If a man has a talent and cannot use it, he has failed. If he has a talent and uses only half of it, he has partly failed. If he has a talent and learns somehow to use the whole of it, he has gloriously succeeded, and won a satisfaction and a triumph few men ever know.

Thomas Wolfe

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Topic

Talent

Author

Thomas Wolfe

Source

The Web and the Rock

Medium

Novel

Language

English

Time

1938 1930s 20th century

Occupation

Novelist Writer

From

United States

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Citation

Wolfe, Thomas. The Web and the Rock. Harper & Sons, 1939, ch. 29.

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There is a mysterious cycle in human events. To some generations much is given. Of other generations much is expected. This generation of Americans has a rendezvous with destiny.

Franklin D. Roosevelt

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Topic
Citizen and state American politics
Speaker
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Medium
Speech
Genre
Political speech
Language
English
Time
1936 1930s 20th century
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Citation

Roosevelt, Franklin Delano. Speech accepting renomination as president. Democratic National Convention. 27 June 1936, Philadelphia, PA, USA.