If a man has talent and can't use it, he's failed. If he uses only half of it, he has partly failed. If he uses the whole of it, he has succeeded, and won a satisfaction and triumph few men…

Quote by Thomas Wolfe

Topics: Failure Quotes, Success Quotes, Talent Quotes

Is this not the true romantic feeling; not to desire to escape life, but to...

Is this not the true romantic feeling; not to desire to escape life, but to...

If a conservative is a liberal who's been mugged, a liberal is a conservative who's...

If a conservative is a liberal who's been mugged, a liberal is a conservative who's...

There is no spectacle on earth more appealing than that of a beautiful woman in...

There is no spectacle on earth more appealing than that of a beautiful woman in...

Most of the time we think we're sick, it's all in the mind.

Most of the time we think we're sick, it's all in the mind.

The attitude is we live and let live. This is actually an amazing change in...

The attitude is we live and let live. This is actually an amazing change in...

One belongs to New York instantly, one belongs to it as much in five minutes...

One belongs to New York instantly, one belongs to it as much in five minutes...

America - It is a fabulous country, the only fabulous country; it is the only...

America - It is a fabulous country, the only fabulous country; it is the only...

Love is the ultimate expression of the will to live.

Love is the ultimate expression of the will to live.

One belongs to New York instantly, one belongs to it as much in five minutes...

One belongs to New York instantly, one belongs to it as much in five minutes...

Loneliness is and always has been the central and inevitable experience of every man.

Loneliness is and always has been the central and inevitable experience of every man.

So, then, to every man his chance - to every man, regardless of his birth,...

So, then, to every man his chance - to every man, regardless of his birth,...

If a conservative is a liberal who's been mugged, a liberal is a conservative who's...

If a conservative is a liberal who's been mugged, a liberal is a conservative who's...

A young man is so strong, so mad, so certain, and so lost. He has...

A young man is so strong, so mad, so certain, and so lost. He has...

You have reached the pinnacle of success as soon as you become uninterested in money,...

You have reached the pinnacle of success as soon as you become uninterested in money,...

The attitude is we live and let live. This is actually an amazing change in...

The attitude is we live and let live. This is actually an amazing change in...

Publishing is a very mysterious business. It is hard to predict what kind of sale...

Publishing is a very mysterious business. It is hard to predict what kind of sale...

If a man has talent and can't use it, he's failed. If he uses only...

If a man has talent and can't use it, he's failed. If he uses only...

Everyone excels in something in which another fails.

Everyone excels in something in which another fails.

Failure is not the worst thing in the world. The very worst thing not to...

Failure is not the worst thing in the world. The very worst thing not to...

Losers are always in the wrong

Losers are always in the wrong

How can I be sure I've succeeded, if I can't remember what I was trying...

How can I be sure I've succeeded, if I can't remember what I was trying...

Great things are accomplished by talented people who believe they will accomplish them.

Great things are accomplished by talented people who believe they will accomplish them.