| 单词 | talent |
| 例句 | “Why, Rachel,” Leah would say, “you run this place with such genialness and vivacity! I never knew you had such an exemplary talent for the hospitality business!” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z And if I don’t have the talent to write books or newspaper articles, I can always write for myself. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z This would have been the moment to tell her about the band and the talent show. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z “There are other kids who were left out of the talent show who may be counting on the Alterna-Fiesta show.” The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z Mrs. Olinski gave one of her good answers: her "complementary skills" response, dressing it up to say that the team's talents blended like a chorus, making one sound out of many voices. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z She may rely too long on Athena’s gifts— talent in handicraft and a clever mind; so cunning—history cannot show the like among the ringleted ladies of Akhaia, Mykene with her coronet, Alkmene, Tyro. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z For a full week after the talent show I couldn’t get to class without incident. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Of course after such a sample of his talent for imitating songs, his friends insisted that he keep on. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z And thus anyone who does not diagnose the ills when they arise in a principality is not really wise, and this talent is given to few men. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z He had talent, but the coaches were wary of him. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z In a society where people believe girls are weak and not capable of anything except cooking and cleaning, you think, I have a talent. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z She is remembered, not for her talent as an accomplished actress or her lifetime of performances onstage, but for the scene she staged in the president’s box. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “It was okay. There’s going to be a talent show, which is like all anybody can talk about it and it’s boring.” Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z One may imagine a combination of talents—Brute’s for the chase, Boots’s for concealment. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z Lawrence’s talent for communicating with a lay audience was the theme of Time's report. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z It turns out Mother has an extraordinary talent for flowers. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Not one of the three, I might well add, showed any noticeably soaring talent for brevity of detail or compression of incident. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z We were in the library after school, where I flipped through a book I’d pulled from the display shelf while he finished the flyer for our talent show. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z Children’s talent to endure stems from their ignorance of alternatives. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z A poor, unstable girl with a small talent with a bow and arrow. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z A few months after Glenn Burke started in center field in the opening game of the World Series, the Los Angeles Dodgers traded their five-tool talent to the Oakland Athletics, the worst team in baseball. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z I know I have talent, and I have always wanted to play basketball in college, but who is going to notice me sitting in the stands? The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z And then I go for it, risking my worst talent with an improvised, final zinger: “It’s a tough thing to have a mom with a stomach ailment, when you barely have a dad at all.” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z It was useless to go on dramatizing her charms and talents for the benefit of these ridiculous knights—useless to go on hunting them with the tyrannous baits of what she thought was love. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z "An impressive effort tonight. You are truly as agile as Agent Iparis claimed. I hate seeing such talents wasted on worthless criminals, but life isn't very fair, is it?" Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z My father says, “Just do your best. Remember—it’s a long race and you can always outwork talent in the end.” Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “You question my talents? A half-dead mortal straggles into my swamp and questions my talents?” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The only way to use real magic was to have the talent for it. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z "He has a proven talent for thinking of prizes." The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z “You’ve only got one talent, kid, running away. You ran from the Chimera. You ran from the Underworld. You don’t have what it takes.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z She was heavyset, dowdy, strict, seemingly old to Terryl, though she was only in her thirties, and a caring talent scout. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z "Really? You can sew like that, Ranee? You've been hiding your talent under a bushel." You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Because individuals have different talents, one individual consistently tends to wind up with an excess of some essentials and a deficit of others. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The banjo man displayed some talent, the horn player and fiddler less so. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z “What a pity that so much talent has been neglected! but I must go.” The Awakening 1899-04-22T00:00:00Z So we get a supernatural ability based on our talents. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z “It’s a talent of his,” I told her. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z There would be a talent show, and performers were invited to audition. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z “I didn’t do that badly,” I said, suddenly very conscious of the three talents in my purse. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “And trust that Margo can take of herself, for which she has shown a great talent.” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z After paying for my bunk in Mews, a talent was nearly all my remaining money. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Shortly before he met McCandless, however, one of his talents had got him in trouble with the law. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The school talent show is on Friday, and someone’s already hung spangled gold tassels in front of the curtains. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z The talent show starts at seven, and Nick and I arrive just as they're dimming the lights. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z And although talent comes whether you ask permission or not, I bow my head and ask, “Please, sir...may I be allowed the talent to draw?” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Once the crowd settles, my mom gives her spiel and says that costumes for the talent portion will need to be approved at the same time as the rest of our wardrobe. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z She swiveled so fast I flinched, expecting her to give me a personal demonstration of her first and third talents, but she only narrowed her eyes at me. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Because Principal Rivera excluded us from the Fall Fiesta talent show for being too loud and not being good enough for the anniversary show. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z It is now your duty to hone that talent, because a person who wastes his God-given talents is a donkey. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Her mother always told her, Holding a note is talent enough. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z “And what do you have worth thirty-five talents?” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z If you had your set of talent pipes, you were admitted to the Eolian for free and could play whenever the fancy took you. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Irwin knew talent when he saw it, and he offered Smith a shot at training his horses. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “We always knew you had talent,” said Eye. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z It was, after all, a job that promised to exercise my talent for public speaking, and if the pay was anything at all it would be more than I had now. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “Three. Five-tool talents can fly. They steal bases and take extra bases.” A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z I really don’t have a talent to show the world. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z I still depended upon her talents and company. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z “Quite apart from his great scientific talents,” he told Neylan, “I have always regarded him as a man of fine personal qualities of character, loyalty, and integrity.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z She talked of his hobbies and talents, how he was celebrated at his funeral as one of the great rocket scientists. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z “No. You have a talent for remaining calm. This is the way God made you.” Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z They thought he had major-college talent written all over him, but Ivory didn’t. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “Okay, so anagrams. That's one. Got any other charming talents?” she asked, and now he felt confident. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z Ellen kept her silence, but she saw signs of special talents in Jethro, and she watched over him with special tenderness. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z Below her name is a quote from Maya Angelou: “I believe that every person is born with talent.” Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z High school directors cannot, of course, search far and wide for talent. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z Beatrice’s stepbrother had many special talents, but nature photography obviously wasn’t one of them. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “You've got a real talent for science, and I don’t want to see your grade suffer. Think about it, okay?” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z I’m listening to my Walkman and humming my talent song. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z This superior talent is recognized by other artists, who admire their work and seek to emulate it. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z She couldn't believe that the parents were totally unaware of their daughter's remarkable talents. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z “Forty-six talents and eight drabs, if he’s honest. Forty-six even if he’s not.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z With the proper instruction, his talent for machines translated perfectly to magic tricks. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z Starting tomorrow, we’ll be back to working on our dance numbers and our walking, talent, swimsuit, and evening gown presentations, just like nothing ever happened.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Dedicated in the early third century at a cost of eight hundred talents, the Lighthouse was one of the first monumental structures completed after the city’s founding. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z I showed him my talent pipes and bargained for a pleasant fifteen minutes. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Since they were going to be the last blue emitters made for some time, the price was high, and my share was slightly over a talent and a half. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “Not well. The new girls were being selected by three of us. Cathy, Brittany, and me. I thought that she was good, had real talent, but her audition was, well, it was weird.” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z “Her talent isn’t for controlling other people’s opinions,” I say, “it’s for usually being right about people.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z “I’ve never performed one of my nonhymn songs in public before. Much less at the high school Christmas talent competition in front of six hundred people, most of whom hate me.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z Virginia, a state with one of the highest concentrations of scientific talent in the world, led the nation in denying education to its youth. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z North Vietnam simply had more talent, more discipline. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z For someone who loved to keep a conversation going, Frankie certainly had a talent for ending one. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z “There’s too much space in there, and it would be bad for the books in the long term. Hand lamps cost a talent and a half.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z "Our aim is to enhance, Your Highness. The first arcana is meant to refine one's natural disposition, or help one develop his or her talents, so that he or she may meet their goals." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z “I don’t know why you’re wasting your talents like this,” the general said one night over dinner. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “Kvothe, I can tell that this is important to you, but the numbers just don’t add. You’re not good for that much money. You’re barely good for the four talents you owe me.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z His professors in Michigan had little to say about his academic talents but recalled that he had distinguished himself in a different way. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Though I do have to say it seems an odd talent for someone who just on general principles refuses to talk. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z In late 1941, as the United States teetered on the edge of joining World War II, code breakers were in huge demand—especially top talent like Elizebeth. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z A few weeks later, Old Chong and my mother conspired to have me play in a talent show which would be held in the church hall. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z These other girls have all kinds of extra things to make their talents stand out. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Later, in Philadelphia, he used his business talent to raise money for the Revolution. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z We met up over the weekend for one last practice before the talent show, but it didn’t feel the same. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z I took the talent, but my hand was so numb I couldn’t feel it. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “Hardly little, Minos. Especially when you advertise across the world that you are willing to pay a thousand gold talents to the one who can solve it. Is the offer genuine?” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Cal had not sent a J V boat to Poughkeepsie this year, but the eastern schools offered plenty of power and talent. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “Finn, it looks like you have a talent for finding the pretty ladies.” Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Former beauty queens will attempt to reclaim their titles, and no one will suspect a thing until the talent competition, when they offer their renditions of "Sonny Boy" and "Ain't We Got Fun." Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z “I’m a scrapper. You could call it a talent.” Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Without players from the previous season who’d moved away from Clarkston, the Under Fifteen team was suddenly very short on talent. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z He was a gorgeous animal, and his coloring made him worth at least twenty talents. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z It became very obvious very quickly that even on a team of nobodies with no sporting talent and often even less enthusiasm, no one was keen to pick me. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z The junior students who were moving into the vacating classes’ chairs were tradition-bound to show their talents for leadership and management. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Evy, loving talent in music and lacking it herself, sought for it avidly in her children. