Potential," I said, "doesn't mean a thing. You've got to do it. Almost every baby in a crib has more potential than I have.
We have the responsibility to put our gifts to work.
We have no hope of solving our problems without harnessing the diversity, the energy, and the creativity of all our people.
Talent comes from God. If you have been given some, then value it, cultivate it, work and develop it.
Instead of thinking about talent as something that you acquire, talent should be thought of as something that you develop.
When you find the talent, it's always raw, and when you put the talent in the formula, you get the Knocks.
When you have something to work with, then you fly with it.