Skill is the new source of security in the 21st Century - Morty Bahr, president, Communications Workers Association
Man's capacities have never been measured, nor are we to judge of what he can do by any precedent so little has been tried - Henry David Thoreau
It takes little talent to see clearly what lies under one?s nose, a good deal of it to know in what direction to point that organ - W. H. Auden (1907-73), poet. The Dyers Hand (1963)
Information and communications technologies are enormously powerful tools for development. One of the most pressing challenges is to harness this extraordinary force, spread it throughout the world, and make its benefits accessible and meaningful for all humanity, in particular the poor - Kofi Annan
In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert's there are few - Shunryu Suzuki
I am always grieved when a man of real talent dies, for the world needs such men more than heaven does - Christopher Lichtenberg (1742-99), German physicist, philosopher
History, has so far largely been a chronicle of ability gone to waste - Theodore Zeldin, Intimate History of Humanity, p472
Every gift has been heaped on his cradle: absolute sanity and the deepest sensibility, the clearest vision and the quickest responsiveness, penetrating insight and unfailing generosity of judgement, an exquisite perception of the world and an unerring instinct for the significant, for the essential in the life of men and women, the clearest mind, the warmest heart, the largest sympathy - and all that in perfect measure. There's enough there to ruin the prospects of any writer - Conrad on Turgenev http://www.bryanappleyard.com/blog/2008/09/conrad-on-turgenev.php
A great deal of talent is lost to the world for want of a little courage. Every day sends to their graves obscure men whose timidity prevented them from making a first effort - Sydney Smith