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z For all the team’s talent, the state tournament did not go well. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Charles had a rather startling talent for forgery which, according to Camilla, dated from early childhood—expert report-card signatures by the fourth grade, entire excuse notes by the sixth. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Practicing for the talent show gave him focus. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z “Your heart hasn’t taken on the chill of the sea. Plus, you have talent. Talent, talons, tally, envy—your talent will turn the ship green with envy—mark my words!” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Like how to get ready for our talent show while avoiding Mom. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z Fortunately, William was an early believer in the value of a diverse workforce, and he sought out talent wherever he could find it. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z “Think about what I’ve said, and then think about where your own talents lie.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z A week of talent contests and softball games and races and Tilt-A-Whirl and bumper cars and music and barbecue and cotton candy. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z “Of course,” he said as he emptied his purse onto the table then fingered through the jumbled coins: heavy silver talents and thin silver bits, copper jots, broken ha’pennies, and iron drabs. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z But he was curious to see what kind of new talent would show up, and to see the team’s new field. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z “Man,” he said, “I wish I had your talent. You had the whole house tonight.” Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z “One. Five-tool talents hit for average and put the bat on the ball.” A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z Frustrated by the slow pace of progress, physicist and U-Committee member Ernest Lawrence urged the committee to bring in some fresh talent. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “That’s too bad you didn’t make it into the talent show,” she said. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z I have to go to rehearsal for the talent show with Ms. Smith. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z To them, a talent was not a great price to set themselves on such proud display. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z And every fall a great number of men set out to prove that without talent, training, knowledge, or practice they are dead shots with rifle or shotgun. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Emma was good at everything she took up—languages, archery, skating, needlework, horseback riding—but her great talent was music. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z This time he displayed the maturity to take another look, and had the experimental talent to help him do so. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z “One more week, Master,Underwood. And then, if you cannot prove your claims, it will be time for you to pursue another career. Something to suit your dramatic talents. Puppet theater, perhaps. Or tap dancing.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z “My talent is in making war. The only thing that has ever kept me awake was denying it.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z They said I was wrong about Cecile and wrong about what we could and could not sing for the talent show. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Dr. Throckmorton makes the big talent show announcement over the PA system. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z And her reciting nephew had finished out of the money at the talent show, so she was already upset and off her feed with us. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z I won almost two whole talents before they stopped inviting me back to their games. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I laid two talents on the desk and slid them toward her. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The spectacle of Lawrence’s lending his highly developed talent for persuasion to a project of such dubious morality was more painful still. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z With this unique ability to penetrate the unknown and rare talent for expressing it through art, the artist-shaman gained control over the forces hidden in human beings and nature. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z “Hand lamps are a talent and half, and there’s nothing I can do about that.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z After I got my three talents, Master Lorren led me out of the building. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “Want to see my talent? Cinna did a great job on it.” Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z “I’ve read your letter of recommendation. Surely a girl of your talents will thrive on the challenge, what?” The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z “Life weighed so heavily upon him, but as happens more often everyone is now full of praise for his talent too.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z “So you want us to crash the Fall Fiesta talent show?” The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z He was hired for his knowledge of spices, and yet, to our great delight, it’s his sausage talents that have come in handy now. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z She loved music and had talent, and she played the piano, sang, and performed, in school and at home. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Free hunting was a tactic the Soviet Air Force exploited in 1943 and assigned to experienced fighter pilots of exceptional talent. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z And my mother squared her shoulders and bragged: “Our problem worser than yours. If we ask Jing-mei wash dish, she hear nothing but music. It’s like you can’t stop this natural talent.” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z All I can say is, these brave girls represent the very best of us, in both evening wear and talent, and I sure hope they’re okay. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z But what truly distinguishes their histories is not their extraordinary talent but their extraordinary opportunities. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z My talents consist of watching television, being Ellen’s best friend, sighing, and knowing the lyrics to nearly every Dolly Parton song. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z But for now, he left him to wrangle the neighborhood talent. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z For example, the success of Microsoft has surely had something to do with the personal talents of Bill Gates. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z I clap, too, until I realize I’m the on-camera talent and maybe it’s obnoxious that I’m applauding for myself, but no one’s paying attention. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z That was the beginning of an outflow of talent from the Rad Lab. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z She’d been counting on Celia—who loved performing and attention and everything that made people exceptional at talent shows—to do the dance. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Because, all of a sudden, I realize: I do have a talent. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z Of course, what Tim had failed to tell me was that he’d told these people he was bringing a famous rapper from America to come and rap in their talent show. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z The team had an incredible array of talent, the devout boosters whispered, the best of any Permian team in a decade. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “We could perform a play, do a group dance, or recite poetry. Or if anyone has a special talent to display, you can do that too.” One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z “So, I know TJ is making your talent dress and evening gown for the pageant. How are they coming along?” Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z We bought boiled groundnut and ate it as we conversed about what we were going to do the next day, made plans to see the space for the talent show and practice. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z But I knew that in a few more days a single talent wouldn’t do me a bit of good. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Who else among royalty, in his time, would have had the giant talent to write Shakespeare’s works? The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z She shifted through her Bollywood talent routine, but soon her fingers forgot the language. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z She might lose a point or two and have to make it up in swimsuit or talent. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z “Oh, I only wish that I had so much grace and talent,” she said. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z Then she asks, “Anyone use words that spoke to a talent you have?” Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z “The great colleges and universities were designed to provide for mobility, to seek out talent,” said Anthony W. Marx, president of Amherst College. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z And the idea of remaining in a poor agrarian setting, in any capacity, was anathema to a child with such prodigious talents and cocky self-assurance. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z He wanted the best architects America had to offer, not just for their talent but also for how their affiliation instantly would shatter the persistent eastern belief that Chicago would produce only a country fair. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Born in Bulgaria and raised in Switzerland, Zwicky came to the California Institute of Technology in the 1920s and there at once distinguished himself by his abrasive personality and erratic talents. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z “Handy talent. Lead the way, Miss Metal Detector.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “Little Raphael,” as her sisters called her, had a decided talent for drawing, and was never so happy as when copying flowers, designing fairies, or illustrating stories with queer specimens of art. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z “Thank you for your help with the talent show.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z I had to leave South Africa somehow, somehow I had to get to America, the Promised Land, where I hoped to find the freedom to use whatever talents I had. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t know that this was an early glimpse of something I was soon to see much more of: behind the dazzling talents and differentness, she was far more normal than I had realized. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z I don’t have a talent, unless you count hunting illegally, which they don’t. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z I could see from their staggered expressions that he had never unleashed his talents on them before. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Which meant Frank needed to learn those talents—-fast. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z It was just wrong for the delinquent to have any artistic talent. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z Later, when her oldest daughter showed a talent for music, Grandma Gilbreth decided to move again. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z Vincent is also discovering a talent for and fulfillment in ministering to the sick and injured. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z All men of talent, whether they be men of feeling or not; whether they be zealots, or aspirants, or despots—provided only they be sincere—have their sublime moments, when they subdue and rule. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z The staff had asked the boys to hold a talent show. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Or what it was like for the little girl who couldn’t perform at the school talent show because her parents received the Death-Cast alert while she was dreaming of pianos. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z “There aren’t many kids out there who have your talent. You owe it to the game.” Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z This woman was apparently a skilled worker, and I thought it doubly unfortunate that she was not lending her talents to the creation of a pair of Levy Pants . . . pants. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Nearby stood Mary Alice in her ball gown, bowing to the crowd and holding up the loving cup for first prize in the talent show. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Kindling the spark: Recognizing and developing musical talent. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z “I know you know that I’m in charge of the talent show this year.” Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z It was his special talent, a particular point of pride. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Akhi had helped me perfect my craft and develop my natural talents of timing and speed. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z One of his innovations: a weekly talent show. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z “Do you have any other hidden talents you aren’t telling us about? Can you build a stage using your bare hands? Manufacture a full house out of thin air?” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z She was thrilled to see Cara doing something so good—and good-hearted—enjoying herself and using her talents. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z The leaders of the group clearly valued and cultivated the talent of their female members. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z The next to try her talent was a young woman, richly dressed with golden hair. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z In Paris America had made a half-hearted effort to show off its artistic, industrial, and scientific talent. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z “Take lessons of Amy, she has a regular talent for it.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z “You can serve Biafra better if you work somewhere else where you can use your brain and talent,” she said. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “Now, this pair,” he waved the shoes he held, “are new. They haven’t been walked a mile, and for new shoes like these I charge a talent, maybe a talent and two.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I haven’t said word one to her since the talent show. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z One thing we can say about talent is that it must not be confused with aptitude. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z I wanted to use my talent to transform people’s lives and how they saw the world. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z “Difficult. Very difficult. Plenty of courage, I see. Not a bad mind either. There’s talent, oh my goodness, yes — and a nice thirst to prove yourself, now that’s interesting.... So where shall I put you?” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z I don’t get it; how can a talent like that be a liability to our society? Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z Vincent got his talents in art and writing from his mother. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Now multiply that sudden flowering of talent by every field and profession. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z He left that alone for now, as well as the whole silver talent he had hidden in a jar of ink. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Tonight is the talent show, and this is, after all, a school for the arts. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z But she had no talent for knife throwing. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Just as William’s skills had grown by leaps and bounds while he was overseas in France, Elizebeth’s talents were now undergoing a similar transformation. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z His talent didn’t necessarily reside in a wisdom for capital and markets but rather in an expert and unflinching opportunism, the hunch for the big kill. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z With Remy resting in peace I was free to express my talents, and I have built this place up from what it was, let me tell you. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I faked, but before he could call me on it, I changed the subject, which, when I think about it, might be one of my hidden talents. