Developing Talent Quotes

I am very comfortable not being the expert and actually putting people who work for me forward. I don't need to know all the answers, and I don't need to be the one who's out there up front.

Kids can be born with potential but unless it's encouraged - pushed, even - I don't think it will ever come to fruition.

When you have a core group of young players as we do, the future looks bright.

Everyone's life would be improved if they do could one great magic trick. And tell one great joke, play one tune on the piano, and do one great origami fold.

You can always improve your bench and relief pitching.

Berry Gordy discovered more superstars than anyone I know. I grew up in that environment, and I know you can develop talent and market it.

It is now your duty to hone that talent, because a person who wastes his God-given talents is a donkey.

I was pretty ambitious as a child to want to be a star with the talent I had, but I want to finish what I started and bring the fans along with me.

I think, mainly, you always look to keep your strong points in the team.

The main thing in making your own music is that it's an expression of someone's personality and being. That's what people want to hear, and you can't really teach that - that's just something that comes out. Teaching just hones that.

When you can't afford to have the best, you hire the young who are going to be the best.

I acted as a hobby when I was a child but wasn't initially very good at it.

When I was on the X-Factor, I found that I grew a lot as a performer. I knew I could sing but I didn't believe in myself enough... I needed to hear that I was good.

Talent can't be taught, but it can be awakened.

If any performer has quality in his voice he can almost always be helped to develop all the other necessary attributes.

I always tell girls who say they want to start a band but don't have any talent, well, neither do I. I mean, I can carry a tune, but anyone who picks up a bass can figure it out. You don't have to have magic unicorn powers. You work at it, and you get better. It's like anything- You sit there and do it every day, and eventually you get good at it.