Good character is more to be praised than outstanding talent. Most talents are, to some extent, a gift. Good character, by contrast, is not given to us. We have to build it, piece by piece — by thought, choice, courage, and determination.
Source: creatingaquietmind
The truth is that there are a lot of people like you, us, with strange hobbies or talents or gifts and we try to hide it because we’re afraid that it makes us seem weird or turn people off, but that’s a mistake. What makes me unique has bought every person I love into my life.
Lee Pace, Pushing Daisies
When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, ‘I used everything you gave me.’
Erma Bombeck
What I’m mostly good at is sleeping, he once told me in confidence, but he added, I don’t see much future in it.
Brian Andreas (via frecklesmakemestrong)
Source: frecklesmakemestrong
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