Timing and arrogance are decisive factors in the successful use of talent.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
The real issue is not talent as an independent element, but talent in relationship to will, desire, and persistence. Talent without these things vanishes and even modest talent with those characteristics grows.
Ambition is important. Of course you can't get anywhere without talent, but there are a lot of talented people. To succeed, you have to be the most ambitious talented person.
Talent is nothing but a prolonged period of attention and a shortened period of mental assimilation.
The luck of having talent is not enough; one must also have a talent for luck.
The talent of success is nothing more than doing what you can do well, and doing well whatever you do without thought of fame. If it comes at all it will come because it is deserved, not because it is sought after.
Intentionality and talent always matter. An extraordinary feat is certainly made more likely by someone's focus, hard work, etc. But chance also matters.
It is the combination of reasonable talent and the ability to keep going in the face of defeat that leads to success.
There is no such thing as talent. There is pressure.
The big talent is persistence.
Talent is talent, and everybody knows somebody who has talent or ability, but they never really converted it into a productive performance for whatever reasons.