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z They just tell you how good it is and what an artist you are and how they don’t know where you got that talent since no one else in the family can draw. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z If your mind had the rare talent of not being fooled by its own expectations, you might notice something else about them, something strange and wonderful. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “The auditions are just a formality. Everyone gets into the talent show.” The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z “Few mortals have ever done this and survived: Orpheus, who had great music skill; Hercules, who had great strength; Houdini, who could escape even the depths of Tartarus. Do you have these talents?” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Not sure how he found out that was some kinda special talent, and I can't even imagine how much snot be in those balloons, but hey, it's a thing and Andrew's the best at it. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z But more important than the question of whether Bobby would inspire another “Fischer boom” was the question of whether his immense and innate talent could find its release on the chessboard. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z He was bursting with creative talent and had ideas he acted upon independently without the approval of, or the knowledge of, Ma. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “Most people find that a song of more moderate difficulty allows them to showcase their talent,” he said carefully. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “I’m already in the talent show. The real talent show.” The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z I blew on the paper, folded it carefully into a pocket, and collected my two silver talents. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Volpe obviously had innate talents that related to theater—an ear for language, a feel for pacing and for calibration of emotional pitch, an acute visual sense. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z “But you have to help me do my magic act when the spring talent show rolls around. Deal?” Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z She wondered if the rumors about Clara’s talent for reading minds were true. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He first worked for Holmes as a common laborer but soon proved to possess a talent that Holmes found particularly valuable. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Even Emanuel Lasker, who ultimately became World Chess Champion, was as a child denied membership in his local club in Germany, despite his evident talent. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z During school on Wednesday, I scope out how the auditorium will be set up for Thursday evening’s talent show. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z “You haven’t learned to use your mom’s talents yet, have you? Well—that spear will give you some breathing room until you do. You get three charges out of it, so use it wisely.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z It was, after all, a job that promised to exercise my talent for public speaking, and if the pay was anything at all it would be more than I had now. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “The talent show is tonight,” I say, picking at my cereal. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z He was very cool toward Frightful until he learned that she was the best provider we had ever had in our family, and then he continually praised her beauty and admired her talents. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Standing on stage at the talent competition, looking into Lydia’s eyes. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z “Is this what you waste your talent on?” Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z I might have bought into their belief that I was too old, not strong enough, or lacked the requisite talent. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z There was plenty of raw talent among the group of boys who had come out for the second edition of the Fugees’ Under Fifteens, but they were a diverse group. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z As she left yesterday, Madame Rubenstein touched my shoulder and said, “You have real talent, my child. Treasure it.” Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z For the first part of the audition, everyone has to perform their talent. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z It was, in any conclusive sense, an artist’s picture, steeped in high, high, organized talent and God knows how many hours of hard work. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z Mars had told him the spear would give him breathing room until he learned to use his mother’s talents. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z I told them, individually, that they had absolutely no talent worth developing and that they were simply wasting their own valuable time as well as the school’s. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z Peeta, it turns out, actually has a talent, which is painting. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z The first thing I did when I got to school the next morning was check the announcements board where the talent show roster would be posted. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z Surely God wouldn’t have gifted him with all this talent with no place to display it. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z “I knew it was you, the notes in English. Well, I figured it out after the talent show. That was the best—it’s my favorite Pixies song. I’ve wanted to say something for months.” Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z We think that starting all-star leagues and gifted programs as early as possible is the best way of ensuring that no talent slips through the cracks. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Along with most of the Virginia dynasty, however, his ascent into the revolutionary elite was not the exclusive function of talent and virtue. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Would students living in areas of town that had been the nucleus of Permian talent suddenly find themselves in the Odessa High attendance district? Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z My mother said it was a special talent he inherited from Grandpa Bobby. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Today is the day we all have to have our talents approved for the pageant. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z My talents are different from those of the women who cleave and part from husbands nowadays—and my virtues probably unrecognizable. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “But I don’t have a talent,” I mutter. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z “No. I’m still skipping that. This will be for the spring talent show.” Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z Hale was aided by his own array of lawyers—some of the “ablest legal talent of Oklahoma,” as one newspaper put it. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z If we got into the talent show, we would have to perform in front of the entire school, in front of parents, and in front of Selena. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z If you have ability, the vast network of hockey scouts and talent spotters will find you, and if you are willing to work to develop that ability, the system will reward you. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Some people were concerned about their futures, but many others became obsessed with the present and held a never-ending parade of sports competitions, beauty contests, parties, talent shows, and dances. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z “Other people are born with talents like yours. You’ve heard of them, I’m sure: seers, conjurers, makers of magic weapons. Most legendary figures have some sort of ability that makes them noteworthy. ” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z “I suspect,” says Siraj, “that the talent show will come down to three or four top contenders.” Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z He firmly believed that football, like other sports, used blacks, exploited them and then spit them out once their talents as running backs or linebackers or wide receivers had been fully exhausted. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The staff told prospective parents something about a child, then permitted them to observe her or him during meals, campus events, sports, or talent shows. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z He also inherited my mother’s talent for selflessness. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z I was initially assigned to the hospital ward but I will find a replacement, of course, as they will surely discover my talents are better suited in other areas. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z “Perhaps you have a hidden talent somewhere inside you,” said Boo. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z One of the foundational questions regarding any talent or ability is whether it is innate or learned—in other words, are we born musical, or can musicality and creativity be taught? Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Geyer would have agreed, except that his own search had revealed again and again Holmes’s talent for deflecting scrutiny. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z “Five-tool talents have all the skills,” I say, walking across the room to home plate. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z “I see that the Reich has very efficient and organized practices here, sailor, but perhaps a man of your talents can provide options?” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z He would stay special, use his talent to do something more interesting and important than anagramming and translating Latin. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z Peeking out was his sketch pad, full of his art, brimming with his talent. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Kiara, who hadn’t really been into ballet, cheered as well, admiring her new friend’s talents. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s a special talent to be able to write backward. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z “Grandmother said I had gifts —some talent we got from our ancestor, the Argonaut. That, and my dad’s being Mars...” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Bill Ferny’s poor old pony was developing an unexpected talent for picking out a path, and for sparing its rider as many jolts as possible. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z How I got that record had as much to do with the weather conditions as it did with my talent as a quarterback, but I didn’t care. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Powers that defied explanation, mental talents so freakish, doctors and scientists reclassified our entire generation as Psi. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z The aspiring artist of talent will eventually achieve the real thing. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Hanako was in a talent show herself several times, doing really simple dances with her friends. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z So many of the engineers were Northerners, relatively agnostic on the racial issue but devout when it came to mathematical talent. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Any kind of musical, artistic or storytelling talent was wonderful to them and they felt it their duty to nurture and guard these things. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The talent show is scheduled for Thursday night, the award presentation for Friday morning. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z I couldn’t believe we’d been shut out of the talent show for being too loud. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z We came from the very top—the bloom—and we've made a long journey to the heart of the stem to display our talents. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z The glow from an actual, normal conversation with Mom keeps me from thinking that the talent show might kill me, until about second period. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z Born to a typical dwarf cavern-dwelling family, Mulch had decided early that mining was not for him, and resolved to put his talents to another use, namely digging and entering, generally entering Mud People’s property. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z That was a critical talent for a project facing such tight deadlines that immense factories would have to be designed and built for processes that could not be tested in advance. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z We all have different talents— I know, I say. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z One: At an early age my sister Gretchen exhibited a remarkable talent for drawing and painting. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Only Taylor remained vigilant in her pageant work, getting up every morning, rain or shine, to go through the paces of her routine, from first entrance to talent to final interview. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z “The most important thing in this business isn’t talent,” he told her. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z After the talents wrap, there’s an intermission before the formals. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Each of these phases is specialized and unique, and neither India nor China nor Russia has a critical mass of talent that can handle the whole product cycle for a big American multinational. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z But starting in high school, she started struggling with grades, turned away from her promising swimming talent, and, just generally, caused Leila ceaseless worry. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Garland snapped, “I think you’re right; it would seem we lack a specific talent you humans possess. I believe it’s called empathy.” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z The years after graduation hardened me into someone quite different from the strutting graduate who left campus that day headed for New York City, ready to offer the world his talent. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Segments of competition include talent, formal wear, onstage interview, and academic achievement. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z “I think it’s fantastic,” says Ms. Oliverio when I tell her my idea for the talent show. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z Yeah, as long as my skirt was long enough and my talent show performance was traditional. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z “I’m not just talking about talent,” Dad said. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “I totally understand if you guys don’t want to do the talent show anymore, but if you still do, I would really like that.” The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z Where were those spellbinding speaking talents and uncanny political instinct being put to use? Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Her daughter’s talents, Celia realized ruefully, lay in her unsurpassed drama for the everyday. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The two talents had a reassuring weight to them that had nothing to do with how heavy they were. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “Fine. You’ve got one minute left to make this deal. He’s a good animal, but I’m not paying twenty talents for him.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Surely he’ll say the things he’s always told me, like how music makes him feel closer to God and that my talent is a gift from Allah. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z “I’m out half a talent in all,” he insisted. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I deeply venerated my cousin’s talent and principle. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z “And must return the property or the price of the property plus a fine of one silver talent.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “Now,” he says, “tell me how your father uses that little talent of yours.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Jem, Dill, and she would have been bored stiff had not Reverend Moorehead possessed a singular talent for fascinating children. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z I wanted Americans to know that my people were not some kind of strange beings “over there,” but people like them—people with hobbies and dreams and talents. