Pastoral Resources

I also had a brother who was like me a musician and a composer. A man of great talent, far more gifted than I. He died very young... he killed himself in the prime of his life.

We have reduced sales tax on food. Now we want it eliminated.

Does anybody really think that they didn't get what they had because they didn't have the talent or the strength or the endurance or the commitment?

I also used to work in the Catskill Mountains as a bus boy, and I performed in talent shows.

Timing and arrogance are decisive factors in the successful use of talent.

Even institutions of State, such as the judiciary, were seriously weakened, to the extent that the citizenry justifiably feared a breakdown in law and order. The business community was hit by a slump in sales and confidence, leading to reduced earnings and loss of jobs.

Elvis transcends his talent to the point of dispensing with it altogether.

Sure, the home-field is an advantage - but so is having a lot of talent.

Jazz is not the kind of music you are going to learn to play in three or four years or that you can just get because you have some talent for music.

Talent is a gift that brings with it an obligation to serve the world, and not ourselves, for it is not of our making.

To busy oneself with what is futile when one can do something useful, to attend to what is simple when one has the mettle to attempt what is difficult, is to strip talent of its dignity.

Culture, which makes talent shine, is not completely ours either, nor can we place it solely at our disposal. Rather, it belongs mainly to our country, which gave it to us, and to humanity, from which we receive it as a birthright.

For example, the first time McDonald's put a deaf person in a commercial they saw a jump in sales. I think that happens with other kinds of disabilities and products and that is something that is being realized more and more.

Sporting goods sales have suffered because Americans have become too sedentary.

I'm very fond of the Talent series, and also the Crystal Singer trio.

If Roger stopped right now and never won another match, to me he'd already be one of the greatest players to ever play the game. To me, he's the greatest all around talent that I've ever seen.

The talent of a true writer and poet is in the ear.

You have to have talent. You have to get the audition and then you have to nail the audition.

Eastern Washington families and businesses should be able to deduct every penny of state and local sales tax they pay throughout the year from their federal tax bill, especially when people in most states are deducting their state income taxes.

Jackie had a keen eye for talent, and like an elephant never forgot. And, he was always right on the mark.