The fact that some are gifted with superb intellectual abilities, artistic talents and creative skills also makes equality a difficult goal to strive for.
Before an international audience of high-powered female leaders and businesswomen, Shinzo Abe promised to help women shine at work as a way to boost Japan's talent pool and economy.
It's also been a giant sinkhole for money, taking hundreds of millions of dollars in order to secure the acting talent, impressive CGI effects and fantastical and exotic sets.
While he obviously had an abundance of natural talent, the final, polished work that he gave to the world was the result of years of practicing, re-writing and reading.