A Quote by Steve Martin

Thankfully, perseverance is a good substitute for talent. — © Steve Martin
Thankfully, perseverance is a good substitute for talent.
Thankfully, persistence is a great substitute for talent.
Practice is a talent. Perseverance is a talent. Hard work is a talent.
In man's life, the absence of an essential component usually leads to the adoption of a substitute. The substitute is usually embraced with vehemence and extremism, for we have to convince ourselves that what we took as second choice is the best there ever was. Thus blind faith is to a considerable extent a substitute for the lost faith in ourselves; insatiable desire a substitute for hope; accumulation a substitute for growth; fervent hustling a substitute for purposeful action; and pride a substitute for an unattainable self-respect.
I was diagnosed with bipolar affective disorder at 19, which I thought would derail my career. Thankfully, I was able to get help and continue the path, and I think, for me, the buzzword is perseverance.
You need talent, dedication, skills, perseverance and so many other things to become successful. If you think you are very talented but someone needs to unveil your talent, then you are living in a fool's paradise. You have to prove yourself every day.
In general, any form of exercise, if pursued continuously, will help train us in perseverance. Long-distance running is particularly good training in perseverance.
All the talent in the world is useless without perseverance.
Acting is equal parts talent and perseverance.
We often say that psi is like musical ability: it is widely distributed in the populate, and everyone has some ability and can participate to some extent - in the same way that the most nonmusical person can learn to play a little Mozart on the piano. On the other hand, there is no substitute for innate talent, and there is no substitute for practice.
TALENT PROVIDES HOPE FOR ACCOMPLISHMENT, BUT PERSEVERANCE GUARANTEES IT.
You cannot fake effort; talent is great, but perseverance is necessary.
The youths of Bihar are second to none when it comes to talent, hard work and perseverance.
There is no substitute for talent. Industry and all its virtues are of no avail.
Becoming a professional artist takes talent and perseverance, even more so when the field is photography.
Cynicism is the intellectual cripple's substitute for intelligence. It is the dishonest businessman's substitute for conscience. It is the communicator's substitute, whether he is advertising man or editor or writer, for self-respect.
Even talent is rarely distinguishable, over the long run, from perseverance and lots of hard work.
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