Talent is what you possess; genius is what possesses you.

Quote by Malcolm Cowley

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They tell you that you'll lose your mind when you grow older. What they don't...

They tell you that you'll lose your mind when you grow older. What they don't...

It would have been the equivalent of Jackson Pollock's attempts to copy the Sistine Chapel.

It would have been the equivalent of Jackson Pollock's attempts to copy the Sistine Chapel.

Authors are sometimes like tomcats: They distrust all the other toms but they are kind...

Authors are sometimes like tomcats: They distrust all the other toms but they are kind...

Age is not different from earlier life as long as you're sitting down.

Age is not different from earlier life as long as you're sitting down.

Age is not different from earlier life as long as youre sitting down.

Age is not different from earlier life as long as youre sitting down.

Be kind and considerate with your criticism... It's just as hard to write a bad...

Be kind and considerate with your criticism... It's just as hard to write a bad...

Talent is what you possess; genius is what possesses you

Talent is what you possess; genius is what possesses you

To live under the American Constitution is the greatest political privilege that was ever accorded...

To live under the American Constitution is the greatest political privilege that was ever accorded...

Beyond talent lie all the usual words: discipline, love, luck -- but, most of all,...

Beyond talent lie all the usual words: discipline, love, luck -- but, most of all,...

There is no such thing as a great talent without great will power.

There is no such thing as a great talent without great will power.

For every talent that poverty has stimulated it has blighted a hundred.

For every talent that poverty has stimulated it has blighted a hundred.

A lazy person, whatever the talents with which he starts out, have condemned himself to...

A lazy person, whatever the talents with which he starts out, have condemned himself to...

God give them wisdom that have it; and those that are fools let them use...

God give them wisdom that have it; and those that are fools let them use...

The luck of having talent is not enough; one must also have a talent for...

The luck of having talent is not enough; one must also have a talent for...

True happiness involves the full use of one's power and talents.

True happiness involves the full use of one's power and talents.

There is no such thing as a great talent without great will power.

There is no such thing as a great talent without great will power.

Talent is always conscious of its own abundance, and does not object to sharing.

Talent is always conscious of its own abundance, and does not object to sharing.

Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is...

Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is...

Build up your credit Build up your self esteem Build up your bank account Moving...

Build up your credit Build up your self esteem Build up your bank account Moving...

I have no trouble with y enemies. But my god damn friends... they are the...

I have no trouble with y enemies. But my god damn friends... they are the...