You can't hang around geniuses forever because they end up taking everything you've got. That's why they're the genius and you're not. — Bob Colacello Copy Share Image
The humanities are like the great old Paris Flea Market where, amidst masses of junk, people with a good eye found cast… — Allan Bloom Copy Share Image
Independent thinkers are usually geniuses or idiots and at times it's hard to tell which. — James Cook Copy Share Image
People who observe no limits in attempting to get work done aren't nearly as smart as they think. Hard work can be… — Ernie J Zelinski Copy Share Image
A man cannot wheedle nor overawe his Genius. It requires to be conciliated by nobler conduct than the world demands or can… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
Talent without genius isn't much, but genius without talent is nothing whatsoever. — Paul Valery Copy Share Image
God thinks within geniuses, dreams within poets, and sleeps within the rest of us. — Peter Altenberg Copy Share Image
Nature is mythical and mystical always, and works with the license and extravagance of genius. She has her luxurious and florid style… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
Justin Tranter is an incredible queer voice in pop music and he's writing for Justin Bieber: it's genius. — Olly Alexander Copy Share Image
I have not slept. Between the acting of a dreadful thing And the first motion, all the interim is Like a phantasma,… — William Shakespeare Copy Share Image
There is sometimes a greater judgement shewn in deviating from the rules of art, than in adhering to them; and?there ismore beauty… — Joseph Addison Copy Share Image
We don't genuinely need more literary geniuses. One can only read so many books in a lifetime. — Bill James Copy Share Image
One man's insanity is another man's genius; someday the world will recognize the genius in my insanity. — Joyce Carol Oates Copy Share Image
The men who miss success have two general alibis: 'I'm not a genius' is one; the other, 'There aren't the opportunities today… — Charles M. Schwab Copy Share Image
I look at bands like the Beach Boys, Hall & Oates and Blur, and those are the bands I want to be… — Mark Foster Copy Share Image
The words "genius" and "genuine" derive from the same root. The core of genius is authenticity. — Alan Cohen Copy Share Image
The definition of genius, really, should be that that person can do what the rest of us have to learn how to… — James Lipton Copy Share Image
I begged her to write a song and she said yes. I am a huge Regina Spektor fan. I think she's a… — Jenji Kohan Copy Share Image
I think I am the Elizabeth Barrett of 2015. Not in terms of genius but in bed a lot. — Viv Albertine Copy Share Image
