The saddest thing in life is wasted talent.

LORENZO ANELLO, A Bronx Tale (1993)

Looks and talent don't always go together.

ANTONIO SALIERI, Amadeus (1984)

If a woman happens to have a particular superiority, for example a profound mind, it is best kept a profound secret. Humour is liked more, but wit? No, it is the most treacherous talent of them all.

REV AUSTEN, Becoming Jane (2007)

Talent is a common thing. People waste it every day. They abuse it. They take it for granted. Success comes not from what God has given you, but what you do with it. It's really up to you.

MISS HIGGINS, Gladiator (1992)

Talent plus good luck equals success. Talent plus bad luck equals bad luck.

PAULA CARVER, The Hollywood Sign (2001)

Embrace what you have inside, let it become you and you will find what you're meant to be.

STARFIRE, Teen Titans, "Snow Blind" (2005)

Every gift is given for a reason. We can't choose which ones we'll get, only what we do with them.

TOTO BAGGYPANTS, Veggie Tales: Lord of the Beans (2005)

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