Talent versus Capital in the Twenty First Century

Even the Germans play the passing game with flair and imagination.

For concerning those who were once enlightened and tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Spirit,

For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost,

Don't neglect the gift that is in you, which was given to you by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the elders.

Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery.

The artistic gift is actually a secondary requirement when it comes to making films in Iran.

Sincerity, conviction, passion and talent are always the ingredients of enduring works of an artist.

She said later I discovered in him a breadth of talent rare in a young actor.

When I discovered that I had this gift, I wanted to experiment with this world that we can't see.

But success depends mainly on the emergence of dedicated, talented, and honest national and regional political leaders.

Why not? It is possible. Look around in this room all this knowledge, energy, talent and technology.

A meritocratic society is one in which if you've got talent and energy and skill, you will get to the top. Nothing should hold you back.

If then God gave to them the same gift as us, when we believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I, that I could withstand God?

Forasmuch then as God gave them the like gift as he did unto us, who believed on the Lord Jesus Christ what was I, that I could withstand God?

That is why Obama could appoint the highly talented but politically unpopular Summers, the former president of Harvard University.

According to Young, those who have at least some talent will form a pioneer corps of plumbers and builders and other skilled workers.

If doctors, computer specialists, or engineers (let alone the proverbial Polish plumbers!) were allowed to move freely, the concentration of talent in the richest countries would most likely increase.

They become so only as they are synthesized, elaborated and nurtured by advertising and salesmanship, and these, in turn, have become among our most important and talented professions.

At a moment when integration is being debated in France, Zidane embodied the ideal of success through talent and hard work while never betraying himself or his Algerian origins.

Joubran showed musical talent early in his life, at five, his fingers were already sensitive to the touch of wood, and at six, he made his first instrument by his own.

And what worries me, as we stand here in the rubble of the economic collapse, is that too many organizations are making their decisions, their policies about talent and people, based on assumptions that are outdated, unexamined, and rooted more in folklore than in science.

The lesson from Greece, however, is that what European Socialists should fear most is the far left s taste and talent for disruption.

What makes the difference for Egypt is that it has a strong domestic league, which fosters depth of talent and coherence as a national team.

Right. Can we do this again from the top, except use some people with a vague hint of talent, instead of just six utter boobs like we brought in last time, real estate hacks of the kind who usually plan our cities.

By introducing and implementing fairness and transparency to public sector recruitment, and ensuring that appointments are based on talent, not ethnic or family connections, Kenyans may become less fearful about their political leaders origins.

Greater pay regulation will drive the most talented away from regulated banks and towards hedge funds, private equity funds, boutique investment banks, and other unregulated investment firms.

With a population of 1.3 billion, China has no lack of people with leadership potential, and I believe that more and more of this talent is situated outside the Party bureaucracy in NGOs, startup enterprises, philanthropy, and even missionary work.

These are disturbing facts. Talent and effort should be rewarded, but two people of equal capabilities and dedication should not be treated differently just because one happens to be an insider, with a secure job in a big, successful company.

In the future, the distinction between high and low income countries, or between emerging and mature markets, will no longer matter. The question will be whether or not an economy can innovate.