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z “Laura’s talent is for discerning spirits, as opposed to your gift of prophecy. Which is the reason we’re here, isn’t it? You have a gift, Luke. A powerful spiritual gift.” Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z When I walked into the gymnasium on the first day, the talent I saw on the floor overwhelmed me. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z The Fitzsimmons barn was one in which a horse who did not display spectacular talent could slip through the cracks. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z If they had lived in another kind of society, their exceptional mathematical talents might have been better used. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z As we tucked into big slabs of sour cream raisin pie, Grandma observed, “They’re putting on a talent show. We might look in on that. We won’t have to stay till the end.” A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z He knew that Ebright was looking beyond this year to ’36, looking for younger talent, just as he was. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The 1955 Washington Square tournament included sixty-six players of all different strengths and talents. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Sullivan saw it as a sign that Burnham did not truly believe Chicago had the talent to carry the fair by itself. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z He couldn’t turn to the anvil because there was no way to surpass his father’s talent. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z But the talent show and the song were my idea, and I couldn’t back out now. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z And though Bolles wasn’t talking much about it yet, he was well aware that among those few boys who were showing up there was some outstanding talent. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z I didn't inherit Ma's acting talent, and I'm sure Didu sees right through me. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Her husband’s wit, his musical talent, those exquisite long fingers so evident in any photograph imparted a gleam to her days that she was never able to recapture after his death. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Not even his granddaughter’s prodigious talent for extravagance was able to make a dent in his purse. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He was a young man, a Mr. Stone by name, with what Dr. Finch called the greatest talent for dullness he had ever seen in a man on the near side of fifty. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z He didn’t care about this whole talent show thing very much, not beyond the fact that it mattered to Dimple. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z We had a lot of talents in our homeroom. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z The NACA—civilian and innocuous, abundant in engineering talent—was the perfect container. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z What’s more, he didn’t notice that the receipt read pennies instead of talents. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “Well, the photographs anyway. We'd expect you to bring your actual portfolio with you to the interview, but the photographs were very well done. We got a good idea of your level of talent.” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z And as I played these ancient digital relics, night after night, year after year, I discovered I had a talent for them. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z I’d never seen Horace’s peculiar talent in action until, one evening, he began to scream. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z But I don’t have any special talents I can think of. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z She admitted she had initially resisted fencing because she really didn’t want to fight in my shadow, but Coach Mustilli helped develop her talents and made her a fierce saber fencer. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z “I imagine that they would want you to turn your considerable talents to coercion, torture, and murder,” said Dumbledore. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z You don’t need to have a big talent. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He thinks about his special mission, his unique talents, his strength, his strange, violent life and all the sacrifices he makes to live it. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z As word of her talent spread, Aunt Mary had handbills printed with a picture of Marian and the words “Come and hear the baby contralto, ten years old.” The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z “That does not mean you have the talent necessary to write them.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Theo says he will not become a painter; he has no talent. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z “Re’lar Ambrose to be fined nine talents and six. Does any master oppose this action?” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z But what I especially liked was that its founders were focused less on parachuting Ivy Leaguers into urban communities and more on finding and cultivating talent that was already there. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z I sat down on the curb and thought about why we planned the alternative talent show. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z The firebreak was where we had talent shows and dances and outdoor movies in the summer, and where the kids played games. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z It was like a flip book of his talent—at the front were the sketches he’d done about three years ago, still a bit blocky and dull from their creator’s lack of experience. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z More than anything, I wanted to impress the panel with my talent, so that I would be accepted into Performing Arts and leave Brooklyn every day. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z I had a natural talent for selling to people, but without knowledge and resources, where was that going to get me? Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “Glossy black-and-white...Oh, never mind. The audition piece is the most important thing. These tapestries are excellent. But the gods would require something really special—something that shows off your talent in the extreme.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Honestly, I would have liked another month’s practice, another year’s practice before gambling away an entire talent. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “Look, the talent show is inside the school, in the auditorium, but Fall Fiesta is outside,” Joe said. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z We’d planned to meet up at the end of lunch to talk about the talent show. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z Now I can use my talents for the revolution. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “But you do have a daughter with talent. And I’d like to train her to paint rickshaws.” Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z A musician who wished to set foot upon the Eolian’s stage had to pay for the privilege: one silver talent. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I’ve always assumed I’m the only one with musical talent between us. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Someone in a car nearby is blasting Bruno Mars, and it’s right then that I remember tonight is the talent show. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z Exhibit A in the talent argument is a study done in the early 1990s by the psychologist K. Anders Ericsson and two colleagues at Berlin’s elite Academy of Music. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z How very inconvenient his little talent could be — when it wasn’t saving my life. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z One student had been charged over thirty talents for his tuition. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I was used to sleeping outside, and I knew I would need to save my three talents for clothes, food, paper, and next term’s tuition. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I don’t even stay behind to see how they do for their talent. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z He plays a high school chorus banging out to “My Shot,” and I wish I went to the kind of school that had talent shows so I could see something like this in person. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z Talent was great, but time had taught him that talent was also extremely rare. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z I checked the talent every dozen steps or so to reassure myself that my numb hand was still gripping it tightly. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I didn’t want to listen to them belittle my hard work and talent yet again. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z He recognized her talent and tried to convince the studio to hire her as a writer instead. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z Everything fit like a glove, and once again, Seven found herself in awe of her new friend’s talent. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Before Hanako could bow and greet her grandfather, Jiichan cried out passionately, “I speak English! Yes, I do! It does a talent I learn in America many years before you.” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z “You’ll need to get your talent approved by the first week of November.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z “School talent show,” he said, and smiled wider. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z But I was nowhere even nearly prepared to face the freakish fact that there were two people in the world who had less talent for drawing than either Bambi or R. Howard Ridgefield. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z “It seems that talent will likely play a major role in the Excelsior judges’ final deliberations.” Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z With a set of talent pipes I could support myself playing at local inns. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z It’s like when his name was called at the talent competition, the way his mind freezes and goes somewhere else. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z “Nothing very much—I mean, delicious, of course—a piece of steak sandwich and a chocolate cookie—but none too good for such talent!” The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z I finished my first term with three silver talents and a single jot. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z When Gretchen's talent was recognized by teachers, both my parents stepped forward to claim responsibility. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z I must’ve had some modicum of talent, because I kept getting hired, but I wore my shirt and tie like an imposter. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I handed her one of the few copies of our talent show flyer that I’d saved. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z “Actors, dancers, a Komedie Brute troupe, and the best talent from the pleasure houses of West Stave.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z As a youth, he displayed prodigious talents for magic and for chess, at which he could play two blindfold games simultaneously. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z I tried to reassure him that he had lots of talents, but that just made him look more miserable. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Trotter was smiling proudly as though she might share the credit for Gilly’s talent. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z There were over 500 people in attendance and besides basketball, there was a cheer camp for the little brothers and sisters and a talent show at halftime. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z You need a ton of talent and lots of lucky breaks. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z An inspired musician with considerable natural talent, Walt still plays professionally from time to time. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “Five-tool talents can field. They catch everything that comes their way.” A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z If you were an unremarkable talent, it was almost impossible to obtain an invitation; but if you were an accomplished scientist or one of manifest promise, somehow the invitation would come to you. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z “The fact remains that this was an expensive piece of machinery. Why would someone living in a tiny cabin with a dirt floor own a crossbow worth ten talents?” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z She had not been taught to wear a sari without pinning it in four different places, nor could she embroider slipcovers or crochet shawls with any exceptional talent. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z If I really had the talent to be successful in the sport like Coach Mustilli said, why wasn’t the foundation taking my effort more seriously by helping me get to the top? Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z “It’s a nice little talent to have,” said the bishop’s wife; “it’s not everyone that can sketch. You must not drop it. Manderley must be full of pretty spots to sketch.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z She had touched with the hand she held up to us the cool limbs of the marble boys, and those short blunt fingers had been shot through with artistic talent. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z After working together on the play in 1935, Houseman and Welles realized the advantages of combining their talents. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z “So in all likelihood there will be at least three women who have earned their talents?” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z By contrast, everything about Marcus screamed superstar in the making, from his red Jordans, gray jeans, and leather jacket to his all-AP class schedule to his talent on the court. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z Jonathan Zhang’s talent is Hiding, and once it’s enhanced, he happily demonstrates by turning his body into clear glass. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z He wanted a bargain animal whose talent had been overlooked by the old-money lords of eastern racing. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Unlike Erik, he seems to have no special talent for football. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z But Warren had been different—he just had a talent for it; his coach had said he might make a Division I school, if he trained hard enough. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Taking out my purse, I put one silver talent into his hand and looked him in the eye. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Shy about her talent, and a perfectionist about conditions, Janine never did. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “Two. Five-tool talents hit for power and can blast the ball out of any park.” A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z “Besides, I bet we aren’t the only kids who wanted to perform at the talent show but got left out because Principal Rivera didn’t like what they did,” I said. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z Yeah, dude had his problems—some stuff I won’t try to figure out—but his talent remained. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Everyone had seen her do a roundhouse kick at a school talent show, and that was enough for no one to ever try her. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z My natural talent, I think, is in being fine—no matter what is actually going on inside me. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z Anyway, Tattle went on and on about how much he loved seeing the videos and photos of our Legos and about how much talent Rose and me had. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z “I believe your talent is above what we could develop here. There is a summer program, however, in Vilnius.” Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z When modeling practice is done, they make me sing my talent song. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z “A lot of autistic people have a special talent. James is great with numbers. But he has his problems, too.” Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z There are even certain humans with a bent for the talent. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Though she was a rank beneath Lac, she was the perfect combination of diligence, talent, and drive. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z What sets the real artist apart is not so much the desire to seek, but that mysterious ability to find, which we call talent. