I have the choice between experience and talent, I'm taking talent every time.

If you're a human being, you can attempt to do what other human beings have done. We don't understand talent any more than we understand electricity.