"Talent warms-up the given (as they say..." - Quote by Soren Kierkegaard
Talent warms-up the given (as they say in cookery) and makes it apparent; genius brings something new. But our time lets talent pass for genius. They want to abolish the genius, deify the genius, and let talent forge ahead.
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“No organization can depend on genius; the supply is always scarce and unreliable. It is the test of an organization to make ordinary people perform better than they seem capable of, to bring out whatever strength there is in its members, and to use each person's strength to help all the other members perform.”
“It is a fine thing to have ability, but the ability to discover ability in others is the true test.”
“Talent is commonly developed at the expense of character.”