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s not a talent you really want to have. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z Evans, who has not met Sacks, laughs at the suggestion that he might be either autistic or a savant, but he is powerless to explain quite where his talent comes from. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z “We don’t want to lose you. Think of your talents. Think of all the tools you have. From your hands to your feet.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z “As a nation, we owe her gratitude for showing that talent and dignity can prevail and wrongs can be corrected.” The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z They require fundamentally different talents and attitudes toward material as well as subject matter. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z As her talents developed, so did family resistance to her taking up music as a career. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z It was there the sweet-talking actor used his charms and talents to win over the man to his cause. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The only responsibility the talent pipes carried was that of performance. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z It was the bench at the talent show all over again. Fourth Grade Rats 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z “You feel guilty about letting Evan down. Evan, who was trying to force you to dance in a bikini with his cousin as the highlight of your part in the talent show?” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Similarly Mrs. Brindle does not discuss Katie’s interest in drama or express regret that she cannot afford to cultivate her daughter’s talent. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z With the infusion of new blood from the previous year’s exceptional freshman boat, he was again faced with the dilemma of having almost too much talent out on the water. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Her love was too fierce and simple, and she had no talent for argument. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z “Did you know seventy-eight percent of the winners of the talent show have also gone on to win Insomnia Con?” she said, pausing the laptop to adjust her headband. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Simply being able to count was considered a talent as mystical and arcane as casting spells and calling the gods by name. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z “Don’t stop. You’ve got a real talent there. Funny, I never thought of El Patron as being musical.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I left home with Junior, my older brother, and our friend Talloi, both a year older than I, to go to the town of Mattru Jong, to participate in our friends’ talent show. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z The people of Orléans gaze up at me, the last Belle to demonstrate her talents. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z All of the fourteen men and women on the list above had vision and talent. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z It was a field so new that the word had only just been coined, and it was a good match for William’s talents. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z We decided to enter our school’s talent show and do the candy boy shake. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z The previous season, she had been so impressed by Prince’s talent on the field that she allowed him to get away with skirting the team rules. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z Maybe he was no longer offering the silver talent bet. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Did she imagine what her talent might look like if it were pushed to the limit? Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z When the introductions are over, the curtains close and the teachers rush us to the dressing room to get changed for the next segment of competition: talent. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z He doesn’t seem to care about his talent, or his status among the Dauntless, and that is what I would expect from the Abnegation. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z My stomach drops when I think about missing the talent show, and I stand up quick to dump my tray. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z Mantell was an excellent doctor and equally gifted bone hunter, but he was unable to support both his talents. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Your work, your war work, is to cultivate your talent, and go in the direction it demands. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Other men who had the talent took Samuel’s tricks and sold them and grew rich, but Samuel barely made wages all his life. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Then an older man was brought onto stage by Stanchion as if he were trying for his talent. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z And this is said in disparagement, whereas it is one of the greatest talents the species has and one that has made it superior to animals that are satisfied with what they have. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z Of course, I had heard of his remarkable talent. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “Okay. You’ve got options in the Mews. A talent will get you a bunk and a meal chit for the term.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z People knew his name far and wide, and they respected his talent. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z My talent for spotting hollows wasn’t much good without light to see them by. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z She earned her engineering title through hard work, talent, and drive, but the opportunity to fight for it was made possible by the work of the people who had come before her. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Even though TJ couldn't hold a note—that definitely wasn't his talent—he could hold a conversation. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z I unpinned my silver talent pipes from my cloak and slid them across her desk so they lay near Rhetoric and Logic. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z In his public life, he demonstrated a prodigious talent for promotion and manipulation. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z This was the night of the talent show. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, certainly. We never let anyone try their talent until the sun is down.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He was drifting into the great slipstream in which many promising jockeys are lost, their talents never tried for lack of the skilled trainer, the wise owner, the “big horse.” Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z "I hate for my talents to go to waste." The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “I’m putting together a band for the talent show,” I said. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z Their opponent the coming Saturday was a school from Dallas that had the most talent of any team in the state of Texas, perhaps the most talent of any team in the country. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The ease with which he manipulates words is his greatest talent. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Despite recent efforts to locate the title in the twentieth century, they comprised, by any informed and fair-minded standard, the greatest generation of political talent in American history. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z “Let’s hope you inherited some talents, since irony evidently eluded you.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Americans have never been comfortable with the notion of a pecking order based on anything other than talent and hard work. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z To another he talked about newspapermen in general: “Those guys always write bad stories about me. They say I’m stupid and that I have no talent in anything except for chess. It’s not true.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z When the family talked about his artistic endeavors, the stories went to his temper, not his talent. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z One Saturday, sleepily thumbing through the newspaper at the breakfast table, she’d suggested to Rafik that he attend a youth workshop on “developing artistic talents.” Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z I feel as if my talents could be of better use somewhere else, somewhere I can speak the language andpreach, instead of just stand around and run errands. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z "Now which of you is the little talent?" How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z No one could move through the woods as silent as Will, and it had not taken the black brothers long to discover his talent. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He went to the secret vault where he kept his talent show feeling. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z When I come back after earning my three talents, maybe then you can ask me again.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z As for my father, he thinks my talent for drawing is impressive, but wasted. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z She knows it is not a good idea but it would be better to keep them close, to watch them more carefully given the circumstances and their apparent talents. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Suzanne Slenn, my ballet teacher, said, “You were fortunate to have been born with naturally great extension and talent. I expect more of you because of that.” Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z “But all of this will require more of your efforts and support. So please, be as generous as I know you can be, with your time, talent, and your treasure, insha’Allah.” Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z “I know. But I want it so much. We have to win this, you know? Not just this talent show, but Insomnia Con. We have to.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z “You trounced me these last two terms, I was bound to catch a break sooner or later. I got five talents even this term.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Lawrences precocious talent for experimentation and his engaging character were already attracting attention from recruiters in academia and industry. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Later, after we’d finished our salads, Mr. Tushman made a speech about the importance of supporting the arts at Beecher Prep so the school could continue to nurture the kind of “talent” they’d watched tonight. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z The question is this: is there such a thing as innate talent? Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z “No, but I really need to go. We need to practice for the talent show, you know?” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Hina puts her hand on my arm and interjects, “I did support her decision. I do. Maya has a talent. You don’t want her to waste a gift from God, now do you?” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z Essentially, Collins was saying that Bobby Fischer’s talent was God-given, innate, and all Collins could do was serve as a guide or bystander, offering encouragement and nurturing the boy’s prodigious gifts. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Ogden Morrow was a brilliant programmer in his own right, but his true talent was his knack for business. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z “It’s twenty talents or nothing. I’m sorry I didn’t make that clear from the beginning.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “For a while, May Castellan had many talents. She attracted the attention of Hermes himself. They had a beautiful baby boy. For a brief time, she was happy. And then she went too far.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z If he didn’t know your story, he would give you a whole talent. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z She seemed resigned to the fact that I had a major talent for ticking off the gods. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z I got the group to talk about talent show details before we wrapped up for the afternoon. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z She couldn’t, in good conscience, just stand by and watch Rishi’s talent wither away like some poor plant in a dark basement. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z And now he’s thrown everything—all his talent, all his energy—into helping us paint and draw and sculpt and grow up. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z This static quality does not serve your evident talent well. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z The only crimp in my plan was that I seemed to have no talent whatsoever. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z “Yeah, everybody’s got a talent. I can memorize things. And you can . . . ? “Um, I know a lot of people’s last words.” Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z Nye is a short, short- tempered man who has difficulty moderating his aggressive vigor, his talent for language both sharp and outspoken. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Jason had a talent for staying levelheaded in a crisis, and he’d gotten Leo out of plenty of bad scrapes. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Great crews may have men or women of exceptional talent or strength; they may have outstanding coxswains or stroke oars or bowmen; but they have no stars. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The talent show was in this little community hall attached to nothing in the middle of nowhere. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z I doubted it was true, but I couldn’t help thinking about what I could do with a whole silver talent. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Valencia was a striking, tightly wound Colombian woman with a closetful of short skirts and a singular talent for appalling her neighbors. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z “You were not given permission to have talent,” the captain tells me. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z “We can’t beat these guys with our talent. We just aren’t good enough. But I think we have bigger hearts. And I think we have a secret weapon.” The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z “Luna, my love, if you should feel any burgeoning talent today—perhaps an unexpected urge to sing opera or to declaim in Mermish—do not repress it! You may have been gifted by the Gernumblies!” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Of course, Toby had a special talent for getting people off the hook by making the teacher laugh. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Certainly her strongest trait, the talent that gave support to all the others, derived from her father: a fine- honed sense of organization. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z “At least my talent isn’t totally lame,” sniffed Miss Ohio. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z “Re’lar Ambrose to be fined ten talents and six. Does any master oppose this action?” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z ‘One of my few musical talents. I do a really awful ultrasonic whistle.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z “I know you could’ve played with anyone at the Fall Fiesta talent show, but you picked our band. That means a lot to me, and I’m sorry I acted like it didn’t.” The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z “With these things as collateral, and the possibility of access to the Archives, I can loan you a dozen talents.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Without thinking, I reached up to the collar of my cloak and unpinned my talent pipes. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Those were the ingredients of success at the highest level: passion, talent, and hard work. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z The plan was never to disrupt Fall Fiesta with our talent show. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z And Lucas Cader, with all his brains and talent, doesn’t know the meaning of his, either. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z They told her she had talent and said if she was serious about becoming an artist, she needed to go to New York City. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z When the day of the talent show auditions arrived, we were as ready as we could be. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z He had begun to see a great deal of unexpected talent in some of his other boats. