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Talent is like a faucet; while it is open, you have to write. Insp

Talent is like a faucet; while it is open, you have to write. Inspiration? — a hoax fabricated by poets for their self-importance. – Jean Anouilh

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Poor little men, poor little cocks! As soon as theyre old enough, they swell their plumage to be conquerors. If they only knew that its enough to be just a little bit wounded and sad in order to obtain everything without fighting for it. – Jean Anouilh

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Life is a wonderful thing to talk about, or to read about in history books – but it is terrible when one has to live it. – Jean Anouilh

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To say yes, you have to sweat and roll up your sleeves and plunge both hands into life up to the elbows. Its easy to say no, even if it means dying. – Jean Anouilh

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There are two kinds of talent, man-made talent and God-given talent. With man-made talent you have to work very hard. With God-given talent, you just touch it up once in a while. – Pearl Bailey

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To focus on technique is like cramming your way through school. You sometimes get by, perhaps even get good grades, but if you dont pay the price day in and day out, youll never achieve true mastery of the subjects you study or develop an educated mind. – Stephen Covey

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Talent isnt genius, and no amount of energy can make it so. I want to be great, or nothing. I wont be a commonplace dauber, so I dont intend to try any more. – Louisa May Alcott

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Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself, but talent instantly recognizes genius. – Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

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