“It’s no coincidence that geniuses not only dare to dream of the impossible for their work, but do the same for their… — Sean Patrick Dare to dream Copy Share Image
“that this form of electricity would ever be available in non-metropolitan areas.” — Sean Patrick Climate Copy Share Image
“Thomas Edison’s teachers told him he was “too stupid to learn anything.” — Sean Patrick Copy Share Image
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“Within a week, the entire nation was raving about alternating current as the future of electricity. The fair was a debilitating blow… — Sean Patrick Copy Share Image
“It was a dream project for Tesla, and Westinghouse was awarded the contract. Construction began immediately, and Tesla would oversee it. Progress… — Sean Patrick Dreams Copy Share Image
“One year later, nearly three decades after Tesla began the fight, the U.S. Supreme Court confirmed that Marconi’s radio patents indeed infringed… — Sean Patrick Copy Share Image
“genius is much more than high intelligence, innate talent, extraordinary work ethic, or uncanny luck, but rather a composite manifestation; a synthesis… — Sean Patrick Genius Copy Share Image
“It’s no coincidence that geniuses not only dare to dream of the impossible for their work, but do the same for their… — Sean Patrick Dare to dream Copy Share Image
“While many theories were put forth, there was one common factor that researchers recognized in all great performers: they practiced so hard… — Sean Patrick Copy Share Image
“When you start viewing creativity as a process of combination, and imagination as the ability to connect, stretch, and merge things in… — Sean Patrick Connecting the dots Copy Share Image
“Allis Chalmers, an American manufacturing company, and the railway and lighting division of the Westinghouse Company contracted Tesla to build his flying… — Sean Patrick Business Copy Share Image
“Well, I believe there are very practical answers to what makes a genius tick. I believe there are principles that we can… — Sean Patrick Genius Copy Share Image
“10,000 hour” rule. The rule’s premise is that, regardless of whether one has an innate aptitude for an activity or not, mastery… — Sean Patrick Common denominator Copy Share Image
“It’s an essential part of becoming more creative. Expand your interests in life. Seek out new, interesting experiences, no matter how mundane… — Sean Patrick Books Copy Share Image
“better illustrate this better than the life of one of the most extraordinary warriors the world has even known; a man of… — Sean Patrick Copy Share Image
“Last-minute design changes were required, however, necessitating more money. Tesla had already obtained a second loan from Morgan, and when those funds… — Sean Patrick Change Copy Share Image
“Opportunities are whispers, not foghorns. If we can’t hear their soft rhythms—if we are too busy rushing about, waiting for thunderclaps of… — Sean Patrick Inspiration Copy Share Image
“So, what does all this tell us? First, that the seed of greatness exists in every human being. Whether it sprouts or… — Sean Patrick True potential Copy Share Image
“Hudson, a British psychologist that headed up Cambridge’s Research Unit of Intellectual Development in the sixties, compared IQ to basketball. If you’re… — Sean Patrick Basketball Copy Share Image
“asked many people these questions and their answers are invariable. “Of course it would.” The cultural correlation is undeniable: we’ve been indoctrinated… — Sean Patrick Copy Share Image
“Whether we listen to a sonata of Beethoven’s, watch highlight reels of Michael Jordan, or learn a law of Newton’s, we view… — Sean Patrick Copy Share Image
“Well, as the preeminent mythologist Joseph Campbell said, deep down inside, we don’t seek the meaning of life, but the experience of… — Sean Patrick Copy Share Image
“What is generally recognized as “great talent” is, in almost all cases, nothing more than the outward manifestations of an unwavering dedication… — Sean Patrick Great talent Copy Share Image
“The philosopher Edmund Burke said “there is a boundary to men’s passions when they act from feelings; but none when they are… — Sean Patrick Imagination Copy Share Image
“In every field of human endeavor, the more visionary the work, the less likely it is to be quickly understood and embraced… — Sean Patrick Psychology Copy Share Image
“we may not be built for the NFL or Kentucky Derby, but we’re surrounded by opportunities every day, everywhere we go. There… — Sean Patrick Copy Share Image
“That’s why the coffee house in the Age of Enlightenment and the Parisian salons of modernism were such engines of creativity; they… — Sean Patrick Age of enlightenment Copy Share Image
“To put that number in perspective, if you practiced an activity four hours per day, seven days per week, it would take… — Sean Patrick Love and passion Copy Share Image
“deep down inside, we don’t seek the meaning of life, but the experience of being alive. And that’s what the nature of… — Sean Patrick Copy Share Image
“takes curiosity to find your call to adventure, it takes courage to venture into the unknown, and it takes imagination to create… — Sean Patrick Adventure Copy Share Image
“genius is a path that we can all take and derive much benefit, happiness, fulfillment, and success from...not a genetic windfall or… — Sean Patrick Genius Copy Share Image
“Losing what we have can only do us real harm when we feel we can't create it, or something equally valuable or… — Sean Patrick Copy Share Image
“Imagination is the life force of the genius code. This force amplifies and colors every other piece of the code, and unlocks… — Sean Patrick Genius Copy Share Image
“character-driven idea fascinated Barrios. It suggested that genius is much more than high intelligence, innate talent, extraordinary work ethic, or uncanny luck,… — Sean Patrick Character Copy Share Image
“We all face a fundamental choice in our lives. Do we take the path prescribed by our “now you’re supposed to” society,… — Sean Patrick Choice Copy Share Image
“Just as nothing produces paralyzing apathy like doubt and resignation, nothing produces cleverness like staring down a crisis with a lionhearted snarl.” — Sean Patrick Apathy Copy Share Image
“Einstein said that “imagination is more important than knowledge,” because “knowledge is limited to all we now know and understand, while imagination… — Sean Patrick Copy Share Image
“Author Philip Dick once wrote, “The basic tool for the manipulation of reality is the manipulation of words. If you can control… — Sean Patrick Language Copy Share Image
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