"Talent without discipline is like an octopus..." - Quote by H Jackson Brown Jr
Talent without discipline is like an octopus on roller skates. There's plenty of movement, but you never know if it's going to be forward, backwards, or sideways.
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“The mind may wander, but let not the senses wander with it. If the senses wander where the mind takes them, one is done for.”
“Let honesty and industry be thy constant companions, and spend one penny less than thy clear gains; then shall thy pocket begin to thrive; creditors will not insult, nor want oppress, nor hungerness bite, nor nakedness freeze thee”
“As the physically weak man can make himself strong by careful and patient training, so the man of weak thoughts can make them strong by exercising himself in right thinking.”
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“The denial of contemporary genius is the rule rather than the exception. No one counts the eagles in the nest, till there is a rush of wings; and lo! they are flown.”
“You have to find actors who have the ability to display a wide range of emotion effectively. That's so much harder than it seems.”
“Great endowments often announce themselves in youth in the form of singularity and awkwardness.”