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “By the way—I’m really excited to see you guys perform in the talent show. Congratulations.” A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Swift admired the talents of his butchers, some of whom were more skilled than Swift himself. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z You, who have given your talents to the Games? Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z I pulled a talent out of my purse and handed it over. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “So, we’ve got the intro singing number, the evening gown, talent, bathing suit, interview, followed by a final dance number, and then the crowning. It all comes down to the dance number,” Shanti said. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z To secure the loan, the Athenians demanded a deposit of fifteen talents, or approximately nine hundred pounds of solid gold. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z “But what can I do for the talent show?” Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z Brief snippet of talent show TV in the background, the final round, crowd roaring. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z An opening line on a menu, for instance, was solved by an Army wife who was feeling outclassed by the top talent around her. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z That, along with the fact that I could push up on the end of my nose and make oil pop out of my pores, was just one of my special talents. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z He never did nothing with his talent, though. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z It can only be guessed what future musical riches may have been forfeited from the loss of talent to the Third Reich’s programme of extermination. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z She also had a crush on a tall, very handsome and popular Nisei boy who sometimes sang and danced in the talent shows. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z We just needed more time, and we’d be ready to rock the talent show. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z Very recently I would have derided such talents. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z So many talents, so many different attractions, so much money, elegance, and beauty on display, but—and it’s a trivial observation—this multitude of desiderata is inevitably spread out among a large group of people. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z "Don't you think it's a waste of his talents?" The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Controlled sterilization, research into communicable diseases, the perfection of new surgical techniques on the socially unfit—was it any wonder the best medical talents in the country were flocking to South Carolina? The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z “What the hell am I even going to do for my talent?” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z I hear her say, “I’d like to buy her a few art books if that’s okay with you. Your daughter’s got real talent.” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z I had talent, and I was out to change the world. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Every day it seemed increasingly stupid to me that I’d be performing in a talent show for this terrible school, but I figured we’d just see it through. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z “Whoever wins first place in the talent show will probably win the Excelsior Award, too,” I say. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z “On Wednesday night, instead of watching a film, we’re going to have a talent show.” Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z A talent for two month’s worth of meals and a dry place to sleep was as good a deal as I could hope for. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z For the talent show, I was to play a piece called “Pleading Child” from Schumann’s Scenes from Childhood. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z A silver talent, thicker and heavier than the penny I had lost. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Now I decided to put my “talent” to work. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s an attempt to actively “foster and assess a child’s talents, opinions and skills.” Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z “Oh, c’mon, it looks terrible. I cut it myself. Thus I discovered another talent I don’t have.” Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z My poor older sister had a special talent for making herself less attractive. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z In my book, their talents don’t require much practice—or nerves, for that matter. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z After some spirited bargaining, I gave her the loden-stone and a single talent in order to wipe out my extremely short term loan of twenty talents. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z We knew we wouldn’t sound perfect, but we’d have time to really work on the song after we got into the talent show. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z “I’ve heard people try for their talent that were really good. Early this term an old man sang a song about... about this woman whose husband had gone off to war.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He said he had all the talents he could handle right now. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z “I’ll need money to buy a fast horse with no dickering. Plus lodging, food, maybe bribes Twenty talents.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Her uncle had taken her on this trip as a favor, to nurture her budding talent. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Each one had cracked the hole in the wall a little wider, allowing the next talent to come through. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z “So, there’s going to be a talent show.” Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z After school on Friday, everyone is scurrying off to different rooms and rehearsal spaces to work on their acts for the talent show. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z In desperate straits she can make us laugh, with her main talent being radio commercials oozed out in a fabulous fashion-model voice: “Medically tested Odo-ro-no, stops underarm odor and moisture at the source!” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Born twenty years after Elizebeth, Davis had studied math in West Virginia during the Great Depression, then struggled to find a job that used her talents. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z There are empty well-wishes and hollow praises of her father’s talents. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Still, she knew it was more polished than she’d hoped it would be at this point, thanks to the talent show money. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Whether the Chicago police even possessed that kind of talent was open to question. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z I’d completely forgotten about my talent—or even the pageant—for a few days. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z “So you mean I didn’t get into the school because of my talent, but because I had chutzpah?” When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z It was his presence that was oversized, as were his self-regard and his inventory of talents, including a Svengali-like ability to manipulate people. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z “The second thing is: talent is something rare and beautiful and precious, and it must not be allowed to go to waste.” The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z I heard he was going to be the master of ceremonies for that awful talent show they have. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It was probably just as well we weren’t doing the talent show. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z Unless an engineer was given a compelling reason to evaluate a woman as a peer, she remained in his blind spot, her usefulness measured against the limited task at hand, any additional talents undiscovered. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Well, if you count baton twirling as a talent. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z But Houseman’s talent helped him find work writing theatre scripts and directing plays. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z They were stacked with talent—big, tough players, like Jason Zundel and Dallas Miller, and they had in Reggie a tenacious defender and supporting player. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z After she shuts the door, we discuss the point value breakdown and how ridiculous it is that swimsuit accounts for more than talent. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z He is grateful that his mind has retained these images of her, pleased with himself, as if he has just discovered an innate talent for a sport or a game he’s never played. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I shared with them what Mr. Jackson had told me that morning about Principal Rivera’s plan for the Fall Fiesta talent show. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z This proved what appeared to me to be his great talent: his seeming resistance to dilution. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Maddie gasped, anger and fear making her peevish about the other girl’s seemingly limitless talents. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z I believe that my talent with a foreign language was the only quality I had that impressed Dolores. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z For those with training and talents, the Nation of Islam had plenty of positions where those abilities were needed. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z They wanted equal access and opportunities to do whatever their talents and resources would allow them to do. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Skillful as were the men of Phaiakia in ship handling at sea, so were these women skilled at the loom, having this lovely craft and artistry as talents from Athena. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z At the local recreation center Silly and I performed as the Shirondas in the annual fall talent show. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z “If I had fifty silver talents and converted them to Vintish coin and back, how much would I have if the Cealdim took four percent each time?” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Cora took his precociousness as a tribute to his talents. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z He pointed out that there were older boys in the junior varsity boat with a lot of experience and talent. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z There, it seemed, blacks who had the talent, the will, the resiliency, the ambition, the drive to dream, were turning their dreams into reality. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “But now you can all see it’s quite golden. So strive for excellence. Now, without further ado, let us proceed to the badge presentations and talent enhancements.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Chances were that I had no artistic talent whatsoever. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Amelia is the director and lead vocal talent, Serenity is the screenwriter and side vocals, and I’m the animator. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Over the years, people had occasionally sought to employ Colin in a manner befitting his talents. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z It didn’t matter that he was their five-tool talent who was supposed to be the next Willie Mays. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z I’m even more curious now who the old scientist was back on Earth, for Crick to know of some special talent. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z I wish I had the kind of talent that emerged fully formed. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z Word spread of Abuela’s talent, and soon she was cooking for private events all over town. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z He’s just realized that I’m not going to win the talent show or the Excelsior Award. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z Lean barely see what I’m putting down, but I have a talent. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Although now that we weren’t in the talent show, would we still hang out together? The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z In camp I had already danced in a couple of talent shows. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m guessing though that her talent as an artist is what keeps her going. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z “Why didn’t you tell me you signed us up for the freaking school talent show?” A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Planning long and well was one of her special talents. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Three talents might as well be all the money in the world for any hope I had in earning it before the term began. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “I have a question about the talent show, and I thought I'd ask you since you were at the auditions yesterday.” The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z I’m completely floored once Thaya Jaan starts to recite the familiar verses and finally understand where I got my musical talent. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z But then he saw himself standing on the stage at the talent competition. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z His social triumph did not, however, diminish his interest in his mother’s psychic talents. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Every time the girls are tested, she cannot soften a temperament or bestow talent. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z I knew that Phil had filmed me at the camp pool but not that Gay had watched my Lucille Ball skit at the talent show. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z The talent of essentially half of the Czech athletic population has been squandered. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z “The talent show is important because it’s a chance to really get a leg up on your competition,” Max continued, over the noise. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z “Wow, Fernanda, sobrinha. You no kidding when you say this girl has talent!” the man says to Mrs. Walton in a thick Portuguese accent. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z I knew I had no musical talent, still I took a couple steps up the sidewalk to check it out. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z It’s like when you discover you have an unusual talent. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z I wasn’t going to announce that Ambrose had tricked me out of a whole talent. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z As she worked with the engineers to build a course from the warmth and safety of their home to the cold void beyond, Katherine Gobles talents would truly take flight. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z She was the lovely, golden-haired harper who had tried for her talent and failed. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He could make himself inconspicuous; it was his greatest talent. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z “I bet there’s all kinds of hidden talent in Betty that I don’t know about.” Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z We talk about our talents; they tell me they both invent things, which makes my supposed interest in fashion seem pretty weak. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z “Yeah, I can see how that’s a real talent. Not having to say what you mean.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “He’s wearing my shirt. Ruined it too. Cost me a whole talent. I never even got a chance to wear it.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Her smile makes me feel as if I really have some talent. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z “You’ve got some talent. Now will you tell me why you came to me? Will you tell me about the drawings in your notebook?” The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z He hadn’t changed them since the talent competition. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z My parents generally believed that I was the most well-adjusted and not-likely-to-break-into-SeaWorld person on the planet, since my psychological well-being was proof of their professional talents. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z “I can’t understand why she doesn’t make you the star of the team. This whole fairness-to-seniors idea is so silly. If they backed talent no matter what age, it would get them further.” