“A career takes more than talent. It takes character”
“Innovation takes practice more than talent.”
“Talent will get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there.”
“The only thing you can take with you when you die is what you are. Character counts more than possessions.”
“If you take a shortcut now, you'll be taking them for the rest of your career.”
“We all have a vast number of areas in which we have no talent or skill and little chance of becoming even mediocre. In those areas a knowledge workers should not take on work, jobs and assignments. It takes far more energy to improve from incompetence to mediocrity than it takes to improve from first-rate performance to excellence.”