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The relationship between talent and management is uneasy, at best.

The radio industry has sent out directives to all of the talent, putting them on notice that if they do anything that could be interpreted as obscene, they're fired. There's zero tolerance.

Any writer, I suppose, feels that the world into which he was born is nothing less than a conspiracy against the cultivation of his talent.

It's just a matter of being sharper out there. Obviously, we have the talent, and we know what to do, and we know what we're capable of. We're not doing it out on the field. We're not passing well, making runs for each other and working off each other well right now. We got to fix it soon.

I think we've had a talent vacuum in the administration that has created many of these financial problems. I think the Mayor is putting together a better team that can deal with it.

True education makes for inequality the inequality of individuality, the inequality of success, the glorious inequality of talent, of genius for inequality, not mediocrity, individual superiority, not standardization, is the measure of the progress of the world.

I'm not an expert, but I want to be.

And it isn't always talent. There are lots of talented guys outside these walls who can't get in. It ain't just talent. Guys want to say it is, but it's only one piece of the puzzle. They learn that or they do something else for a living.

I think they should have had the experts on security do more than just look at the tape. I'd like to feel more comfortable that the information was accurate ... You don't know whether the footage shows what they say it shows. I think the problem is more of a general one do we know the researchers know enough

The cars have changed so much from the days of Janet Guthrie - they drive so much differently that I think a lady with the talent and with the drive could come in here today and not only participate but be competitive.

China's a real challenge because everyone who has some form of talent has someone knocking on their door.

Good character is more to be praised than outstanding talent. Most talents are to some extent a gift. Good character, by contrast, is not given to us. We have to build it piece by piece by thought, choice, courage and determination.

The kids are excited for this meet. It just gives them a good look at the talent and competition from the central part of the state.

We are really interested in finding a diverse lineup of talent on campus. We really want to demonstrate to the national audience the talent college musicians have.

It's pretty special to be a part of this team. It's the strongest group we've had by far. We weren't even in this league three years ago. It seems like every class I've had has added more and more in terms of talent.

Our No. 1 goal is to make the Big Ten Tournament. We haven't been to the tournament since 1997, and that's way too long -- it's unacceptable... We have the talent and we certainly have the pitching.

She's really becoming a star. She works really hard. Plus, she's developed patience, and her confidence level has finally caught up to her talent.

We just had a little too much talent. They're on the young side and they played well. They will improve and get better.

I don't want Indian youngsters to go through what I experienced, hunting for sponsorships and trying to find my way up. Ten years ago, most people would have laughed at the thought of an Indian making it to Formula 1. But I've changed that and I believe I've paved the way for Indian youngsters. We're a country of a billion people and I'm sure a lot more racing talent can be found here.

I consider my future flight to be a small part of an important trend to make space accessible to more people, not just to experts. I am very much in favor of commercial space travel, which promises to advance technology just like commercial aviation did many years ago.

I'm happy to have a situation where I can work with Big Boi. Not just because we're both from Atlanta, but because of his creativity, his musical ear and his ability to find new talent. His association with Virgin will add to the excitement that I'm bringing to the label.

Content 360 was a great success in helping the BBC to engage with the wealth of talent from the international new media industry. Congratulations to all those who took part. The winners were those proposals which were innovative in a way that can help the BBC deliver the very best quality services to our audience.

There is a lot of opportunity for people with varied interests, ... We've had business owners, CEOs all kinds of backgrounds. These are people with a lot of talent.

He was fantastic today. He's a kid I've talked a lot about. It was a matter of time before he was going to show his talent.

On this earth, one pays dearly for every kind of mastery . . . . For having a specialty one pays by also being the victim of this specialty. But you would have it otherwise -- cheaper and fairer and above all more comfortable -- isn't that right, my dear contemporaries

That was a great class. A lot of great players came out of that draft. I don't think people are fully aware of the talent that came out of that draft.

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