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z God give a lucky few of us some talent and then put us on earth to make use of it. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z Rev. Owens, despite his preaching talents, wasn’t even in the top five. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z When it became abundantly clear that I hadn’t inherited a shred of his athletic talents, he settled for trying to turn me into a passionate spectator. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z It was rare but not unknown to have some kids with actual athletic talent with us there on those Friday afternoons. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z “As director of the junior choir, I’m listening to all the new students this week to assess their talent.” Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z “Americans,” she wrote, “seem to be groping for a vision in which women have as much opportunity as men to develop their talents and reap the rewards of their labor and still remain women.” 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z After a high school friend told some stories about Gus’s considerable basketball talents and his many qualities as a teammate, the minister said, “We’ll now hear a few words from Augustus’s special friend, Hazel.” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z I had to agree: the artist had talent. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z And he wasn’t merely a drunk inflicting his delusions of talent on a captive audience. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I don’t know when I became so good at acting, but I guess it’s not that different from lying, which I have always had a talent for. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z He said that my talents would provide Germany with a great service, one that would bring the Führer’s dream of a national art museum in his hometown of Linz to fruition. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z She also played the cello in orchestra and at all the school talent shows. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z “You have natural talent. You could been genius if you want to.” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z He acknowledged and praised my talent, but wanted me to produce instead of reproduce. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z The Ankton girls huddled to talk about what they would do for their special talent. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z They convened around the shared purpose of the advancement of women like them, and to use their collective talents for the betterment of their community. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z “The bench we were sitting on to watch the talent show? That we didn’t sit on for very long?” Fourth Grade Rats 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Initially I had thought with hard work I could overcome a fundamental squeamishness and distaste for my subject, that perhaps with even harder work I could simulate something like a talent for it. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z He said in any other country in the world he would have found an opportunity for his talents. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z One that I know nobody else will be bringing to the stage on Thursday night because it’s not usually considered, you know, a talent in the traditional sense. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z “What talent would Vanessa do for a pageant? Read?” Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z “The challenge,” Ignatius continued at full volume, “is placed before you. Will you turn your singular talents to saving the world, or will you simply turn your backs on your fellow man?” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z And in the middle of it all was the sign-up sheet for the Fall Fiesta talent show auditions. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z I told Mom that I needed to do rehearsal for the talent show instead of coming to her office. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z He had had the talent for it, there was little question about that, but the coaches simply didn’t trust Ivory at the show position of the Permian defense. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Greek vases, as we shall see, although technically pottery, were sometimes decorated by artists of very impressive talent. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z That a recently arrived talent like Handel should find himself plunged into composing for royal occasions of great pomp and prestige was impressive enough. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z The Mecca derives its power from the heritage of Howard University, which in Jim Crow days enjoyed a near-monopoly on black talent. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Oddly, by midsummer, these sad realizations about my mother translated into a sort of talent. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z Harker, having collected a million dollars to solve the structure of the enzyme ribonuclease, was in search of talent, and the offer of six thousand for one year seemed to Odile wonderfully generous. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z When a man comes to die, no matter what his talents and influence and genius, if he dies unloved his life must be a failure to him and his dying a cold horror. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “Well, do you still want to win the talent show?” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Some of her friends—students with solid academic records and all sorts of talents and accomplishments—had gotten shot down left and right as early applicants to schools like Brown, Amherst, and Yale. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m thinking about doing something scientific for the talent show.” Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z After we place our orders, I say, “So, have y’all thought in terms of the talent show?” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z When we wanted a dog to help us care for sheep, we selected breeds that were intelligent, obedient and had some preexisting talent to herd, which is useful for animals who hunt in packs. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “I guess I brought some new talent to it. But I want to go to Sauk Centre.” Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z “We need a lot of help, in case you hadn’t noticed, Rishi. The talent show’s not that far away.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z It was like Nala always said on Dog Squad: “Hard work beats talent if talent doesn’t work hard!” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Like Mom and Dad were the magicians and you were the rabbit they decided wasn’t good enough to be in their talent show. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z He also may have been the greatest riding talent racing ever saw. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z He wondered if his talents had failed him, if he had, in trying to compensate for months of undertraining, thrown too much work at his horse at once. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “How about gorgon's blood? Can you cure that, or did Bob overstate your talents?” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The night of the talent show we ate dinner and tumbled into the hall, ready for some entertainment. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z This was a very great talent, and people who heard him talking about cattle would stand there with their mouths open in wonderment. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z He did this for many people, I know, but it was his special talent to make each visitor feel that the smile was unique. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “So pretty much, I’m lazy, I guess. And I have no talent.” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z “I had no talent for the sagehood, and besides, the King makes it easy to join his Guard. When the recruiters came to Jilin two years ago, it seemed like a good thing to do.” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Genie, on the other hand, didn’t have that talent, and after a few seconds of sliding down the hill, he slipped. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Mom felt Grandma Smith had lacked faith in her artistic talent, and by becoming a teacher now, she was acknowledging that her mother had been right all along. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Dries tells his parents of Theo: “The longer you know him the more you like him, and I am learning to appreciate his great gifts and talents more every day.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z He was quiet, and had a shadow’s talent for passing unremarked, while Thyon drew all eyes like a flare. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “Speaking of which, are you friends with the girl who played that song at the talent show?” Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z “Any coma victims in the Menagerie? Because, seriously, I’d be perfect for a role like that, if you’re looking for new talent, that is...” Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z “I remember you saying you needed a talent. For the pageant.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z “Abe had a rare and peculiar talent, something almost no one else could do.” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Now, this girl has a lot of God-given talents, but the grace of a ballerina is not one of ’em. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Your talent is the activity you take up since you don’t have to work either in school or your district’s industry. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Radar had an amazing talent for carrying on conversations while typing. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z If I do a stupid magic trick with him at the talent show, it will just remind everybody about why I was disqualified and why I had my blue ribbon ripped away. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z “I’m sayin’, though, it’s a sin to waste talent like you got.” We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z “It does raise an interesting question. How can we be sure her talent was even enhanced?” asks Agent Fiona. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z He did have one small sack of coffee, but he wanted two silver talents for that. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He was a moody, complicated man, possibly suffering from some degree of clinical depression, who found himself in possession of musical talents even he couldn’t quite come to terms with. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z We dropped the hats off in the library then filed into the auditorium with kids and parents to watch some of the principal-approved talent show before meeting up with Mrs. Hidalgo. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z Even after nearly three years of conflict, most women aviators were struggling to make use of their talents, all across the world. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z “I’d like to get a whole talent ” He nodded, flipping his own tile over between his fingers. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The coaches were aware of the gripes, but the bottom line was that Boobie had the talent and they did not. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z That was another of his talents; he woke all at once, like a cat. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z In meetings on recruitment, I argued insistently—and I’m sure brazenly, in some people’s opinion—that the firm cast a wider net when it came to finding young talent. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Now audiences, even in rural areas, are no longer as satisfied with local entertainers and demand world-class talent. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Right now, she was a mathematician, an American citizen whose greatest talents had been recognized, and who was about to offer those talents in the service of her country. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z He designed it to channel their talent and resources into productive activities that served the public interest. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z When a warm body was needed, Ernest would recruit almost off the street, like a Hollywood talent spotter dragooning a soda fountain girl into instant stardom. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z “It’s got the talent show audition date and the art show deadline, so if you’re interested in either of those, you should give it a read.” The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z “Nothing fancy, but it keeps the rain off. You can share a room for two talents or get one all to yourself for three.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Even the promise of free stories and a chance at a silver talent wasn’t worth stirring things up with Pike again. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “Any fool can make money these days and most of them do. But what about people with talent and brains? Name, for example, one poet who makes money.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z “Is that so? And what is your talent, young man?” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Even then, she found the castle tasteless, a waste of resources and talent, its towers reaching into the sky like clawed fingers. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z But there in the lofty environment of the laboratory, a place that had selected them for their intellectual talents, the sign seemed especially ridiculous and somehow more offensive. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z I never talked to her after the talent show, and there were two full weeks of us sitting next to each other in English, her looking at me and me looking anywhere else. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z Human beings have a demonstrated talent for self-deception when their emotions are stirred, and there are few notions more stirring than the idea of a neighboring planet inhabited by intelligent beings. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I hated to kill it even more than I hated to waste upwards of sixty talents worth of ophalum. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I changed the subject, which I realize now was one of my better talents. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Well, I admit, I got many talents, but courage ain’t one of ’em. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z I slid the seven talents into my pocket and felt a great weight lift from my shoulders. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Part of me knows that I should’ve been encouraging my friend to use his talents all along and that I’ve been selfish. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Creative talent, on the other hand, seems utterly unpredictable. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Come on—shaking your booty isn’t really a talent. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z An iron drab and a silver talent, a stone and a piece of fruit, two bricks, a clod of earth and one of the donkeys. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The problem with this view is that the closer psychologists look at the careers of the gifted, the smaller the role innate talent seems to play and the bigger the role preparation seems to play. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Though she had never sung professionally, she had had the talent to—I learned she could sing folk songs, ghazals, even raga, which was usually a man’s domain. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “What my father calls a natural talent. I find it harder not to influence my surroundings, I was constantly breaking things as a child.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I had not wasted the talents and opportunities God gave me, and I’d tried to be, as my mom put it, the best Simone I could be. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z He was described three decades after his death as having had “so much taste and talent that his mind bordered on genius.” Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z Not forgiving himself for mistakes was one of Percy’s biggest talents. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I’ve always had a special talent for throwing stuff at targets. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z A few of my stories are good, my descriptions of the Secret Annex are humorous, much of my diary is vivid and alive, but...it remains to be seen whether I really have talent. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z That’s Dad’s personal life motto, even though he ended up alone and working the night shift, collecting tolls at the bridge, where he needs neither talent nor a good work ethic. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “Are you really going to do math for the talent show?” he asks. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z It was a wide-open field in which all participants were judged solely on their talent and their accomplishments. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Heather doesn’t have talent or connections—I tell her she is wasting her time to even think of it. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z "It's not about talent—just look at the people who get all the parts—it's about getting spotted. And you get spotted at parties. The right parties." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z It felt good to be acknowledged for my writing talent outside school. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z Now just one more thing: just because a Meecham has more raw talent than anyone else, that doesn’t prevent him from thinkin’ about the Man Upstairs every once in a while. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Afterward, they were shepherded into the dining room, which had been set up quite nicely for the talent show. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z “Piece of sky-iron of that size, if you take less than eighteen talents you’re cutting a hole in your own purse. Jewelers will buy it, or rich folk who want it for the novelty.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The talent show was in two weeks, which meant we were practicing until really late, every night. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Never one where Chekhov’s talent is matched, nuance for nuance, idiosyncrasy for idiosyncrasy, by every soul onstage. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z “If she had as much talent as she has temper, she would be famous now.” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z While Vincent is rejoicing in poverty, shedding his clothes, his possessions, his membership in middle-class society, Theo is honing his talents as an art dealer and becoming more and more ambitious. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z For somebody who has talent, she spends an awful lot of energy hiding it. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z With help from the national organization, we advertised for applicants on college campuses across the country while also looking for talent closer to home. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z No one could question his talent for divining the significance of the results produced by his elegant handmade equipment. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z I seemed to have a talent for picking the wrong ones. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z I fingered the silver talent in my pocket, thick and heavy. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “Two talents and I have the option to buy it back for a month.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Last they have me try on a pair of formal shoes that I can wear with my talent dress and evening gown. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z “Did you risk death for Jesus’s name at this talent show?” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z “I played in the school talent competition. That took faith.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z But to Ericsson and those who argue against the primacy of talent, that isn’t surprising at all. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z "You're such a talent. Much better than the others at this teahouse." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Or maybe she had other talents I didn’t know about. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z If I suffered a piece of extraordinary good luck I might be able to muster two talents to pay the interest on my debt to Devi. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Compared to Carter, the Permian defense had no individual talent at all except for Ivory Christian at middle linebacker and Hill at safety. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z To encourage them all to learn about other cultures and to develop their talents, Anna and Dorus had magazines and newspapers delivered to the house. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z My tuition was a full six talents, which put me in an interesting situation The long road to Imre was mostly deserted. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “With talent like that, what are you doing here?” The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z “Yes! Yes! Absolutely! No talent, no imagination, a fraud from top to bottom!” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z “Natural talent is a questionable phenomenon. Inclination perhaps, but innate ability is extremely rare.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z It was okay that I wasn’t the best at everything because at least I had one talent that I totally slayed at. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z “Will you let me return? Will you let me share my knowledge with your students? I place myself and my talents at your disposal. I am yours to command.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z For talent, he’s making me a white dress with a silver halo and silver wings. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z “No, I’m not playing the Forrestville High School talent competition. Are you high?” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z But it wasn’t the talent, he told himself; it was she herself. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z “I have a natural talent to play with. I’m not wagering that for anything simple.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Even as I help cook, I bop, snap, do a little two-step, and follow along as Layla and Kayla practice their dance moves for the block party's talent show. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z There are clear-cut winners at talent shows—just like there were at the athletic competitions. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z I guessed this much denner resin would be worth at least fifty talents to an apothecary. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “Three. She liked to plant things. She had a talent for it. She could stick a tire in the ground and grow a car.” Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z Some blacks were able to cross over into the white markets in the forties if their talents were not too much connected with the blues or low-down black music. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z That night when I called Dad, the first thing he asked about was the talent show audition. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z Mathematics is often viewed as a subject for technicians, and mathematical talent is confused with rote skills, elementary programming ability, or speed of calculation. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z In Harlem, these creative men and women, a number of whom would gain worldwide recognition, found a place where they could freely express their talents. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z When his sister steps to the Crystal Ball, her talent starts off as Fitness and becomes Superhuman Athleticism. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z They were bums and they were hungry and they didn’t have talent for song-making. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The masters had given me three talents to attend, rather than make me pay a tuition. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z My favorite part of our practices is talent. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z But his eyes always seem hopeful when he says that I can outwork talent over the long haul, and so for him—and for me too—I try my best to do just that. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z It was an inborn talent, requiring none of the trying cabalistic study to which her Uncle Marcos had applied himself with far more effort and far less effect. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z It was almost like she discovered a talent she never knew she had. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z If talent wasn’t born in them, maybe it could be shoved in at so much per hour. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z It was not, need I add, that he was consciously or unconsciously being frugal of his talent, or deliberately unprodigal of it, but that it simply wasn’t his to give away. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z “Lawrence was particularly vociferous about the need for mobilizing all scientific talent for the uranium program,” he wrote. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z “You gotta have talent to be in a Miss America pageant, you idiot. And Nessy here got a voice straight from heaven. Believe that, boy!” Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z “The world has a talent for rewarding bad behavior with stardom,” Scythe Curie said, as she viewed some of the videos that had been uploaded. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z The upswing is that, having eliminated the need for both eating and sleeping, you have a full twenty-four hours a day to spread your charm and talent. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z She knew, though, that any such admission would have a depressing effect on Dad, who took it for granted that his children had talent for everything. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z Even my mother’s friends, who really did try, asked me nothing of Anatole’s background or talents—only, in hushed tones when he left the room, “What happened to his face?” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s my pleasure, Lina. You have talent. You have a successful future ahead of you.” Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z This was the art world I'd been dreaming of, where God-given talent was considered an unfair advantage and a coldblooded stare merited more praise than the ability to render human flesh. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z He was beginning to see it was one of her talents, the imperious eyebrow. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z So far in Outliers, we’ve seen that extraordinary achievement is less about talent than it is about opportunity. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Aunt Anne must have sensed almost immediately that we had no talent. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z “They love that new blood, that undiscovered talent, so you’ve always got to watch your back for what’s coming up behind you.” Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z Somehow I knew, in that moment, that all that mattered in this particular world was talent. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z On the surface, he was the embodiment of every parent’s dream, a strong, tall, well-dressed and well- mannered boy with talent and striking looks, not to mention the wit to joke with an adult. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “Polish up my other talents, and be an ornament to society, if I get the chance.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z “There was nothing on the audition flyer about the talent show disqualifying certain types of acts, right?” The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z The lowest had been four talents and six jots, but most were double that. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He was passive-aggressive in his treatment of me, but the worst part was his refusal to acknowledge my talent and ambition. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Stanchion bade everyone consider me as a candidate for my talent. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He sorted seven talents out of the mess and pushed them into my surprised hand. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z She believed the “talents of the unit could have been better used on more important projects.” The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z The article went on to list Orson’s additional talents as an oil painter, magician, and makeup artist. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z It was a compliment to her talent, yes, but it was also a reminder that she owed the Academy a great debt. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z “You do traditional Nigerian drumming as your talent?” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z That her best talent wasn’t defeating monsters...it was pretending. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Pennies or talents, I wouldn’t, have enough money to buy the book back in two span. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “No, just the interest... In two months you’d owe me over thirty-five talents.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z My mom says she’s jealous that all the artistic talent skipped her generation and manifested in me. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z Was the crush I had on the Object a result of her elocutionary talent? Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “You’ve been really supportive with this whole talent show thing. You’ve really helped Dimple—and me—a lot. And I appreciate it. I’m sorry I didn’t say anything before.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z “He insulted an artist I happened to think was a hell of a talent.” Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z “We tried out for the Fall Fiesta talent show, but we didn’t get in because we were terrible.” The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z Here at Just Sixteen magazine, we’re always looking for new talent, and yours shines! From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z "But her talent was wasted here, because she doesn't only act—she sings beautifully, too." You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z We want to know what they’re like—what kind of personalities they have, or how intelligent they are, or what kind of lifestyles they have, or what special talents they might have been born with. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z But it asks for things that make me cringe like height, weight, hair color, eye color, career ambition, and talent. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z There was a hot blaze in the iron stove, a festive tree smelling of pine needles, professional entertainers from Moscow, and an amateur talent show. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z The teacher recognized my extraordinary talent, lined up a few regional matches, and one thing led to another. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z It was the boom time, and the Wall Street banks and management consultants and insurance conglomerates were crowding the bulletin boards looking for talent. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z It was more or less taken for granted that a Captain would be made a Boazer in recognition of his talents - if not a School Boazer then certainly a House Boazer. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z Boys, your talent will help you win games, Dad says, but your intelligence, that will help you win at life. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z “Were you in the talent show last year?” Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z I definitely felt attracted to some people, and I liked the idea of being with someone, but the actual mechanics of it didn’t much suit my talents. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z The greater the person's mind and talent, the greater the destruction. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “And it could be because Nick has better grades, or that he did well in the PSAT, or because Brown doesn’t think they can get anybody with your talents.” Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z God had placed this talent for communication, for touching others, deep inside her. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z She also encouraged her daughter’s natural musical talent by enrolling her in piano lessons. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z But what to do with that talent is the question. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Here is the sole talent I ever dared nurture. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z She should be free to use her talents, just as he did. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z It wasn’t just the understanding of machinery, it was the dexterity, the talent within his fingers themselves, as if they automatically knew what to do. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z |
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